HENRICO AND MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — H.I.G. Realty Partners has purchased a shopping center portfolio for $110 million and formed a joint venture partnership with Rosenthal Properties and FarmViewVentures. Totaling 592,000 square feet, the portfolio includes Parham Plaza, Ridge Shopping Center and Staples Mill Square in Henrico, roughly 10 miles outside Richmond, and Stonehenge Village Center in Midlothian, roughly 15 miles outside Richmond. The portfolio was approximately 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Wegmans, Walmart, The Fresh Market and Aldi. Todd Soloway, Danielle Schechner, Ari Tran, Benjamin Teig, Kyle Miller, Nicholas Ratsep, David Saltzman and Michael Kumar of Pryor Cashman represented H.I.G in connection with the acquisition and financing of the shopping center portfolio. The seller and direct lender for the acquisition financing were not disclosed.
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Skanska Tops Out $83.6M George Mason University Academic Building in Northern Virginia
by John Nelson
MANASSAS, VA. — Skanska has topped out George Mason University’s new Life Sciences and Engineering Building at the school’s Prince William County Science and Technology (SciTech) Campus in Manassas. The $83.6 million, 132,000-square-foot building will support students enrolled in STEM-H majors, such as kinesiology, materials science, forensic science, bioengineering and mechanical engineering. The facility will comprise specialized instructional labs, classrooms, experiential learning laboratories and faculty and administrative offices. The property will also be part of the university’s Innovation Town Center, which will provide students at the SciTech Campus with a residential campus experience from their freshman year through their post-graduate work.
RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $14.8 million sale of The Mill at Manchester Lofts, a 70-unit apartment community located at 815 Perry St. in Richmond. The property, a former paper mill and warehouse, offers apartments in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Jenny Stoner and John Pritzlaff of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the undisclosed buyer, which plans to implement a value-add program, in the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.
JLL Arranges Joint Venture Equity for 142-Unit Seniors Housing Development in Fredericksburg, Virginia
by John Nelson
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged joint venture equity for the development of a seniors housing community in Fredericksburg, approximately midway between Richmond and Washington, D.C. Centric Development LLC is developing the property, which will feature 106 assisted living and 36 memory care units. The three-story, 153,000-square-foot property will be situated on a 16.2-acre parcel within an established, regional medical hub. Joel Mendes, Anthony T. Fertitta Jr. and Billy Lichtenstein led the JLL Capital Markets Advisory team. Completion is scheduled for 2025.
CHESTER, VA. — Breeden Construction has completed The Station at Chester, a 201-unit multifamily development in Chester. The developer, Schell Brothers, began the $27.5 million project in March 2021. The five-building development houses 65 one-bedroom units, 126 two-bedroom apartments and 10 three-bedroom units that range in size from 650 to 1,300 square feet. Rental rates range from $1,825 to $2,045 per month, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse, pool with cabanas, an outdoor fireplace and a grilling station. Breeden Construction is set to break ground on several new developments in the area by late 2023.
MCLEAN, VA. — Sunrise Senior Living has opened Sunrise of McLean Village, a seniors housing community located at 1515 Chain Bridge Road in McLean, roughly 15 miles outside Washington, D.C. Comprising 90,000 square feet, the three-story property has the capacity for more than 120 residents and offers assisted living and memory care accommodations. Amenities at the community include a dining room and bistro with a bar, fitness center, library, two sunrooms, an activity room, hair and nail salon and a massage room. The property also features five covered porches, a large outdoor terrace, two rooftop terraces and a public-private garden. Rust | Orling Architecture served as architect, and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. was the general contractor for the project.
MANASSAS, VA. — Regional grocer Giant Food has opened an 82,000-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center in Manassas. The new facility allows Giant to expand its delivery service to 140 zip codes across Northern Virginia and support 200 new jobs. Giant is offering free delivery for orders made Tuesday through Thursday and for a $3.95 charge on the weekends, according to Gregg Dorazio, director of e-commerce at Giant. The grocer will continue to operate its other existing fulfillment center in Hanover, Md. Giant is headquartered in Landover, Md., and operates 165 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C., with approximately 20,000 associates.
ROANOKE, VA. — Montecito Medical has acquired a 209,000-square-foot medical office property located in Roanoke. Situated within Tanglewood Center — an 800,000-square-foot mixed-use development that also features retail, dining and entertainment space — the building is leased to Carilion Children’s Clinic. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Berkadia has brokered the $52 million sale of Del Ray Central, a 141-unit apartment community located at 3501 Mount Vernon Ave. in Alexandria. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, Yalda Ghamarian and Bill Gribbin of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer is a partnership led by Caruthers Cos. The property, which was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, is situated approximately a half-mile from the Potomac Yard Metro Station and near the Old Town Alexandria and National Landing neighborhoods of metro Washington, D.C. Del Ray Central features a unit mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as 2,670 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a pool, clubhouse, business center, bike storage, roof terrace, walking/biking trails and a courtyard, according to Apartments.com.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Jamestown has signed three new office tenants to join Ballston Exchange, a mixed-use campus located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Arlington. The newcomers include Management Sciences for Health (MSH), EPIGEN and COMTO. Cresa represented MSH and COMTO in their lease negotiations, and Cushman & Wakefield represented Jamestown in all three deals, as well as EPIGEN. All together the three new tenants will occupy 30,000 square feet of space. Other tenants at Ballston Exchange include Booz Allen Hamilton, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and CENTRA Technology. Retailers and restaurants include Shake Shack, Orangetheory Fitness, CorePower Yoga, Greenheart Juice Shop, Dunkin’, Cava, The UPS Store and Bearded Goat Barber, among others.
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