Virginia

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $54.9M Sale of Walmart Neighborhood Market Portfolio

by John Nelson November 9, 2015

ATLANTA — Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office has brokered the $54.9 million sale of a portfolio of five Walmart Neighborhood Markets. Three of the stores are located in Roanoke, Va., one is in Lawton, Okla., and one is in Dell City, Okla. Russell Malayery, Drew Hines and Walter Chapman of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the buyer, a Florida-based private investor, in a 1031 exchange. The seller is a merchant developer. Tom Mann of Marcus & Millichap’s Tulsa, Okla., office is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Oklahoma. Bryn Merrey of Marcus & Millichap’s Washington, D.C., office is the firm’s broker of record in Virginia. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has a 20-year lease at all five stores.

November 9, 2015

Hospitality Southeast Virginia

Songy Highroads Acquires Hyatt Hotel in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson November 9, 2015

FAIRFAX, VA. — An affiliate of Atlanta-based Songy Highroads LLC has purchased the Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes in Fairfax, roughly 19 miles west of Washington, D.C. The 14-story hotel was constructed in 1989 and features 316 guestrooms, a 24-hour fitness center, heated indoor pool, jogging trails, the NoVa Market convenience store, patio for outdoor events and 9,000 square feet of meeting space, which includes a 4,140-square-foot ballroom. The hotel also features the NoVa Grill and NoVa Bar as dining options for guests. Songy Highroads plans to implement a $14 million renovation to the hotel, which will include updating the pool and fitness center, upgrading rooms and corridors to Hyatt Regency standards and converting 30 to 60 of the guestrooms into extended stay rooms. Future improvements could include enhancing the hotel entrance and adding new meeting space. Songy Highroads hired Ambridge Hospitality to manage the hotel.

November 9, 2015

Loans Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Pearlmark Closes $14.8M Mezzanine Loan on Apartment Complex in Virginia

by Haisten Willis November 4, 2015

WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Pearlmark has closed a $14.8 million mezzanine loan that provided financing for Penzance in the acquisition of Elan Potomac Heights, a recently constructed 288-unit, Class A apartment complex located in Woodbridge, Va. At the time of acquisition, the property was 93 percent leased. The investment was made on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV (Mezz Fund IV), a fully discretionary investment fund. A major life insurance company provided fixed-rate senior financing. Mark Witt of Pearlmark arranged the transaction. Mezz Fund IV announced its initial closing in June. Mezz Fund IV serves as the firm’s exclusive mezzanine investment vehicle.

November 4, 2015

Office Southeast Virginia

NAI KLNB Brokers $15.3M Sale of Office Building in Northern Virginia

by Jeff Shaw October 30, 2015

FAIRFAX CITY, VA. — NAI KLNB has brokered the $15.3 million sale of Mosby Tower, a six-story, 114,000-square-foot office building located in Fairfax City in northern Virginia. The seller, Premier Suites LLC, recently invested $250,000 to transform the former apartment community into a small office suite complex. The buyer, Korth Investment Properties Group, was self-represented. Christopher Kubler, Brad Berzins and Josh Simon of NAI KLNB represented the seller in the transaction.

October 30, 2015

Office Southeast Virginia

Federal Capital Partners Acquires One Dulles Tower in Virginia for $84M

by John Nelson October 29, 2015

HERNDON, VA. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has purchased One Dulles Tower, a 400,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 13200 Woodland Park Drive in Herndon, for $84 million. The property is located two miles east of Dulles Airport and a half-mile from both the future Herndon and Innovation Center Silver Line Metro stations. The office tower is fully leased by Booz Allen Hamilton, a business management consultant that will vacate the property before the end of the year. Bill Collins, Paul Collins, James Cassidy, Jud Ryan and Drew Flood of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Corporate Office Properties Trust, in the transaction.

October 29, 2015

Retail Southeast Virginia

Lidl Purchases Site in Virginia for $3.1M for New Grocery Store

by John Nelson October 27, 2015

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Lidl, a grocery retailer based in Germany, has purchased a four-acre land parcel in Spotsylvania County for $3.1 million. Lidl plans to build a 36,000-square-foot grocery store on the site, which is located at the intersection of Gordon Road and Route 3 in Fredericksburg. J.R. Burdette and Jonathan Gardner of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the seller, Henderson Properties, in the land transaction. This is the second store site purchased by Lidl in Spotsylvania County. In August, Lidl closed on a two-acre parcel in Southpoint II across Southpoint Parkway from Lowe’s Home Improvement and adjacent to 7–Eleven. The company is looking to enter into the U.S market with its first stores planned in Virginia and expected to open no later than 2018. In June, Lidl also purchased an 82-acre parcel to build a major distribution warehouse in Spotsylvania County. The distribution warehouse in Spotsylvania County is planned to be approximately 1 million square feet and cost around $125 million. The facility is also projected to provide 200 local jobs.

October 27, 2015

Restaurant Southeast Virginia

Comstock Partners Signs Founding Farmers to Lease at Reston Station in Virginia

by John Nelson October 20, 2015

RESTON, VA. — Comstock Partners LLC has signed a roughly 10,000-square-foot lease with Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG) for restaurant space at Reston Station, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Reston. FRG’s Founding Farmers, an American eatery serving farm-to-table food, plans to open its new restaurant at Reston Station in late 2016. Currently under construction, Reston Station will serve as the gateway to the Wiehle Reston-East Metro Station and the terminus of Phase I of Metro’s new Silver Line.

October 20, 2015

Multifamily Southeast Virginia

CBRE Brokers $18M Sale of Apartment Community in Hampton Roads Area

by John Nelson October 15, 2015

HAMPTON, VA. — CBRE | Richmond and CBRE | Hampton Roads have brokered the $18 million sale of New Hampton Commons Apartments. The 252-unit apartment community is located at 1482 Queens St. in Hampton. Klein Hampton LLC purchased the asset from New Hampton LP. The apartment community comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom townhomes and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property features a community clubhouse, amenity deck and swimming pool. Craige Pelouze and Charles Wentworth of CBRE | Richmond, along with Dan Johnson and Hank Hankins of CBRE | Hampton Roads, represented the seller in the transaction.

October 15, 2015

Loans Office Southeast Virginia

HFF Secures $30M Loan for Class A Office Building in Tysons Corner District

by John Nelson October 9, 2015

MCLEAN, VA. — HFF has secured a $30 million bridge loan for a 152,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in the Tysons Corner area of McLean. Completed in 2001, the six-story building is fully leased to MITRE Corp., a not-for-profit organization, through late 2016. Amenities at 1550 Westbranch include a conference center and break-out area, fitness center with shower facilities, café and a 470-space covered parking garage. Daniel McIntyre led HFF’s debt placement team in arranging the three-year, floating-rate loan through EagleBank on behalf of the borrowers, affiliates of Griffith Properties LLC and Reubenstein Partners. The loan has two one-year extension options and is being used to finance the acquisition and repositioning of 1550 Westbranch.

October 9, 2015

Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Monogram Residential Opens Apartment Community in Northern Virginia

by John Nelson October 6, 2015

TYSONS CORNER, VA. — Multifamily owner Monogram Residential Trust Inc. has opened Nouvelle, a 461-unit apartment community located in Tysons Corner, a northern Virginia suburb within the Washington, D.C., metro area. The 27-story property features 7,000 square feet of street-level retail space, a fitness center, on-site concierge, conference rooms, business center, theater, covered parking, open-air heated swimming pool, cabana lounge, landscaped gardens and an outdoor fireplace. The property’s interiors have floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors, built-in desk and book shelves, Whirlpool washer and dryer units, walk-in closets, balconies and marble backsplashes. Hanover developed the LEED Silver-certified project, which is located within walking distance of the new Silver Line Station. Monogram and Monogram Residential Master Partnership I LP, a joint venture between Monogram and PGGM Private Real Estate Fund, a real estate investment vehicle for Dutch pension funds, provided equity financing for the development.

October 6, 2015

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