GLOUCESTER, VA. — S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. has broken ground on Phase I of Riverbend Apartment Homes, a planned 130-unit affordable housing community in Gloucester. Phase I is expected to be complete in summer 2020. Phase II, which will add 88 units, is scheduled to break ground this spring and be delivered in late 2020. TS3 Architects, Bay Design Group, Details Ltd. and Siska Aurand Landscape Architects Inc. designed the community. Hoy Construction is the general contractor.
CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Summit Pointe Realty LLC has begun Phase II of Summit Pointe, a $300 million mixed-use development in the Hampton Roads town of Chesapeake. The second phase will break ground in February and consist of Helix, a 133-unit multifamily complex; ground-floor retail space; and a six-story, 150,000-square-foot office building. The price to develop Phase II is estimated at between $150 million and $175 million. Helix is slated for completion in early 2020. The office building is slated for completion in early 2020 as well. Summit Pointe is currently zoned for 1,400 multifamily residences, 1 million square feet of office space, 500,000 square feet of retail space and about 250,000 square feet of hospitality and conference space. The project team includes apartment management firm Drucker + Falk, architect Saunders + Crouse Architects, general contractor Clancy & Theys and property management and leasing firm Colliers International. Phase I of Summit Pointe features the headquarters office tower for Dollar Tree Inc. With the consolidation of the Family Dollar employees from Matthews, N.C., in June 2019, the Dollar Tree campus will have the capacity for serving 2,300 employees.
RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Capital Markets Group has arranged the sale of Deep Run 3, a 355,449-square-foot office building in Richmond. The Class A office building recently underwent a $19 million renovation, with new additions including a 250,000-square-foot parking garage, roof, fitness center and cafeteria. The renovation also included updating the building’s lobbies and elevators. Deep Run 3 was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including McKesson Medical-Surgical, Essex Bank’s headquarters and Travelers Insurance. Eric Robison and Erik Berkman of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, Markel | Eagle Partners, in the transaction. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $158 per square foot.
RICHMOND, VA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $33.2 million sale of a 201-unit multifamily portfolio in Richmond. The sold portfolio includes Lofts at Franklin, a 67-unit complex situated in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood. The pet-friendly complex offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans and includes onsite security cameras and a furnished roof deck. The other property in the portfolio sale was Plant I, a 134-unit multifamily community situated just south of Shockoe Slip along the James River in the Manchester District, about two miles south of downtown Richmond. The pet-friendly community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, furnished roof deck, onsite security cameras, valet trash pickup and assigned parking spaces. Christopher Chadwick and Martin Mooradian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a privately owned development company, and procured the buyer, a Philadelphia-based privately owned investment and management entity.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — KeyBank has provided a $25.3 million CMBS refinancing loan for Rose Hill Plaza, a 145,925-square-foot shopping center in Alexandria. The non-recourse, 10-year loan was underwritten with a fixed interest rate and 30-year amortization schedule. The loan will be used by the undisclosed borrower to refinance existing debt. The Safeway-anchored shopping center is situated about five miles west of downtown Alexandria and its 31 tenants include Dollar Tree, McDonald’s, Tuesday Morning, Walgreens, Subway, Advance Auto Parts, Anytime Fitness, SunTrust Bank, 7-Eleven, Gabe’s, T-Mobile and Little Caesars.
RICHMOND, VA. — HFF has arranged the sale of the newly constructed Pepsi Bottling Distribution Center in Richmond. ElmTree Funds purchased the 220,825-square-foot asset for $25.9 million. The center was delivered in November and is triple-net-leased to Bottling Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepsi Beverages Co. Situated along Interstate 95 near Interstates 64 and 295, the facility is located about 12 miles south of downtown Richmond. Steve Conley, Bruce Strasburg, Chris Norvell, Coler Yoakam and Patrick Nally of HFF represented the seller, Armada Hoffler Properties Inc., in the transaction.
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y., SMITHFIELD, R.I., AND HERNDON, VA. — Washington D.C.-based real estate investment firm Excel Group has acquired three hotel properties in New York, Rhode Island and Virginia. The price and seller were not disclosed. The properties are the 161-room Hampton Inn Long Island Brookhaven in Farmingville; the 101-room Hampton Inn & Suites Providence-Smithfield in Smithfield; and the 151-room Hyatt Place Dulles Herndon-East in Herndon.
SUFFOLK, VA. — Capital One has provided a $51.3 million HUD 221 (d)(4) loan to BECO Cos. for a mixed-use development in Suffolk. The loan will fund the development of 3800 Acqua, a project that includes 288 apartments and 69,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The project is the first phase of Bridgeport, which will comprise 150,000 square feet of office space and more than 700 apartment units. The 221(d)(4) product is HUD’s flagship program for financing the construction and redevelopment of market-rate and affordable housing communities.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Colliers International Mid-Atlantic has arranged the $42.8 million sale of Woodshire Apartments, a 288-unit complex in Virginia Beach. Amenities include a swimming pool, sundeck, fitness center, dog park, playground and package management services. Will Matthews of Colliers represented the sellers, The Bainbridge Cos. and Core Real Estate Capital, in the transaction. Capital Square 1031 LLC was the buyer.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has signed a 15-year lease to remain with landlord JBG Smith Properties. PBS will relocate from JBG Smith’s 2100 Crystal Drive asset in Arlington’s Crystal City district to JBG Smith’s asset situated at 1225 S. Clark St. in Arlington’s National Landing district. National Landing is a newly branded neighborhood encompassing parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City in Arlington and Potomac Yard in nearby Alexandria. The two assets are located less than a mile apart. PBS is expected to relocate in mid-2020, where it will occupy 120,328 square feet alongside March of Dimes, Conservation International and other nonprofits. Paul Darr, Dale Powell and Chaise Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield represented PBS in the lease transaction.
