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Fredericksburg warehouse leased by food bank sells for $2.9M
A warehouse leased by the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank has sold for nearly $3 million. Nellis, a Maryland-based private investment company, purchased the 24,000-square-foot industrial warehouse on 2.89 acres from Fredericksburg-based entity MDC 480 Central for $2.925 million, according to an April 25 news release from Cushm[...]
Va. Tech Property Management Advisory Board elects 2025-26 chair
On April 19, Virginia Tech Property Management Advisory Board members elected Renee Pulliam, vice president of operations for Thalhimer Multifamily as its 2024 vice chair and 2025-26 chair, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. Pulliam, who has been an advisory member since 2001, will serve a one-year term as vice ch[...]
Va. housing market dampens in March
The pace of sales in Virginia’s housing market slowed in March, declining 7.3% over March 2023, according to data released by Virginia Realtors Tuesday. In March, there were 8,075 home sales in the commonwealth, 634 fewer sales than this time last year. At the end of the month, there were 14,950 homes on the market, […]
Artist housing developer considers Roanoke for first Va. project
Roanoke developer Ed Walker first tried to lure Artspace, a Minnesota-based nonprofit real estate developer for the arts, to Roanoke in the early 2000s when he was transforming a former 1925 cotton textile mill into downtown living spaces. Artspace essentially ghosted him back then. “It’s very, very, very, very dif[...]
Fed’s Fifth District economy grows slightly
The economy in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District (a multistate region including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland) grew slightly in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, released April 17. Published eight times per year, the Beige Book is bas[...]
CoStar to acquire Calif. tech company in $1.6B deal
The CoStar Group, which announced in February plans to move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County, has reached an agreement to buy all outstanding shares of California-based Matterport, a 3D data platform, in a cash and stock deal valued at $1.6 billion. A real estate analytics and data company known for on[...]
Norfolk mayor says apartments, hotel could replace MacArthur Center
MacArthur Center mall in downtown Norfolk is expected to be replaced by a major mixed-use development, which could be called “The Anchorage,” featuring a 400-room, military-themed hotel and 518,000 square feet of high-rise residential space, Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander announced April 12 during his State of the Cit[...]
Capital Square names chief distribution officer
Drew Jackson has been promoted to chief distribution officer of Capital Square, the Glen Allen-based real estate company announced Tuesday. Previously the president and CEO of Michigan-based financial services holding company Concorde Holdings, Jackson joined Capital Square in February as senior managing director of private weal[...]
NoVa, Hampton Roads home sales fall in March
Home sales in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads dropped year-over-year in March, a reversal from sales growth seen in February. Median sales prices, though, continued to rise. Northern Virginia Northern Virginia home sales in March dropped 13.8% from March 2023, a reversal from the year-over-year sales growth seen in February,[...]
Norfolk strip mall near NSU sells for $2M
University Shoppes, an 8,800-square-foot retail strip center in Norfolk, sold for $2 million, according to a news release from S.L. Nusbaum Realty. An entity registered as University Shoppes LLC sold 1500 E. Brambleton Shoppes, which is located near Norfolk State University, to an entity registered as 1500 East Brambleton Shoppe[...]
Henrico trade school building sells for $1.27M
Ashland-based HSH Investments has purchased a building in Henrico County leased by long-term tenant Lotus Professional College from Ritesan Co. Inc. for $1.27 million. SLN Capital Markets, a division of S.L. Nusbaum Realty, announced the sale of 8935 Patterson Ave. on April 2. Henrico County recorded the sale March 27. The 10,15[...]
Sheetz starts construction on $2.4M Chesterfield property
Sheetz is building a store on 2.66 acres in Chesterfield County that it purchased for $2.45 million. The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain bought the property at 9420 Midlothian Turnpike from Gouldin Properties on March 18, according to county property records. Sheetz has started construction of a store at the [...]
