Virginia

CHESTER, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group has arranged the $18.6 million sale of Bermuda Square, an 84,064-square-foot retail center in Chester. The property, which sold for $221 per square foot to GBT Realty Corp., is located at 12607-12649 Jefferson Davis Highway, 13 miles south of Richmond. The shopping center includes two multi-tenant buildings and six single-tenant outparcels, as well as a six-acre pad site. At the time of sale, Bermuda Square was leased to 18 tenants, including Petco, SunTrust Bank, Starbucks and Chipotle. Catharine Spangler of Thalhimer represented the seller, Giant Food Stores, in the sale. David Crawford and Pete Waldbauer, also of Thalhimer, served as leasing advisers during the disposition.

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MANASSAS, VA. — KLNB has brokered the $21 million sale of Maplewood Center, a 135,674 square-foot grocery-anchored retail center located at 8300-8370 Centreville Road in Manassas. Andy Stape, Vito Lupo and Stephen Porter of KLNB’s Retail Investment Sales Group represented the undisclosed seller and procured the unnamed purchaser for this transaction. Anchored by Megamart Supermarket, a Mid-Atlantic supermarket chain, Maplewood Center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Other notable tenants include Dollar General, McDonald’s, Popeyes and Pizza Hut.

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CENTREVILLE, VA. — A partnership between Bethesda, Md.-based Willard Retail, New York-based Declaration Partners and Baltimore-based Frankel Properties has acquired Old Centreville Crossing, a 171,631-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Centreville, seven miles west of Fairfax, Va. The partnership purchased the property for $55.4 million from JBG Smith, a REIT based in Chevy Chase, Md. The partnership plans to complete minor renovations to the center. Old Centreville Crossing is located at 13810-13860 Braddock Road and situated on 16 acres along U.S. Route 29. Spa World and Korean-American supermarket chain H-Mart anchor the asset.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. —San Antonio-based real estate service company LYND has acquired an apartment community in Virginia Beach for $43 million. Located at 205 34th St., the 16-story, 266-unit Mayflower Apartments is within a block of the Atlantic Ocean and less than a mile from downtown Virginia Beach. Mike Marshall of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller, Harbor Group International, a Norfolk-based real estate investment and management firm. LYND plans to spend over $3 million on capital improvements to both individual units and common areas, including Amazon package lockers, surfboard lockers and renovations to the fitness center. LYND management has been retained to oversee renovations and manage the building. Henry Stimler of NKF arranged a $33 million acquisition loan for LYND through Hunt Real Estate Capital, represented internally by Marc Suarez. The property has 3,140 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a separate parcel with 11,915 square feet of freestanding retail and on-site and off-site parking. Built in 1950, the last renovations to the building were completed in 2010. The Mayflower currently has studio, one- and two-bedroom units and a penthouse floor. Community amenities include outdoor and indoor pools, a fitness center, restaurant, on-site clothes care center, concierge …

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RICHMOND, VA. — Thalhimer Realty Partners, the investment and development arm of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, plans to build the next phase of City View Landing, a residential development situated in Richmond’s Manchester neighborhood. Dubbed City View Marketplace, the $30 million project will include five buildings housing 161 apartments and 13,270 square feet of ground-level retail space. The project will join The Overlook at City View and City View Row within the master development. Thalhimer expects to deliver City View Marketplace in phases, with a full completion set for April 2020. The City View Landing development features a two-acre pad site on Hull Street that could house a 36,000-square-foot grocer or a future mixed-use building, according to Thalhimer.

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TYSONS, VA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $60.2 million sale of a 12-acre eastern parcel within the Dominion Square mixed-use development in Tysons, situated 13 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. Capital Automotive Real Estate Services Inc., a McLean, Va.-based financial holding company specializing in car dealership locations, sold the parcel to an undisclosed buyer, whom the Washington Business Journal indicates is LHL Dominion Square, possibly an affiliate of New York-based Algin Management Co. LLC. The Dominion Square site is approved for 2 million square feet of office, residential, hotel and retail space near the Greensboro Metro station in Tysons. Jud Ryan, James Cassidy, Mark Anstine and Dan Lockard of NKF represented Capital Automotive in the transaction.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA. AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has purchased tow affordable housing communities for a combined $99.2 million. The first property, Alexandria Station Apartments, is located in Alexandria and sold for $52.7 million. The 290-unit community was built in 1965 and renovated in 1998 and 2010. The property comprises 25 three-story buildings that were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Alexandria Station is a 251,579 square-foot property consisting of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, grilling and picnic areas, playground, on-site-laundry facilities and a clubhouse. The other property is Brooke Commons, a 288-unit complex in Orlando that sold for $46.5 million. Built in 2000 and comprising 36 two-story buildings, Brooke Commons was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Five percent of the community’s units serve those making 55 percent of the area median income (AMI), while 50 percent are reserved for residents earning 60 percent AMI and 45 percent of the units are for residents earning 60 to 80 percent AMI. The property is located three miles from the University of Central Florida campus and 12 miles northeast of downtown Orlando. Communal amenities include a business …

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TYSONS, VA. — Northridge Capital and KAMCO Investment Co have acquired Centerstone at Tysons, a six-story, 151,949-square-foot office building fully leased to Freddie Mac on a triple-net lease basis. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 1550 Westbranch Drive in Tysons, two miles from downtown Tysons and 14 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. Citizens Bank provided the buyers with a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan. Jud Ryan and James Cassidy of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the sellers, Rubenstein Partners and Griffith Properties, in the transaction. Joseph Donato and Kassi Saridakis, also with NKF, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Northridge Capital and KAMCO.

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PORTSMOUTH, VA. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors has purchased The Myrtles at Olde Towne, a two-property, 394-unit apartment complex in Portsmouth, for $43.4 million. The Hampton Roads property comprises Olde Towne I and Olde Towne II, totaling eight buildings spanning 14 acres. Olde Towne I, which was built in 2006, features six three-story garden-style buildings offering 246 units. Olde Towne II was built in 1972 and renovated in 2006. The complex has two eight-story buildings with 148 units. Communal amenities across both complexes include pools, grilling/picnic areas, a clubhouse, fitness facility, cyber café, game rooms, bike storage, a dog park and detached garages. The properties are located across the street from each other at 850 Crawford Parkway and 303 Effingham St., seven miles north of downtown Chesapeake. The seller was not disclosed.

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DUMFRIES, VA. — Hamilton Zanze has bought Oasis at Montclair Apartments, a 244-unit multifamily community in Dumfries. The property is located at 16500 Stedham Circle, 31 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C., and 28 miles south of Amazon’s planned HQ2. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,016 square feet. Communal amenities include a fitness center, car wash, coffee bar, dog park, internet café, movie theater, clubhouse, outdoor fitness center, outdoor cabanas with grills, pool and a yoga room. Hamilton Zanze plans to renovate 219 units to include vinyl plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, new lighting and smart home technology. The company will also refresh all community amenities and replace the theater room and outdoor workout area. Mission Rock Residential will manage the property. The seller was not disclosed.

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