Leesburg, Va. — KLNB has negotiated the $9.7 million sale of a portion of Shenandoah Square Shopping Center in Leesburg. The two parcels included in the sale are located at 932 and 952 Edward Ferry Road NE and total 29,480 square feet. Tenants include Sherwin Williams, Cosmo Prof, Jenny Craig, Domino’s and Regional Finance. Shenandoah Square also includes a Walmart, Exxon gas station, Taco Bell, IHOP and 83,240 square feet of office space. The shopping center is situated 37 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Kevin Goeller, Ryan Goeller, Veronica Kamara, …
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American Real Estate Partners Unveils $35 Million Redevelopment Plan for Rosslyn Metro Center in Arlington
Arlington, Va. — American Real Estate Partners (AREP) has unveiled its plans to redevelop and rebrand the Rosslyn Metro Center in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood. AREP began the $35 million project earlier this month. Rosslyn City Center is a 62,000-square-foot former mall located directly above the Rosslyn Metro Station. Completion is scheduled for third-quarter 2020. Rosslyn City Center is located at 1700 N. Moore St., three miles east of downtown Arlington and less than five miles from Amazon’s HQ2 campus. The redevelopment will include transforming the existing structure on the site, …
Arlington, Va. — Lidl US plans to open 25 grocery stores on the East Coast by spring 2020. The 25 stores will be located in Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, including the first four in Long Island. Openings for the individual stores were not released. In conjunction with the openings, Lidl US also plans to close two stores in Rockingham and Kinston, North Carolina, this summer. Lidl operates 10,500 grocery stores in 29 countries. Lidl established its U.S. headquarters in Arlington in June 2015.
Richmond, Va. — Bogese Cos. has sold The Shoppes at Belvedere, a 22,577-square-foot shopping center in Richmond, for $5.7 million. The shopping center was 90 percent leased to nine tenants at the time of the sale, including Firebirds Wood Fire Grill, Stavna Dance Academy and Wilson Lee Interiors. Klein Enterprises acquired the property, which was built in 2008. Catharine Spangler, Calvin Griffith, Pete Waldbauer and Nicki Jassy of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller in the transaction.
Virginia Beach, Va. — Armada Hoffler will acquire Red Mill Commons and Marketplace at Hilltop in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for a combined $105 million from local retail developer Venture Realty Group. As part of the acquisition, Armada Hoffler will exchange 4.1 million operating partnership units valued at $15.55 apiece, as well as the assumption of $36 million in debt and $5 million in cash. Red Mill Commons is a 374,000-square-foot retail center that was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to more than 90 tenants, including T.J. Maxx, …
Virginia Beach, Va. — Alex Divaris, executive vice president of Divaris Real Estate Inc., died April 8 due to complications from colon cancer. He was 40 years old. Divaris assisted local, regional and national investors, users and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of retail, office and industrial properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. He earned a bachelor’s degree of business administration in finance from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and sat on the board of directors of the …
Springfield, Va. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has unveiled plans to redevelop Old Keene Mill, a 90,000-square-foot shopping center in Springfield, Virginia. Whole Foods Market, Planet Fitness and Walgreens anchor the center, which is situated at the corner of Old Keene Mill and Rolling roads 16 miles southwest of downtown Washington, D.C. Redevelopment plans include the addition of an outdoor fireplace, communal village design, new landscapes, wide sidewalks and new façade and signage. Completion is expected before Thanksgiving.