FREDERICK, MD. — Matan Cos. has signed a 111,368-square-foot industrial lease at Riverside Research Park in Frederick, about 45 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. The research-and-development campus comprises two adjoining properties — 8484 Progress Drive and 8480 Progress Drive — that offer a total of 280,000 rentable square feet. The undisclosed tenant signed the lease at 8484 Progress Drive. Both buildings offer free, surfaced parking, several gazebos and five miles of walking trails. Matan was internally represented by Brad Benna in the lease transaction. Tim Shanklin of Tyler Duncan Real Estate represented the tenant.
Virginia
Advantage Capital Closes Financing for Affordable Housing Development in Charlottesville, Virginia
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Advantage Capital has closed the financing for the second phase of Kindlewood, a $68 million affordable housing redevelopment and expansion in Charlottesville. Phase II, which broke ground last month, will add 100 new units, half of which are replacement units for existing residents and the rest are new affordable housing units. The second phase will also include a new learning center, community center and the headquarters for Piedmont Housing Alliance, a partner in Kindlewood’s development team. National Housing Trust is also a development partner for Kindlewood. The last tranche of financing was $9.6 million in state Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) in connection with the Virginia Housing Opportunity Tax Credit (HOTC) program. The development team expects to deliver the second phase in fall 2026.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Brokers $6M Sale of Shopping Center in Danville, Virginia
by John Nelson
DANVILLE, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $6 million sale of a shopping center located at 143 and 153 Crown Drive in Danville, a city on the Virginia-North Carolina border. The 76,622-square-foot retail center is situated on 9.2 acres. Wyatt Poats of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, an entity doing business as GDC Properties I LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a company doing business as BWDD LLC.
Up Campus Student Living to Break Ground on 641-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of Virginia
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Up Campus Student Living is set to break ground on Blume on Ivy, a 641-bed student housing development located near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville. The community will offer one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities will include a resort-style pool; rooftop entertainment deck with a jumbotron, cabanas, grills and fire pits; a game day lounge; golf simulator; and a boutique health-and-wellness center with private cross-training studios and a sauna. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2027. TSB Capital Advisors arranged construction financing for the development, which was provided by Fifth Third Bank with additional participation from First Citizens Bank.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Cresa has secured the sale of the Portsmouth Building, a vacant 30,000-square-foot office building located at 3138 10th St. N in Arlington. BRB Development Group paid approximately $200 per square foot for the property, with plans to demolish the building to make way for a new self-storage development. Gene Sachs, Jonathan Harms and Natalie Gosnell of Cresa represented the seller, America’s Credit Unions (ACU), in the transaction. ACU is a merger of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) with National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU). ACU consolidated the two companies into new office space at 99 M St. SE in the metro’s Navy Yard submarket.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — KLNB Multifamily Capital Markets Group has arranged the $56.8 million sale of Barracks West Apartments & Townhomes, a 324-unit apartment community in Charlottesville. Rawles Wilcox and Jared Emery of KLNB represented the seller, Willow Creek Partners, in the transaction. The buyer, Northern Virginia-based West End Capital Group, plans to renovate the common area amenities and living spaces with new package lockers, grilling stations, a pet park and clubhouse. Situated just three miles from Charlottesville’s downtown district, Barracks West features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom traditional and townhome-style residences spanning 459 to 1,176 square feet. Current amenities at the property include a swimming pool, picnic and park areas, fitness center and a playground.
Brinkmann, Crescent Communities Break Ground on 331,000 SF Industrial Project in Rockville, Virginia
by John Nelson
ROCKVILLE, VA. — A partnership between Brinkmann Constructors and Crescent Communities has broken ground on Axial Rockville 64, a 331,000-square-foot industrial project located just under two miles from I-64 and Va. Highway 288 in Rockville. The project is situated on 29 acres and will feature two rear-load buildings that measure 154,100 square feet and 181,220 square feet. Additionally, the development will include 301 auto parking spaces, 53 trailer parking spaces, 81 dock-high doors and expansive truck courts. DMA Architecture PLLC is the project architect.
Comstock Signs Insurance Firm to 32,000 SF Office Lease at Reston Station in Northern Virginia
by John Nelson
RESTON, VA. — Comstock Holding Cos. Inc. has signed FM Global, an international commercial property insurance and loss prevention firm, to a 32,000-square-foot office lease in Northern Virginia. The tenant will occupy space at 1906 Reston Metro Plaza, an office building within the 90-acre Reston Station mixed-use development. FM Global is joining other Reston Station tenants including Google, ICF International and Spotify. Last month, Comstock signed CARFAX to lease 87,000 square feet at 1906 Reston Metro Plaza, which will serve as the automobile history reporting platform’s corporate headquarters.
FAIRFAX, VA. — KLNB has negotiated the $7.9 million sale of a multi-tenant medical office building in Fairfax, 14 miles outside Washington, D.C. Joe Friedman and Josh Norwitz of KLNB represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were not disclosed. Totaling 54,085 square feet, the property was 40 percent leased at the time of sale by medical tenants including sports rehab, post-op rehab, dentistry and behavioral health groups. Located at 8500 Executive Park Ave., the property is situated in a medical office cluster near major healthcare facilities such as Children’s National Hospital and Inova Fairfax Hospital.
IPA Secures $165.9M Acquisition Financing for 678-Unit Apartment Community in Alexandria, Virginia
by John Nelson
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $165.9 million in acquisition financing for Town Square at Mark Center, a 678-unit apartment and townhome community located at 1459 N. Beauregard St. in Alexandria, about nine miles south of Washington, D.C. The borrower, Boston-based DSF Group, purchased the community from an undisclosed seller. IPA’s Los Angeles office arranged the financing, which was underwritten at a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio with a 35-year amortization schedule. Built in 1996, Town Square at Mark Center was 98 percent occupied at the time of financing.