Virginia

Cordish Cos. to Build $1.4B Mixed-Use Development in Metro Richmond

by John Nelson December 23, 2022

PETERSBURG, VA. — Cordish Cos. has announced plans for a $1.4 billion mixed-use project located in Petersburg, roughly 24 miles south of Richmond. Upon completion, the development, dubbed Live! Gaming & Entertainment District, will comprise 4 million square feet, including 600,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space. The property will also include 1,300 residential units, 500 hotel rooms and office space. Built in phases, the project’s first phase will consist of the Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia, pending legislative approval. Plans for the 670,000-square-foot first phase include a 200-room hotel with 20 suites, an events center, 2,000 gambling slots, 60 live-action table games, food-and-beverage options and a sportsbook.

December 23, 2022

Acquisitions Affordable Housing Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Northmarq Arranges $34.3M Sale of Affordable Housing Community in Fredericksburg, Virginia

by John Nelson December 22, 2022

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Northmarq has arranged the $34.3 million sale of Timber Ridge Townhomes, a 147-unit affordable housing community located at 3500 Goldenfield Lane in Fredericksburg, a town equidistant between Richmond and Washington, D.C. Northmarq’s Richmond investment sales team of Wink Ewing, Mike Marshall and Matt Straughan represented the seller, CAPREIT, in the transaction. The firm’s Richmond debt placement team of Keith Wells, Reina Abboud and Hunter Wood originated an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the buyer, Linden Property Group, through an unnamed regional bank. Built in 1999, Timber Ridge is a LIHTC community that comprises 21 apartment buildings. The property had a waiting list at the time of sale, and the Virginia Housing Development Authority recently raised rent caps at the property by 12 percent, according to Northmarq. Community amenities include onsite property management, a pet play area, business center, fitness center and a pool, with Wi-Fi access available at the clubhouse and pool areas.

December 22, 2022

Acquisitions Restaurant Southeast Virginia

Red Mountain Group Acquires Virginia Beach Restaurant for $1.6M

by John Nelson December 22, 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Red Mountain Group Inc., a retail redevelopment firm based in Southern California, has purchased a 4,925-square-foot, single-tenant net-lease restaurant in Virginia Beach for $1.6 million. The restaurant is leased to Dirty Buffalo, a wing chain based in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. The property is an outparcel to Target and has roughly seven years remaining on its lease. Matthew Mousavi of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Red Mountain Group in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.

December 22, 2022

Acquisitions Office Southeast Virginia

Lingerfelt Sells 11-Building Office Portfolio in Metro Richmond for $119M

by John Nelson December 21, 2022

RICHMOND, VA. — Locally based real estate investment firm Lingerfelt has sold a portfolio of 11 office buildings in and around the Innsbrook master-planned park in Virginia’s Henrico County. Charlottesville, Va.-based Seminole Trail purchased the portfolio for approximately $119 million. The 723,103-square-foot portfolio was approximately 82 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyer plans to move forward with adding over 1,300 apartments to five of the 11 properties in the portfolio, which Henrico County rezoned for mixed-use in 2021. Lingerfelt and its investors will continue to own eight properties within Innsbrook totaling 240,000 square feet of office and flex warehouse buildings. The company also has an active development pipeline for new industrial assets and multifamily communities in Henrico County and beyond.

December 21, 2022

Development Hospitality Mixed-Use Multifamily Southeast Virginia

PREIT Receives Approval for New Apartments, Hotel at Springfield Town Center in Metro D.C.

by John Nelson December 20, 2022

SPRINGFIELD, VA. — PREIT, a retail REIT based in Philadelphia, has received approval from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for the development of two empty land parcels at Springfield Town Center, a mixed-use campus located in Springfield, roughly 14 miles outside of Washington, D.C. Two separate entities are under agreement to purchase and develop the parcels. One of the buyers, Intermountain, will construct a 165-room hotel, and the other, Hanover, will build a 460-unit multifamily community. Together, the sales price for the two parcels totals approximately $20 million. Built in 2017, Springfield Town Center is anchored by a 1 million-square-foot mall housing Target, Regal Cinemas, Macy’s, JCPenney, LOFT, H&M and a food court, among other retailers.

December 20, 2022

Development Industrial Loans Southeast Virginia

Bank OZK, ACORE Provide $80.5M Construction Financing for Industrial Project in Winchester, Virginia

by John Nelson December 13, 2022

WINCHESTER, VA. — Bank OZK and ACORE Capital have provided $80.5 million in construction financing for One Logistics Park’s building 2, a 1 million-square-foot warehouse in Winchester, about 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. Robert Carey and Drake Greer of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, The Meridian Group. Located on 76.6 acres at 1486 Millwood Pike, building 2 will be the first asset delivered within One Logistics Park, a 280-acre business park that is expected to house six or seven industrial buildings totaling 2.7 million square feet and 45,000 square feet of retail space. Once completed, the facility will offer 40-foot clear heights, 100 dock doors, 78 additional knockouts, four drive-in doors, 50- by 56-foot column spacing with 65-foot speed bays, a 190-foot truck court, 770 car parking spaces and additional trailer storage space.

December 13, 2022

Loans Mixed-Use Southeast Virginia

Berkadia Arranges $77.5M Refinancing for Loudoun Station Mixed-Use Development in Ashburn, Virginia

by John Nelson December 8, 2022

ASHBURN, VA. — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has arranged a $77.5 million loan for the refinancing of the second phase of Loudoun Station, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Ashburn. Patrick McGlohn, Miles Drinkwalter and Joyce Connolly of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Comstock Holding Cos. Inc. Phase II of Loudoun Station comprises the BLVD Gramercy East and BLVD Flats apartment buildings, as well as ground-floor retail space and structured parking. Comstock is planning another 1.5 million square feet of real estate at Loudoun Station in future phases.

December 8, 2022

Leasing Activity Office Southeast Virginia

Genworth Financial Leases 175,000 SF of Office Space at SunTrust Business Center in Metro Richmond

by John Nelson December 7, 2022

GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Genworth Financial Inc., a publicly traded personal finance firm based in Richmond, has leased approximately 175,000 square feet of office space at SunTrust Business Center, an office campus located at 1011-11013 W. Broad St. in the Richmond suburb of Glen Allen. The firm is subleasing the space from Truist Bank and also signed a direct lease with the landlord, FD Stonewater, that commences at the end of the sublease term. Dean Meyer and Mac Wilson of Cushman & Wakefield|Thalhimer, as well as Jamie Smith of Cushman & Wakefield’s Baltimore office, represented Genworth Financial in the lease negotiations. Paul Silver, Brian Berkey and Karla Knight of Thalhimer, as well as Hap Royster and William Woltz of Cushman & Wakefield’s Winston-Salem office, represented Truist Bank. Amy Broderick and Jeffrey Cooke of Thalhimer represented FD Stonewater. SunTrust Business Center will be the new corporate headquarters for Genworth Financial. Other tenants at the campus include EAB, Wipro, Magellan and Home Care Delivered.

December 7, 2022

Acquisitions Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Milestone Group Acquires 870-Unit Multifamily Portfolio in Northern Virginia

by John Nelson December 6, 2022

FAIRFAX, VA. — The Milestone Group, a multifamily investment firm with offices in Dallas, Atlanta and Boca Raton, Fla., has purchased a three-property multifamily portfolio totaling 870 units in Northern Virginia’s Fairfax County. The value-add portfolio includes The Ellipse at Fairfax Corner in Fairfax (404 units), Windsor at Fair Lakes in Chantilly (250 units) and The Townes at Herndon Center in Herndon (216 units). Milestone Group acquired the portfolio via its discretionary value-add fund, Milestone Real Estate Investors V LP, in an off-market transaction through a loan assumption, which Milestone Group said saved $20 million in prepayment costs. The sellers, Hampshire Properties and Rose Valley Capital, sold the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Melnick Real Estate Advisors brokered the transaction. Milestone Group plans to make amenity enhancements and luxury upgrades to the unit interiors across the three assets.

December 6, 2022

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Divaris Arranges $8.2M Sale of Yorktown Shopping Center in Virginia

by John Nelson December 5, 2022

YORKTOWN, VA. — Divaris Real Estate’s Investment Sales Group has brokered the sale of The Villages at Kiln Creek, a 45,255-square-foot shopping center located in Yorktown, about 13 miles north of Newport News, Va. Jason Oliver, Rachel Salasky and George Fox of Divaris represented the seller, Glazer Properties, in the transaction. Liberty Investment Partners acquired the property for $8.2 million. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Riverside Health System, Guitar Center and McCormick Paint. George Fox and Caroline Zarpas of Divaris will handle leasing at the center on behalf of Liberty Investment Partners.

December 5, 2022

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