TYSONS CORNER, VA. — A joint venture between Rubenstein Partners LP and Griffith Properties has purchased The Rappahannock Building, a six-story, Class A office building located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in Tysons Corner. The joint venture purchased the 152,000-square-foot office building from Corporate Office Properties Trust for $27.8 million. Built in 2001, the property has been fully leased to The MITRE Corp. since it was built, but the company plans to move to another office campus in Tysons Corner in 2016. Once vacated, Rubenstein and Griffith plan to renovate the office building to attract new tenants. Malcolm Schweiker of CBRE represented the joint venture in the transaction. Schweiker will also handle leasing the office building.
FORT BELVOIR, VA. — The Fairfax, a military retirement community in Fort Belvoir owned and operated by Sunrise Senior Living, has become the first seniors housing community to receive wildlife sanctuary certification from the Audubon Society. Beginning in 2012, The Fairfax resident and retired Navy officer James Harkin began working with the Audubon at Home program of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia to encourage more birds, butterflies and other wildlife to visit the community’s campus, which includes a seven-acre lake and numerous nature trails. Sunrise team members and several other residents planted native plants, reduced pesticide and fertilizer use and removed invasive species. Residents and employees observed 10 “sanctuary species” using the property for building nests, feeding and foraging, and raising young, qualifying the property as a sanctuary. More than 40 species of birds and butterflies have found a home at The Fairfax Wildlife Sanctuary.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — The Greysteel Co. has arranged joint venture equity financing for the acquisition of The Jefferson Apartments, a 310-unit mid-rise apartment community in Falls Church, 10 miles west of Washington, D.C. The buyer, Capital Investment Advisors LLC, purchased the apartment community from BVF-II Prestwick LLC, an affiliate of Berkshire Property Advisors. Matthew Schwartz and Mark Bittenbender of Greysteel arranged the joint venture equity financing on behalf of Capital Investment Advisors. The loan amount wasn’t disclosed, but sources estimate the amount to be roughly $10 million.
STAFFORD, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a multi-tenant retail strip center located at 125 Corporate Drive in Stafford. The 8,000-square-foot building was built in 2013 at the entrance to Quantico Corporate Center, an 85-acre mixed-use campus that is home to global defense corporations, universities and U.S. government offices. The retail strip center was fully leased at the time of sale to retailers such as Subway, I Luv Teriyaki, Pancho Villa, Dream Nails and a barber shop. A group of Northern Virginia investors based out of Fairfax Station purchased the retail property. Donny Self of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the seller, Quantico Retail Building LLC, in the transaction.
CENTREVILLE, VA. — The KLNB Retail Investment Sales Group has brokered the $55.5 million sale of Old Centreville Crossing, a 170,000-square-foot shopping center located at 13810-13860 Braddock Road in Centreville, a town in Northern Virginia. The shopping center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as H-Mart, Spa World, IHOP, Glory Days Bar & Grill and Woori American Bank. Andy Stape, Mat Adler and Vito Lupo of KLNB Retail represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was JBG/Old Centreville LLC.
MANASSAS, VA. — HFF has secured $33.8 million in refinancing for Davis Ford Crossing, a 152,391-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Manassas. The center was 97.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as LA Fitness, Staples, Petco, CVS, Sleepy’s and GNC. Outparcel tenants include McDonald’s, United Bank, Arby’s and Exxon. Mark Remington and Robert Carey of HFF arranged the 10-year loan through Principal Real Estate Investors on behalf of the borrower, Rappaport. The loan features a fixed interest rate of 4.34 percent.
MCLEAN, VA. — LCOR has received a $59 million loan from Santander Bank to construct a multifamily property at 7480 Birdwood Ave. in McLean, roughly 10 miles west of Washington, D.C., in the Tysons region of northern Virginia. LCOR plans to redevelop the land into two residential buildings spanning 12 and 15 stories that will be connected by a central sky bridge. Totaling 340,000 square feet, the property will comprise 11,000 square feet of amenity space, 388 below grade parking spaces and 319 residential units, of which 64 units will be reserved for Workforce Dwelling Units. Upon completion in the first quarter of 2017, the project will include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with duplex units featured on the ground floor. The residences will feature carpeted bedrooms, vinyl wood plank flooring in the kitchen and living areas and ceramic tiles in the bathrooms. Stainless steel appliances will be featured in the kitchen. The project’s amenities will include an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, game center, kids room, party space, bicycle storage, dining room, pet grooming station, glass-enclosed Sky Lounge on the 10th floor and a rooftop amenity area with garden plots located on the west tower. …
RICHMOND, VA. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $12.3 million sale of Match Point, a 258-unit apartment community located at 5846 Westower Drive in Richmond. Built in 1975, the apartment complex features a swimming pool, tennis courts, picnic areas and grilling stations. Match Point was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyers, West End Capital and Atlas Real Estate Partners, purchased the asset from Ben White of Commonwealth Realty & Development for roughly $47,674 per unit. Beau McIntosh, Todd Conner and Jared Alcorn of Capstone represented the seller in the transaction.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) and joint venture partner Westmoreland Partners have sold Settlers Market, a 239,464-square-foot retail power center in Willamsburg, for $61.2 million. The property is located at the intersection of State Route 199 and Monticello Avenue. AEW Capital Management acquired the property on behalf of the AEW Core Property Trust, an open-end core real estate fund. Tenants of the 97 percent leased center include Trader Joe’s, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Michaels, HomeGoods, ULTA Beauty, Stein Mart, Cost Plus World Market, Party City, Petco, Pier 1 Imports, Zoës Kitchen, Which Wich and Noodles & Co. FCP and Westmoreland Partners originally purchased the asset in 2011 as a financially distressed property. The Shopping Center Group is the leasing agent and manager of Settlers Market. HFF represented AEW Capital Management in the acquisition.
HERNDON, VA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the sale of Monroe Place, a 202-unit mid-rise apartment community located in Herndon. Constructed in 2008, the property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Monroe Place is situated within the main square of the Woodland Park Crossing lifestyle center, which features 124,000 square feet of retail and office space. Drew White and Ryan Ogden of ARA Newmark represented the seller, an institutional investor advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction. The buyer, Washington, D.C.-based Dweck Properties, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.