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Virginia Realtors turns 100
This month, Virginia Realtors will be 100 years old, marking its anniversary as a centenarian while the residential real estate market in Virginia continues to climb despite the pandemic. Founded on Oct. 22, 1920, Virginia Realtors has become one of the largest trade associations in the state, representing 35,000 members in the[...]
NoVa housing market continues upward trend in September
Unlike other industries struggling during the pandemic, residential real estate continues to stay strong. Northern Virginia Realtors saw a 58% increase, or nearly $1.5 billion, in the amount of real estate sold in September compared to the same time period last year, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). The NVAR service area […]
Breeden Realty VP joins CREW Network Foundation board
Virginia Beach-based real estate developer The Breeden Co. announced Tuesday that Brenda Karp, Breeden Realty vice president, was appointed to the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Foundation board of directors. The CREW Network is a professional association for women in the real estate profession, and its foundation[...]
Virginia Realtors names senior VP, community, industry relations
Virginia Realtors announced Tuesday it has hired Leslie J. Frazier as senior vice president of community and industry relations. Frazier was most recently employed as the director of Virginia Fosters, a state government initiative that creates resources for Virginia’s child welfare system. In her new role, Frazier will ser[...]
Falls Church office building sells for $87.5M
An office building in Falls Church sold for $87.5 million, commercial real estate advisory firm Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announced Tuesday. Located at 3170 and 3180 Fairview Park Drive, the 284,333-square-foot property is 98% leased, with tenants including General Dynamics Information Technology, Capital Caring Health, Sheet[...]
Divaris names senior VP, office leasing
Virginia Beach-based real estate company Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced last week that it has hired Trib Sutton as senior vice president of office leasing in its Richmond office. Sutton joined Divaris after 21 years with commercial real estate firm CBRE | Richmond, where he handled tenant and landlord representation, inves[...]
Va. makes $12M extra CARES funding available for rent, mortgage relief
An additional $12 million in federal CARES Act funding will be directed to Virginia’s Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP) due to high demand for financial assistance with mortgages and rent payments. First launched in June with $50 million in federal CARES Act funding, the program provides financial assistance through a one-time payment with the […]
Hourigan names CFO, general counsel
Richmond-based commercial construction and development firm Hourigan announced Friday it has hired David Ryan as chief financial officer and Kelley Holland as general counsel. Ryan most recently served as vice president for corporate strategy and investor relations at chemical company Albemarle Corp. With nearly 30 years of ex[...]
Henrico office building sells for $1.1M
A 17,112-square-foot office building in Henrico County sold for $1.1 million, commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced last week. Located at 2120 Staples Mill Road, the building was constructed in 1974 and sits on 0.73 acres. The building was vacant at the time of the sale, and the new owners plan o[...]
Former Salvation Army thrift store sells for $2.4M in Chesterfield
A 15,600-square-foot commercial building in Midlothian sold for $2.4 million, Glen Allen-based commercial real estate consulting and brokerage firm Taylor Long Properties announced last week. Located at 11000 Midlothian Turnpike in North Chesterfield, 11000 Midlothian Turnpike LLC purchased the building from The Salvation Army. [...]
RiverStone Ranch auction set for Oct. 28
The 979-acre RiverStone Ranch in Buchanan will go to auction on Oct. 28, rural real estate firm Hall and Hall announced last week. The Botetourt County estate, which has remained in private ownership for more than 200 years, includes tunnels, canals and stone walls from George Washington’s James River Kanawha Project. The pr[...]
Good deeds
The pandemic hasn’t seemingly slowed down commercial real estate development and transactions in Hampton Roads. Despite significant financial hits to the hospitality industry, the $125 million, 305-room Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront opened in June, the second phase of Gold Key | PHR’s three-phase, $350 million renovatio[...]
