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Va. Beach apartment complex sells for $6.575M
The Falcon Point apartment complex in Virginia Beach has sold for $6.575 million, Colliers International announced Thursday. Seminole Trail Properties purchased the property from The Runnymede Corp. Located at 2105 Lake Smith Drive, Falcon Point includes 64 apartment units. It was constructed in 1971 and has received both exteri[...]
Developers propose $350M tower to replace Richmond Public Safety Building
The development team that created plans for the failed $1.5 billion Navy Hill proposal in downtown Richmond has returned to the scene, this time with a lower-stakes proposal that would not require funding by the city, a sticking point in the earlier plan. Capital City Partners LLC, the partnership between Michael Hallmark of Los[...]
Reston-based construction firm to donate $3M to COVID-19 efforts
Reston-based construction company Bechtel Corp. announced Tuesday that its corporate foundation, in partnership with the crowdfunding nonprofit GlobalGiving, will donate $3 million through its new Bechtel COVID-19 Fund to support communities around the world coping with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The money will go to nonprofit organizations providing vital services to people affected by […][...]
Capital Square names VP of construction management
Henrico County-based real estate investment company Capital Square announced Tuesday that it has named Michael Ollinger as vice president of construction management. He will be responsible for construction management for existing assets and new development. Ollinger most recently worked as a design and construction consultant [...]
Henrico County restaurant property sells for $2.74M
A restaurant property in Henrico County, located on the outskirts of Regency Mall, has sold for $2.74 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Monday. The 3,615-square-foot property is fully leased to First Watch Restaurants Inc., which has a 10-year lease. The property is an outparcel of [...]
Last remaining corner plot in Henrico County’s Short Pump sells for $5.85M
The last remaining corner plot of land in Henrico County’s Short Pump area has sold for $5.85 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Mark E. Douglas said. Located at 12120 W. Broad St., the 12.27 acre vacant, wooded lot is less than one mile from West Broad Marketplace, a shopping center with anchor tenants including […]
Va. Beach contractor lands $782M Navy contract
Navy veteran Terry Spitzer has dedicated much of his career to manufacturing equipment to be used by his former U.S. Armed Forces branch. In April, Global Technical Systems (GTS), the Virginia Beach-based company Spitzer and his wife, Yusun, co-founded in 1997, landed a $782 million contract to manufacture equipment for the Navy[...]
Ice age
As the Port of Virginia expands its terminals, it’s prompted warehousing and logistics firms to also create space for more imported and exported goods. One of the largest areas of recent growth has been in the refrigerated storage industry. Here are some of the highlights: Preferred Freezer Services In April 2019, Preferred Fr[...]
High-rise horizon
The numbers are mind-boggling. During the next decade, Amazon.com Inc. plans to develop about 6 million square feet of office space in Arlington County’s Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac Yard areas to accommodate the mammoth e-tailer’s new HQ2 East Coast headquarters. That’s almost as large as the biggest office bui[...]
A watershed moment
Only a few months ago, the economies of the historic port city of Norfolk and the greater Hampton Roads region, with which it is inextricably intertwined, were continuing to rebound after emerging from what Old Dominion University’s 2019 State of the Region report has called “the lost decade.” During the period from 2007 t[...]
Norfolk real estate company promotes exec to regional VP
Norfolk-based real estate company S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Wednesday that it has promoted Debbie Franco to regional vice president. Franco was most recently the regional property manager at the firm, covering the Northern Virginia region. She started her career in real estate at the firm in 2002 as a leasing agent and[...]
Industrial building sells for $2.5M in Richmond
An industrial building in Richmond sold for $2.5 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. Located at 2400 Maury St. in Richmond’s Manchester area, the 19,156-square-foot building sits on more than 9 acres of land. The building was previously leased to Esf Trailer Systems LLC, which sold cargo and fl[...]
