After four months, the wait is over. A mixed-use development will move ahead on East Main Street in Shockoe Bottom.
Commercial Real Estate
Retailers combine forces as Carytown vacancies rise
Vacancies are on the rise in Carytown, and some businesses have joined together to save money and boost income.
Two new openings at Westchester Commons
Movie buffs and those with buff bodies now have two new haunts at Westchester Commons near the intersection of routes 60 and 288 in Chesterfield County.
Midlothian strip center sells for $7 million
Midlothian Center, on Wadsworth Drive in Chesterfield County, was purchased by a private investor for $7 million in cash. The seller was Allied Capital REIT, based in Washington.
Strip mall files for bankruptcy protection
A Chesterfield shopping center has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Rockwood Square LLC, which owns the Rockwood Square strip mall on the 10,000 block of Hull Street (near the corner of Courthouse) filed for bankruptcy protection late last week.
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 4.3.09
Q-T Realty LLC purchased the 18,000 square foot flex building at 10520 Lakeridge Parkway in Ashland for $1.2 million from sellers Frederick and Margaret Reames. The buyer does business at Milos America, Inc, a manufacturer of aluminum trusses.
Richmond’s piece of the coming commercial real estate shakedown
Riverside on the James, Richmond’s FBI Headquarters on Parham, a former Circuit City headquarters building. All three are among the local properties that have large commercial mortgages coming due in the next two years. Between now and the end of 2010, there are 27 CMBS loans coming due in the Richmond metropolitan area with $178.2… Read more »
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 3.27.09
Powertrain Control Solutions, leased 18,000 square feet at 11228 Hopson Road in Hanover. Woodcraft, a wood-working retail store, leased 10,000 square feet at 9862 West Broad Street in Henrico.
Commercial sales activity slips into hibernation
Who will budge first? Buyers and sellers of commercial real estate are locked in a game of chicken. But someone is going to have to budge, or deal volume will remain dreadfully low. And with commercial loans coming due and other commercial real estate investment groups needing to raise cash, some experts hint that it… Read more »
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 3.20.09
Evergreen Enterprise Inc., a distributor of home and garden products, leased 44,000 square feet at 4551-4593 Carolina Ave in Henrico. CB Richard Ellis reports Cigna Companies, a provider of employee benefits, leased 16,000 square feet at 901 E Cary St. in Richmond. Thalhimer reports Red, Hot and Blue, a barbeque restaurant chain, leased 5,000 square… Read more »