Virginia

RESTON, VA. — NXT Capital has provided a $19 million first mortgage loan to refinance Parkridge III, a 109,000-square-foot office building in Reston. Dan McIntyre of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Parkridge III is located within Reston’s largest office park, directly off Dulles Toll Road, and roughly five miles from Dulles International Airport. The building features a fitness center and a conference room, and the greater office park features a pond, picnic area and a volleyball court.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — HFF has arranged a $95.5 million loan for the acquisition of Meridian at Carlyle, a 403-unit apartment community in Alexandria, roughly eight miles south of Washington, D.C. Steven Klein and Cary Abod of HFF secured the five-year, floating-rate loan through MetLife Investment Management on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture led by Lincoln Property Co. (LPC). The new ownership will renovate unit interiors, update common area amenities and rename the community Lincoln at Old Town. Located at 401 Holland Lane, the property is adjacent to a Whole Foods Market and within walking distance to the King Street Metro Station. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, barbecue area, putting green, fitness center, clubroom with billiards, concierge services and on-site dry cleaning service.

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HERNDON, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged $30 million in permanent financing for the 324-room Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport Hotel in Herndon. Mark Remington of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the loan through Bank of America Merrill Lynch on behalf of the hotel owner, Rocks Engineering. The Virginia-based company originally developed the hotel in 1986 as a Days Inn. The company has since rebranded the property to Crowne Plaza, part of InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) brand family. In 2016, Rocks Engineering invested $12 million to renovate the hotel, which now features 10,000 square feet of meeting space, a business center, 24-hour fitness center and an on-site restaurant. The hotel is located roughly two miles from Dulles International Airport.

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WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of the 295-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Williamsburg. Ketan Patel and Monty Levy of HREC arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Waramaug Hospitality. An affiliate of Shamin Hotels, a Virginia-based hotel owner and operator, acquired the asset. The sales price was not disclosed. The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel is located adjacent to the Busch Gardens theme park, a half-mile from Anheuser Busch’s Williamsburg Budweiser brewery and five miles from the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.

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REMINGTON, VA. —Canada-based PointOne Development Corp. is underway on Remington Technology Park (RTP), a 234-acre data center campus in Remington, a city in northern Virginia. PointOne is investing $1.6 billion to develop the project, which will be supported by 300 megawatts of utility power and will have connectivity to terrestrial and undersea fiber-optic cables. Diode Ventures, in conjunction with Enfinite Capital, secured initial funding for RTP and will continue to provide financial modeling support and capital assembly for the balance of the project. Black & Veatch is providing design-build services. The Diode/Enfinite partnership will operate and maintain the campus upon completion. The project marks PointOne’s first investment in the U.S. data center market. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

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FAIRFAX, VA. — Charlotte-based Grubb Properties has acquired Argon Plaza, a 275,000-square-foot office building in Fairfax, for $38.8 million. The property is located within the Fair Lakes master-planned community, roughly 19 miles west of Washington, D.C. The mixed-use development is home to a Hyatt Regency hotel and more than 1 million square feet of retail and restaurant space. C-III Asset Management sold Argon Plaza, and HFF and NAI Global arranged the transaction. Grubb Properties plans to make capital improvements to the building that will upgrade its tenant amenities. The property’s anchor tenant, a defense contractor specializing in military technology and intelligence, occupies more than half of the building and recently signed a five-year lease renewal.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Atlanta-based New Realm Brewing has unveiled plans to open a second brewery and taproom in Virginia Beach. New Realm is partnering with The Miller Group to lease a 58,000-square-foot facility, located four miles from the oceanfront at 1209 Craft Lane. The space formerly housed Green Flash Brewing Co. The new brewery will be capable of brewing 40,000 barrels annually and will feature a tasting room, outdoor beer garden and private event space. The facility will open upon receiving applicable licenses required for operation. Carey Falcone, Bob Powers and Mitch Steele founded New Realm in 2016. The brewery’s 20,000-square-foot flagship facility opened in January 2018 along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail.

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NORFOLK, VA. — Greysteel has arranged the $7.6 million sale of the Norfolk Ocean View Portfolio, a nine-property multifamily portfolio located in Norfolk’s Ocean View neighborhood. Rawles Wilcox and Jared Emery of Greysteel arranged the transaction on behalf of both the seller, Boardwalk Realty & Development, and the buyer, Brick Lane Real Estate. The portfolio is located on the Willoughby Spit peninsula and comprises 104 units spread throughout nine individual properties: Neptune’s Waters, The Blue Marlin, Fish Tails, Fish Heads, Tradewinds, The Beach House, Fisherman’s Cove, The Castaways and Havana Beach. The units feature new appliances, refinished cabinets, resurfaced countertops, lighting packages, faux hardwood floors and new carpet.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Mercer Street Partners has acquired Corporate Center V, a 71,000-square-foot office building in Virginia Beach, for $9.9 million. Amerigroup Corp., a health insurance provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Anthem Inc., is headquartered at the building. Canal Capital Management arranged the transaction on behalf of Mercer Street Partners. Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the undisclosed seller. Located at 4425 Corporation Lane within Corporate Center office park, the building is located within walking distance to Pembroke Mall and Town Center of Virginia Beach. The $608 million Town Center is home to more than 800,000 square feet of office space, 19 restaurants, apartment units, hotel rooms and more than 30 shopping and entertainment venues.

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GLEN ALLEN, VA. — MCR has acquired the 136-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott Richmond North Glen Allen for $10.9 million. The hotel is located at the intersection of Interstates 295 and 95 in Glen Allen, roughly 13 miles north of Richmond. The hotel features an indoor pool, fitness center, complimentary Wi-Fi, 300 square feet of meeting space, a 24-hour business center and a 24-hour market. MCR is the seventh largest hotel owner-operator in the country and has invested in and developed 102 hotel properties in 26 states spanning more than 12,000 rooms.

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