Virginia

Richmond Industrial Pipeline Shows No Sign of Slowing Development, Leasing

by John Nelson October 25, 2021

At the mid-year mark, industrial occupancy in the greater Richmond area remains strong, closing with an overall occupancy rate of 93 percent in the categories we track (Class A, B select C vacant and investor-owned product with a minimum of 40,000 square feet total). Class A occupancy increased to 96 percent at the end of the second quarter, up from 93 percent at the end of the first quarter. Class B occupancy experienced a slight decrease to 91 percent, down from 92 percent at the end of the first quarter. CoStar Group reports overall industrial occupancy at 95 percent for product of all sizes, including investor-owned facilities, but excluding flex space (minimum 50 percent office). Richmond’s strategic Mid-Atlantic location along Interstate 95 provides access to 55 percent of the nation’s consumers within two days’ delivery by truck, and in addition to being the northernmost right to work state on the Eastern seaboard, Virginia has once again been named as the top state for business by CNBC. Business Facilities also ranked Richmond as one of the top locations for corporate headquarters. With 12 Fortune 1000 companies located in the region, Richmond is home to the most Fortune 1000 headquarters compared to …

October 25, 2021

Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast Virginia Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop Secures $300M in Construction Financing for Mather Seniors Housing Project in Metro D.C.

by Julia Sanders October 20, 2021

TYSONS, VA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has secured $300 million in construction financing for The Mather, a two-building seniors housing community in Tysons. The project will be built in two phases, with Phase I projected to open in early 2024. The transit-oriented project will feature 19- and 27-story towers with 300 independent living apartments, 16 assisted living apartments, 20 memory support suites and 42 private nursing suites. Community amenities will include multiple restaurants, a fitness center, wellness spa, art studio, rooftop terrace, saltwater pool, parking and retail. The Mather will feature approximately three acres of green space with landscaped gardens, walking paths, sculptures and an event lawn. Situated at the corner of Westpark and Westbranch drives, The Mather is just 15 miles from Washington, D.C., and is located within a half-mile of the Tysons Corner Metro Station and the Tysons Galleria Shopping Mall. Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Ari Hirt, Sean Bastian and Taylor Geiger of Walker & Dunlop served as strategic advisors for the borrower, an entity doing business as Tysons LPC LLC that comprises a 50/50 equity partnership between nonprofit seniors housing operator Mather and Westminster Capital. The capital stack included a syndicated transaction led by The Huntington …

October 20, 2021

Leasing Activity Office Southeast Virginia

Software Firm Signs 49,257 SF Office Lease at 3TWENTY3 in Charlottesville, Virginia

by Julia Sanders October 13, 2021

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research Inc., a locally based advanced analytics and software solutions firm, has signed a 49,257-square-foot office lease within the 3TWENTY3 building in Charlottesville. Totaling 120,000 square feet, 3TWENTY3 is a five-floor office building that was built on top of a four-story, 200-space parking structure. Building amenities include a pedestrian plaza/walkway, common lobby gathering space, LEVEL10 rooftop area with event and conference space, catering kitchen, patio, electric car charging stations and covered bike racks. Located at 323 2nd St. SE, the property will be located near downtown Charlottesville and is about 1 mile from the University of Virginia. Built in late 2020, the property is about 80 percent leased out to tenants including McGuireWoods, Williams Mullen and Manchester Capital. John Pritzlaff of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord and developer, Charlotte-based Insite Properties. Robin Amato of REIII Commercial Properties represented the tenant.

October 13, 2021

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Newmark Brokers Sale of 25,760 SF Retail Property in Fredericksburg, Virginia

by Julia Sanders October 8, 2021

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Newmark has brokered the sale of a 25,760-square-foot retail property located at 1551 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg. Matt Berres, Mat Adler and Samer Khalil of Newmark represented the seller, a private Midwest-based investor. A private buyer from Los Angeles purchased the property for $3.1 million. Built in 1999, the single-tenant property is fully leased to Bassett Furniture and offers freeway visibility and ample parking. The store is located near other retailers including Ashley HomeStore, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Ethan Allen, Hobby Lobby, buybuy BABY and Total Wine & More.

October 8, 2021

Acquisitions Office Retail Southeast Virginia

Kroger Sells Former Regional Headquarters Office in Roanoke for $3.1M

by Julia Sanders October 5, 2021

ROANOKE, VA. — Kroger LP I has sold its former regional headquarters located at 3631 Peters Creek Road in Roanoke. Fenton Childers and Austin Newman of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. represented Kroger in the transaction. The buyer, Roanoke-based The Branch Group Inc., purchased the property for $3.1 million. Steve Zegarski and Jason Fountain of Waldvogel Commercial Properties Inc. represented the buyer. Built in 1983, the 58,690-square-foot, two-story office building sits on 9.5 acres and functioned as Krogers regional headquarters for the Mid-Atlantic division. Kroger occupied the property until 2020.

October 5, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily Southeast Virginia

Berkadia Arranges $27.7M Sale of Multifamily Property in Hampton, Virginia

by Julia Sanders October 1, 2021

HAMPTON, VA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Heritage at Settlers Landing, a 140-unit multifamily property in Hampton. Drew White, Carter Wood and David Hudgins of Berkadia completed the $27.7 million sale on behalf of the seller, Virginia-based Levco Management. New York-based Milrose Capital and VTS were the buyers. Located at 553 Settlers Landing Road, The Heritage at Settlers Landing features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with various renovated units, in-unit washers/dryers and a private patio or balcony in select units. Community amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, onsite maintenance and a business center. The property is located close to Interstate 64.

October 1, 2021

Development Retail Southeast Virginia

Wegmans to Open 81,300 SF Grocery Store in Alexandria, Virginia

by Julia Sanders September 17, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Wegmans Food Markets Inc., a 106-store supermarket chain based in Rochester, N.Y., plans to open a new grocery store within Carlyle Crossing, a 1.7 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in Alexandria. Located just off Eisenhower Ave. at 150 Stovall St., the store is scheduled to open in spring 2022. The store will employ approximately 450 people, with 150 full-time positions offered. The 81,300-square-foot Wegmans will include a Market Café, a bar and coffee shop, and The Burger Bar, a casual restaurant counter that serves burgers, sandwiches and fries. The site will have two levels of parking below, residential units above and is also located close to the Eisenhower Avenue Metro Station. Wegmans entered Virginia with its Dulles location in 2004. The new Carlyle-Alexandria location will be the company’s 14th store in the Commonwealth. Wegmans also plans to build a $175 million distribution facility on 221 acres in Hanover County, Va., in order to support Wegmans’ Mid-Atlantic stores.

September 17, 2021

Development Mixed-Use Southeast Top Stories Virginia

JBG Smith Breaks Ground on $1B Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia

by Taylor Williams September 15, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, VA. — JBG Smith (NYSE: JBGS), a Maryland-based developer and REIT, has broken ground on the first building within the $1 billion Virginia Tech Innovation Campus at the university’s satellite campus in the Washington, D.C. area. The development is located about 275 miles from Virginia Tech’s main campus in Blacksburg. The 300,000-square-foot building will be situated on a 3.5-acre site within the Potomac Yard development. Construction of the first building is scheduled to be complete in advance of the fall 2024 academic semester. Plans for the campus call for the construction of two more academic buildings spanning 150,000 square feet each. When completed, the new academic building will provide instruction, research, office and support spaces for graduate-level programs in computer science and computer engineering, as well as other select programs. The building will also house experiential learning spaces, including flexible multipurpose areas and research and testing labs. Sasaki and SmithGroup led the design of the academic structure. JBG Smith is the master developer of the Innovation Campus and will also serve as the property manager and leasing agent for subsequent commercial and residential buildings within Potomac Yard. “This is a vibrant district, anchored by a new Virginia Tech campus, …

September 15, 2021

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Federal Realty Investment Trust Purchases Twinbrooke Shopping Centre in Fairfax, Virginia for $33.8M

by Julia Sanders September 14, 2021

FAIRFAX, VA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has purchased Twinbrooke Shopping Centre, a 110,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center in Fairfax. The undisclosed seller sold the asset to Federal Realty for $33.8 million. Located at 9525 Braddock Road, Twinbrooke Shopping Centre was 86 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as anchors Safeway and Walgreens. Other tenants include Outback Steakhouse, Pho Saigon 75, Waraku Japanese Restaurant, Potomac Valley Veterinary Hospital, Twinbrook Music Inc., Hair Xpressions Fairfax and 153 Barber Shop. The property is situated on 10 acres off Braddock Road (VA Route 620), which is a main east-west thoroughfare providing access to Interstate 495. Federal Realty anticipates increasing the value of Twinbrooke over time through remerchandising and incremental capital investment.

September 14, 2021

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Arranges $6.6M Sale of Midlothian Crossing Shopping Center in Metro Richmond

by Julia Sanders September 13, 2021

NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the sale of Midlothian Crossing in North Chesterfield, about 9.7 miles south of Richmond. Midlothian Crossing is an 87,938-square-foot shopping center that was 95.6 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Big Lots and Goodwill. Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, an entity doing business as RCC Midlothian Crossing LLC. The Richmond-based buyer, an entity doing business as 8501 MIDLO PIKE LCC, acquired the property for $6.6 million. Located off the Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian Crossing’s tenant roster includes Red Wing Shoes, Alliance Rehabilitation, PeopleReady Inc. and John Smith Subs. The center has 406 surface parking spots.

September 13, 2021

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