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Chesapeake Family Dollar property sells for $1.78M
A Family Dollar store property in Chesapeake sold for $1.78 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Monday. Located at 3736 Ahoy Drive, the 8,320-square-foot retail property was net leased to Family Dollar. TRC Chesapeake sold the property, which it bought in July 2019, according to Chesa[...]
Commercial real estate lease roundup
Northern Virginia L3Harris Technologies Inc. renewed its lease of 6,357 square feet of office space at 17021 Combs Drive in King George County. Chris Russotti and Jamie A. Scully of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord. Floors by Design leased 9,900 square feet of industrial space at […]
S.L. Nusbaum exec named president of SIOR Va. Chapter
Norfolk-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Wednesday that Austin Newman, vice president and director of office brokerage, has been named president of the Virginia chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). With more than 3,400 members in 686 cities and 38 countries, SIOR is a global professional office[...]
Active Hampton Roads home listings dropped nearly 40% in October
Compared to last year, active Hampton Roads home listings were down nearly 40% in October, Real Estate Information Network Inc. (REIN) reported Tuesday. Only 4,887 homes were on the market, compared to 8,089 last year marking the sixth consecutive month that inventory has fallen more than 32% year-over-year, according to REIN. “Extremely low inventory has […]
Newport News company lands $146M Navy contract
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded Newport News-based government contractor Aery Aviation LLC a five-year, $146 million contract to design, engineer and test aircraft, the company announced Wednesday. Under the U.S. Navy contract, Aery Aviation will acquire and modify 13 aircraft, including three models of Learjet and Gulfstream IV aircraft, through design, engineering, modification and […][...]
City of Suffolk announces leadership overhaul
Following the late September resignation of former Suffolk City Manager Patrick Roberts, interim City Manager Albert Moor on Monday made several appointments to the administrative staff, including an acting deputy city manager. Suffolk City Council accepted Roberts’ resignation during a special meeting after a closed session[...]
ODU Strome College of Business to host corporate governance conference
Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business will host its sixth annual Conference of the International Corporate Governance Society from Nov. 13 to Nov. 15, its Department of Management and Entrepreneurship announced Tuesday. The conference will include a forum for international academics, practitioners and doctoral students to showcase and discuss corporate governance research findings. Conference […][...]
Hampton Roads operator of Downtown and Midtown tunnels sold in $2B+ deal
Elizabeth River Crossings HoldCo LLC, the operator of the Downtown and Midtown tunnels that run between Norfolk and Portsmouth, has been sold to Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. and Manulife Investment Management Ltd., on behalf of John Hancock Life Insurance Co., for more than $2 billion. Elizabeth River Crossings operates four tu[...]
Commercial building in Fairfax sells for $1.8M
A three-story mixed-use commercial building in Fairfax sold for $1.8 million, Norfolk-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced this week. Located at 3950 Chain Bridge Road, The Moore-McCandlish House is a 6,550-square-foot historical building constructed in 1840. The property, which sits on 0.48 acres, was 96% leased at the tim[...]
Newport News company lands $441.58M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. (ATAC) a potential five-year, $441.58 million contract to provide subsonic and supersonic aircraft for the branch’s fleet training operations, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, ATAC will supply Type IV supersonic (which exceed the speed of sound) and Type III high […]
GO Virginia funds $9M in workforce development, economic recovery grants
The Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) state economic development initiative has allocated grants totaling more than $9 million for workforce development and assisting communities with economic recovery, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. A $7.8 million allocation will support 11 regional projects and two statewide projects aimed at workforce development initiatives. Another allocation […][...]
HII lands $284.2M in contract modifications on USS JFK
The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $284.2 million in contract modifications to deliver the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) to the branch, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. The delivery will be done in one phase. The Navy decided to change the two-p[...]
