Previously only rumored to be involved in the project, the e-commerce giant purchased the Rockville site for $16.5 million weeks after plans were filed to revive the development.
Commercial Real Estate
Douglas Development buys vacant Dominion office tower for hotel-housing conversion
Douglas paid $19 million for the former Dominion Energy high-rise in Richmond’s Financial District with plans to redevelop the 20-story building into 200 hotel rooms and 290 apartments.
VCU picks up Broad St. building across from under-construction arts center
The VCU Real Estate Foundation paid $540,000 for the vacant two-story structure that’s across from the construction site at Broad and Belvidere.
Next piece of Chesterfield’s Springline development will be new $80M mixed-used building
Next year is shaping up to be a notable one for the Springline at District 60 development in Chesterfield, with a second mixed-use building slated to break ground and some of the first phases at the site expected to finish construction.
Developer closes out year with $6M in deals in Scott’s Addition, Willow Lawn area
Breakwater Cos. is planning similar projects at both sites, each with about 170 apartments above 5,000 square feet of commercial space.
Doors open on restored Hotel Petersburg after $23M rehab
The boutique hotel in the heart of Old Towne Petersburg opens today as the second iteration of the original Hotel Petersburg that first opened in 1916.
Owner of local Real Property Management franchise acquires commercial business from Dodson
As part of the deal, Ralph Reahard and Rob Hunter launched a new business, WatchPoint Commercial Real Estate. It now has nearly 500 accounts totaling over 2 million square feet of commercial space throughout Central Virginia.
Demolition starts on Daniel Call House as preservationists plead for access
Work started Tuesday on the planned demolition of the house, which has stood at 211 W. Grace St. for nearly a century but dates as far back as the late 1700s, when it was first built blocks away.
Landowners claim West Creek developer using rezoning as ‘smokescreen’ to block access to their 1,000 acres
A disagreement between major property owners in and around Goochland’s West Creek area is coming to a head this week.
Sheetz planned on Broad Street near Parham headed for vote
Despite pushback from neighbors and Henrico planning staff, the proposal for a Sheetz beside a residential neighborhood has passed one hurdle and is up for a deciding vote today.