Jonathan Spiers

Jonathan joined BizSense in 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C., and at the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech grad covers government, real estate and other news. Reach him at (804) 308-2447 or [email protected].

Local real estate firm acquired in $1.9B deal

Landmark at Grand Terraces

Despite a recent push toward an IPO, a local apartments-focused REIT has agreed to be sold in a deal valued at $1.9 billion. West End-based Landmark Apartment Trust announced last week it will be acquired by Monument Partners LLC, an entity owned by affiliates of Greenwich, Connecticut-based Starwood Capital Group and Dallas-based Milestone Apartments REIT…. Read more »

Creative Q&A: The ad duo behind Elevation

With big-name clients and a reminder of their work in every RVA 25 bumper sticker, Aaron Dotson and Frank Gilliam’s firm Elevation is on the rise. The pair sat down with BizSense to talk about their beginnings and next step up.