VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Norfolk has awarded Hourigan-Sundt a $36 million contract to design, construct and renovate an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Consolidated Operations Complex in Virginia Beach. The 150,000 project will be situated within the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The facility will provide space for operations, logistics, storage and administrative support services. Hourigan-Sundt, a joint venture between Hourigan Construction and Sundt Construction Inc., expects to break ground on the project in mid-2016. Completion is slated for October 2018. Sundt has five other construction projects with the Navy, including the Camp Johnson Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
BRISTOL AND GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has signed two leases for stores in Virginia, which will be the first two stores in the state for the Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer. Publix has leased 54,000 square feet of space at the northeast corner of Lee Highway and Clear Creek Road in Bristol and 49,000 square feet at the northeast corner of Nuckols and Twin Hickory roads in Glen Allen. Grand opening dates for both locations have yet to be determined, but the Bristol store is tentatively planned to open in the fourth quarter of 2017, and the Glen Allen store will follow in 2018. David Crawford and Kevin South of CBRE|Richmond assisted Publix with market analysis, site selection and leasing for the Glen Allen location. Virginia will mark Publix’s seventh state of operation, and the company is looking ahead to aggressive growth within the state and in its current operating areas of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina.
RICHMOND, VA. — In a previously announced transaction, Monument Partners LLC, an entity owned by Starwood Capital Group and Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust, has closed the $1.9 billion acquisition of Richmond-based Landmark Apartment Trust Inc. Landmark is a multifamily REIT with assets located in metropolitan areas throughout the Southern U.S., including Dallas, Atlanta, Orland, Tampa, Charlotte and Nashville. Landmark owns or has an ownership position in approximately 24,000 apartment units and provides management services for an additional 883 units owned by affiliates. Under the terms of the deal, Starwood Global Opportunity Fund X, through a controlled affiliate, will acquire Landmark Apartment Trust’s ownership interest in 19,615 units in 63 apartment communities. Milestone — which will acquire 4,172 units in 15 assets as part of the transaction — will serve as property manager for Starwood’s portion of the portfolio.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $3.8 million sale of an 11-acre multifamily site in Fredericksburg. The parcel is located off Noble Way close to the Wegmans at Celebrate Virginia and the 2.2 million-square-foot Central Park Power Center. The buyer, Hampton at Noble LP, a division of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co., plans to develop a 128-unit luxury apartment community at the site. The property, known as Valor, will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with granite countertops and other high-end finishes. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, fitness center and outdoor grilling area. Hampton at Noble plans to deliver the clubhouse in the fourth quarter and deliver Valor’s first units in the first quarter of 2017. Brian Cunningham of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite brokered the transaction.
RICHMOND, VA. — Capital Square 1031 has purchased Perry Place Apartments, a 70-unit historic loft-style apartment community located in Richmond. Perry Place is a two-story property located at 815 Perry St. within Richmond’s Manchester Arts District. Units at Perry Place range from studios to three-bedroom apartments with views of the James River and downtown skyline. Community amenities include 24-hour controlled access, an outdoor swimming pool, community roof deck area, fitness center and on-site parking. Originally constructed in 1912 and recently renovated, Perry Place was fully occupied at the time of sale.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. AND HAGERSTOWN, MD. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) has acquired a two-property portfolio of shopping centers in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. corridor for a combined purchase price of $72.7 million. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based shopping center REIT purchased the 138,000-square-foot Merrifield Town Center II in Falls Church for $45.7 million and the 113,000-square-foot Shoppes at Hagerstown in Hagerstown for $27 million. RPAI owns both Merrifield Town Center I and II and plans to redevelop Merrifield II into a mixed-use project that will complement Merrifield I. Shoppes at Hagerstown was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Best Buy, Party City, Dollar Tree, Five Below and Starbucks Coffee.
RICHMOND, VA. — Dominion Realty Partners LLC plans to develop a $93 million, 21-story mixed-use tower in downtown Richmond. The project, known as the 3Twenty-One Building, will feature 137,000 square feet of commercial space, 187 luxury apartments starting on the 10th floor and a 503-space parking structure. The commercial component will be known as The Locks at 3Twenty-One and the residential portion will be called The Residences at 3Twenty-One. The tower will be located at the intersection of 10th and Byrd streets along James River. SunTrust Bank has pre-leased 53,000 square feet of office space in the riverfront project. Paul Silver and Brian Berkey of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented SunTrust in the lease deal, and Jeff Cooke of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Dominion. The Residences will feature a clubroom, rooftop pool and plaza. The project team includes architect JDavis Architects and general contractor Choate Construction. JDavis is aiming for the project to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Dominion will manage the mixed-use development on-site. The Raleigh-based developer has been involved in more than $250 million in development along James River in Richmond. Along with 3Twenty-One, Dominion’s other projects include Riverside on the James, The Residences at the …
BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY — Rockville, Md.-based Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired the 70 percent interest owned by affiliates of a discretionary funded advised by ING Clarion Partners in a joint venture that owns six shopping centers. The purchase price was approximately $154 million, consisting of $130 million of cash and assumption of the allocable share of mortgage debt. The properties include Atlantic Plaza and Campus Plaza near Boston; Greenlawn Plaza on Long Island; Free State Shopping Center and Plaza del Marcado in suburban Maryland; and Barcroft Plaza in Northern Virginia. With this acquisition, Federal Realty has successfully concluded the the venture that was formed in 2004 and increased its ownership of the 820,000-square-foot portfolio from 30 percent to 100 percent.
ARLINGTON, VA. — LCOR has closed a $100.3 million construction loan from Wells Fargo for The Altaire, a Class A multifamily development in Arlington’s Crystal City district. The two-tower development will feature a 150-unit property and a 300-unit property, with each building featuring floor-to-ceiling glass facades and several balconies. LCOR plans to break ground this month, with delivery slated for the second quarter of 2018. The project team includes general contractor Balfour Beatty, architect SK & I and interior designer Akseizer Design Group. Community amenities at the LEED Gold-certified asset will include a landscaped courtyard, outdoor pool area with fire pits, fitness center, clubroom, sky lounge and two rooftop terraces.
RICHMOND, VA. — HFF has brokered the $78 million sale of Richmond Tower, a 207,000-square-foot office tower located at 200 S. 10th St. in downtown Richmond. Completed in 2010, the 15-story property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Law firm Williams Mullen occupies roughly 82 percent of the office tower, which is situated adjacent to Kanawha Plaza and a few blocks from the Virginia State Capitol. Stephen Conley, Dek Potts, Jim Meisel, Andrew Weir and Matt Nicholson of HFF represented the seller, Armada Hoffler Properties Inc., in the transaction. Adam Vaisman of Butters Construction and Development and Richard Ostrovsky of MEK Management Services Inc. advised the buyer, Kireland South 10th Street LLC. Cary Abod of HFF’s debt placement team arranged $52 million in fixed-rate acquisition on behalf of the buyer.