The D.C. firm’s new local home is in Innsbrook’s North Shore Commons II building. (Mike Platania photo)
A national architecture and engineering firm is making a bigger local splash a year after establishing its Richmond presence.
Page Southerland Page, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., has leased office space for its local operations at 4991 Lake Brook Drive in Innsbrook.
The firm is taking about 9,000 square feet in the North Shore Commons II building, located between Lake Rooty and the former Innsbrook After Hours site in the evolving office park.
Page offers a slew of services related to construction including engineering, architecture, interior design and planning. The Richmond office is its 18th in the United States and 20th overall. It also has a presence in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico City, Mexico.
Jon Gray (Courtesy Page)
Managing Director Jon Gray was Page’s first local hire last year, coming over from Mason & Hanger’s local office. Gray’s since been joined by five others, but until now they haven’t had an office to call their own.
“We’ve been working remotely and driving up to D.C. to take care of some meetings, but we’re all pretty much remote currently,” Gray said.
“We’ve been getting together for social events – having a cookout here and there – and it’s apparent everybody’s excited to work together in a physical location.” He added that Page operates on a hybrid schedule, with employees coming into the office three days per week.
Page often works on healthcare, academic, science and technology, and government projects. Since arriving in Richmond, Gray said Page has worked on the new Central State Hospital and a project for Virginia State University, both of which are in Petersburg. He said the company also has done work for Virginia Tech and Old Dominion University.
An abundance of projects such as those factored into Page’s decision to open an office in Richmond, he said.
“It just made sense, and there’s a pool of talent (in Richmond) of highly skilled people that can work on those projects,” he said. “I think that that was a big factor in selecting Richmond.”
Page has applied for permits to outfit its space in Innsbrook, and Gray said the hope is to move in in a few months. The new space will also allow Page to grow its local headcount, with plans to double its Richmond staff to 12 people by this time next year.
Colliers International’s David Wilkins represented Page in lease negotiations.
The Richmond market has caught the eye of a handful of other national firms in the real estate and development world in recent years.
Atlanta-based Dwell Design Studio recently leased space in Scott’s Addition and the local arm of New York architecture firm ENV recently bought the Roastology building in the Fan. Harkins Builders, a Maryland-based general contractor, opened a local office last year, and national brokerages Newmark and Lee & Associates have recently hired Richmond-based brokers to help them break into the Richmond market.
The D.C. firm’s new local home is in Innsbrook’s North Shore Commons II building. (Mike Platania photo)
A national architecture and engineering firm is making a bigger local splash a year after establishing its Richmond presence.
Page Southerland Page, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., has leased office space for its local operations at 4991 Lake Brook Drive in Innsbrook.
The firm is taking about 9,000 square feet in the North Shore Commons II building, located between Lake Rooty and the former Innsbrook After Hours site in the evolving office park.
Page offers a slew of services related to construction including engineering, architecture, interior design and planning. The Richmond office is its 18th in the United States and 20th overall. It also has a presence in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico City, Mexico.
Jon Gray (Courtesy Page)
Managing Director Jon Gray was Page’s first local hire last year, coming over from Mason & Hanger’s local office. Gray’s since been joined by five others, but until now they haven’t had an office to call their own.
“We’ve been working remotely and driving up to D.C. to take care of some meetings, but we’re all pretty much remote currently,” Gray said.
“We’ve been getting together for social events – having a cookout here and there – and it’s apparent everybody’s excited to work together in a physical location.” He added that Page operates on a hybrid schedule, with employees coming into the office three days per week.
Page often works on healthcare, academic, science and technology, and government projects. Since arriving in Richmond, Gray said Page has worked on the new Central State Hospital and a project for Virginia State University, both of which are in Petersburg. He said the company also has done work for Virginia Tech and Old Dominion University.
An abundance of projects such as those factored into Page’s decision to open an office in Richmond, he said.
“It just made sense, and there’s a pool of talent (in Richmond) of highly skilled people that can work on those projects,” he said. “I think that that was a big factor in selecting Richmond.”
Page has applied for permits to outfit its space in Innsbrook, and Gray said the hope is to move in in a few months. The new space will also allow Page to grow its local headcount, with plans to double its Richmond staff to 12 people by this time next year.
Colliers International’s David Wilkins represented Page in lease negotiations.
The Richmond market has caught the eye of a handful of other national firms in the real estate and development world in recent years.
Atlanta-based Dwell Design Studio recently leased space in Scott’s Addition and the local arm of New York architecture firm ENV recently bought the Roastology building in the Fan. Harkins Builders, a Maryland-based general contractor, opened a local office last year, and national brokerages Newmark and Lee & Associates have recently hired Richmond-based brokers to help them break into the Richmond market.
It certainly does seem like a lot of real estate related firms are at least partially relocating to Richmond. Costar is the most obvious, but I remember being pretty interested when a Charlottesville based architecture firm said they were shifting their focus from Charlottesville to Richmond, as that was proving to be where the most action was.
Our Page staff are very excited to grow our local presence. We intend to use the new space to host our our clients, Page colleagues and consultants. For clarity, we are presently 26 strong in RVA with seating designed for 39 “In-The-Office”. Our talented professionals have creatively designed flexible workspaces like ours following COVID, being deliberate with the space and how it will feel and be used. We are very proud to be guided by Jon Gray and look forward to giving back in the Richmond area. Please feel free to contact any of us to get to know us… Read more »