Virginia

Finmarc Management Sells Industrial Portfolio in Woodbridge, Virginia for $104.2M

by Julia Sanders August 26, 2021

WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold a 14-building industrial portfolio in Woodbridge for $104.2 million. The buyer was a joint venture between Stockbridge Capital Group and Rosenthal Properties. Gerry Trainor, Caulley Derringer and Jim Cardellichio of Transwestern represented Finmarc in the transaction, and Joe Hoffman of Kelley Drye & Warren provided legal services to the Bethesda, Md.-based firm. The portfolio, which is located within Featherstone Industrial Park, includes nearly 740,000 square feet of warehouse and industrial space. The portfolio was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Coleman Worldwide Moving, Foundation Building Materials, General Services Administration and Joe Moholland Moving. Featherstone Industrial Park is located adjacent to Jefferson Davis Highway, two miles from Interstate 95, 25 miles from Washington, D.C. and 30 miles from Dulles International Airport. The properties were part of a larger 16-building portfolio acquired by Finmarc in 2017.

August 26, 2021

Loans Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Berkadia Secures $86M in Financing for Meridian at Braddock Station Apartments in Alexandria, Virginia

by Julia Sanders August 25, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Berkadia has secured an $86 million loan to refinance Meridian at Braddock Station, a 480-unit multifamily property located in Alexandria. An undisclosed national life company provided the borrower with the 10-year, interest-only loan. J. Tyler Blue, Paul Wallace, Robbie Driscoll and Pat Cunningham of Berkadia arranged the financing. Located at 1200 First St., Meridian at Braddock Station is a 16-story high-rise situated about 7.5 miles from Washington, D.C. The property is also 6.3 miles from Northern Virginia Community College and 7 miles from George Washington University. Built in 2000, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans with recently renovated units featuring wood plank flooring, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances, as well as breakfast bars and glass enclosed sunrooms in select units. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool and sundeck, clubroom with billiards, fitness center, courtyard lounge with barbecue grills and a dog park.

August 25, 2021

Loans Multifamily Northmarq Southeast Virginia

NorthMarq Arranges $34M Construction Loan for Hardywood Village in Richmond

by Julia Sanders August 25, 2021

RICHMOND, VA. — NorthMarq has arranged a $34 million loan for the construction of Hardywood Village, a 189-unit multifamily property with ancillary retail space located at 1601 Overbrook Road in Richmond. Construction is scheduled to be completed by summer or fall 2022. The loan was structured with a 30-year fully amortizing term. Keith Wells and Reina Abboud of NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through its relationship with the Virginia Housing & Development Authority.

August 25, 2021

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PRP Sells Four Office Campuses for $1B, Makes $2B Commitment for Logistics and Data Center Acquisitions

by John Nelson August 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — PRP, a privately held real estate investment and management firm based in Washington, D.C., is making a sea change as it looks to bolster its logistics and data center portfolio and churn its office assets. The company is in the process of selling four office campuses in separate deals totaling more than $1 billion. At the same time, PRP is allocating $2 billion to acquire logistics facilities leased to credit-worthy companies in primary and secondary markets, as well as data centers and land zoned for future data centers. The specific locations of the assets were not disclosed. “The assets that we are acquiring are located in attractive markets backed by solid demographics, high barriers to entry and historically high industrial occupancy rates,” says Joe Neckles, managing director of net lease acquisitions at PRP. “The logistics and data center sectors remained highly resilient throughout the pandemic and continue to grow at rates well in excess of inflation.” The office assets that PRP is selling include Sequoia Plaza, a 370,000-square-foot campus spanning three buildings in Northern Virginia’s Arlington County. The property houses the headquarters of Arlington County’s Department of Human Services and the Arlington County Public School System. An …

August 24, 2021

Leasing Activity Retail Southeast Virginia

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Arranges 52,638 SF Lease at Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach

by Julia Sanders August 16, 2021

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged a lease for a 52,638-square-foot space within Pembroke Mall for Decisions LLC. The Pembroke Mall location was formerly a Sears building and is located at 4588 Virginia Beach Blvd. Decisions LLC, a provider of no-code, business process automation software, will use the property as office space. Decisions is relocating from nearby Chesapeake, Va., to this newest location at the corner of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Independence Boulevard. John Duffy and Daniel Rasmussen of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Decisions in the lease negotiations. Located at 4554 Virginia Beach Blvd., Pembroke Mall has over 50 shops including Bath and Body Works, Claire’s, DSW, E&N Jewelry, Foot Locker and J.Crew Factory. The mall also has restaurants such as 757 Poke, Jason’s Deli and Bahama Breeze Island Grille.

August 16, 2021

Development Healthcare Office Southeast Virginia

Trammell Crow to Develop 383,000 SF Seniors Housing, Medical Office Property in Metro D.C.

by Julia Sanders August 13, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) plans to develop a 383,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Alexandria. Located at 765 John Carlyle St., the Class A project will include a 268,000-square-foot seniors housing property and a 115,000-square-foot medical office building. The buildings will be constructed above a common podium offering a mix of retail uses and a 440-space parking garage. Construction is slated to begin in the third quarter of 2022 and will be completed by the end of 2024. The 18-story seniors housing building will include approximately 215 residences that will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care options. The medical office building will rise 10 stories and include 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project will be located about 9.5 miles from downtown Washington, D.C., and 4.4 miles from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. JM Zell Partners and CBRE Global Investors will be co-developers on the project. The majority investor, TCC will team up with Senior Resource Group, a luxury senior living operator and developer, on the senior living component of the project. Remedy Medical Properties, a medical office real estate investment firm, will be a partner on the medical office component. Perkins Eastman is the …

August 13, 2021

Development Industrial Office Southeast Virginia

Wegmans Plans $175M Distribution Facility, Office in Hanover County, Virginia

by Julia Sanders August 12, 2021

HANOVER COUNTY, VA. — Wegmans Food Markets Inc., an upscale supermarket chain based in Rochester, N.Y., has purchased nearly 221 acres in Hanover County for $4 million. The grocer plans to build a $175 million distribution facility on the site, which is located along Sliding Hill and Ashcake roads and is accessible by Interstate 95. The 1 million-square-foot center will support Wegmans’ Mid-Atlantic stores and will include 30,000 square feet of office space. Wegmans has a total of 106 stores across seven states, including 13 stores in Virginia. J.R. Burdette and Donny Self with Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented Wegmans in the land transaction. The seller was Air Park Associates LP, according to Richmond Biz Sense. The news outlet also reported that the facility will support 700 new jobs.

August 12, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Self-Storage Southeast Virginia

JLL Brokers Sale of 934-Unit Self-Storage Facility Near D.C.

by Julia Sanders August 12, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — JLL has brokered the sale of Oakville Self Storage, a 934-unit self-storage facility in Alexandria, about 8.3 miles north of Washington, D.C. The sales price was not disclosed. An entity doing business as Potomac Yard Mini U Storage LLC in partnership with Elevation Fund 8 LLC has bought the facility. Brian Somoza, Steve Mellon, Bruce Strasburg and Craig Childs of JLL represented the seller, an institutional investor. Built in 1949, Oakville Self Storage is a three-story building that was converted to a self-storage facility in 1989. The property is now operating under the Mini U Storage brand. The property features non-climate-controlled interior units, dock-high drive-up units and elevator access to upper floors. The facility is roughly 79 percent leased with over 675 tenants. Located at 405 Swann Ave., Oakville Self Storage is situated in the center of Oakville Triangle, a master-planned, 1 million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment comprising Class A multifamily, townhomes, retail and healthcare properties. The self-storage facility will undergo exterior and interior renovations, including a complete exterior upgrade and the addition of a new office space and climate-controlled units. The facility will remain open throughout construction. BWD Architects is the design firm for the renovation project.

August 12, 2021

Acquisitions Hospitality Southeast Virginia

Apple Hospitality REIT Sells National Portfolio of Select-Service Hotels for $211M

by Julia Sanders August 10, 2021

RICHMOND, VA. — Apple Hospitality REIT, a publicly traded hotel REIT based in Richmond, has sold 20 select-service hotels for $211 million. The portfolio includes 11 Marriott-branded hotels and nine Hilton-branded hotels. The buyer is a joint venture between San Francisco-based Flynn Properties Inc. and Minneapolis-based Värde Partners. The 20 hotel properties are located throughout the Sun Belt, Northeast, Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Flynn Properties will assume property management duties and oversee capital improvements at the hotel over the next few years. With this acquisition, Flynn Properties’ select-service hotel portfolio increases to 26 properties. Flynn Properties, a division of Flynn Holdings, recently bought six Marriott Courtyards and four luxury resorts. Värde Partners is a global alternative investment firm whose investments span corporate and traded credit, real estate and mortgages, private equity and direct lending.

August 10, 2021

Loans Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Pacific Western Bank Provides $127.5M Construction Loan for Apartment Project in Falls Church, Virginia

by Julia Sanders August 6, 2021

FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Pacific Western Bank has provided a $127.5 million senior construction loan for an affiliate of the Wolff Co., which acquired three existing office towers in Falls Church, currently known as Skyline Towers. The company purchased the property in late 2019 with the intention of converting all three buildings into 675 rental apartments with ground floor retail space. The Skyline Towers will include a portion of the apartment units as live/work apartments, as well as dedicated office space. The project is located adjacent to a Target store and a fitness facility.

August 6, 2021

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