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Latest NewsPenzance Makes $55M Industrial Buy In Manassas Area
D.C. real estate company Penzance has acquired a six-building industrial portfolio in the Manassas area and retained JLL to market available space.
Penzance closed this week on the $55 million purchase of Gateway Centre and Linden Business Center, two industrial flex parks that total 212,086 square feet. The seller is a partnership between Davin Holdings and The Davis Cos.
Gateway Centre, located at 7201-7401 Gateway Court, was built in 1988 and spans 102,277 square feet, while Linden Business Center, located at 7245-7795 Coppermine Drive, was built in 2001 and totals 109,809 square feet.
Penzance said it aims to lease the properties’ current and upcoming vacancies, which range between 6,000 square feet and 33,000 square feet. It also said it intends to convert office-heavy suites in the buildings to industrial use by raising dropped ceilings and adding dock doors.
Penzance has brought on JLL’s metro D.C. industrial team to oversee leasing. Penzance’s in-house management team will take over operations of the industrial parks.
“In this supply-constrained Northern Virginia market, high-quality industrial flex assets like these are becoming increasingly scarce, making this a particularly valuable addition to our portfolio,” Lauren Kowall, […] read more
Arlington Firefighters Move Into New Fire Station 10 in Rosslyn
Construction on the three towers of The Highlands, which started in October 2018, is wrapping up. The fire station appears to have finished earlier than developer Penzance anticipated. A spokeswoman previously told ARLnow the station would be ready in the fall, along with a new apartment tower and condo tower.
Passersby can see a 35-foot tall sculpture of a bronze nozzle with twisting spirals of stainless steel, representing water. At night, light illuminates the stainless spirals. The art installation, a tribute to firefighters, marks the first time public art has adorned a fire station.
Baltimore artists David and Eli Hess were commissioned for the art, which […] read more
As Interest in Luxury DC Apartments Soars, Developers Are Competing to Offer the Most Extravagant Amenities Possible
This development in Rosslyn consists of three separate residence towers: two apartment buildings, Aubrey and Evo, and the condominium tower Pierce. While Aubrey and Pierce are currently open, Evo is expected to be ready for move-ins next month. One-bedrooms at Pierce are on the market in the $900,00 range, while one-bedrooms at Aubrey and Evo start around $2,300 a month.
Aubrey has many of the amenities one would expect at a luxury apartment—a rooftop pool, an exhibition kitchen, a coworking area, a high-end gym—and Pierce has a two-story fitness center. But Evo’s amenities are especially bougie. Think a 65-foot-long rooftop pool […] read more
New Rossyln Development Marks Construction Milestone
A project that is changing the skyline of Arlington has just celebrated its “topping out.”
The massive Highlands residential development in Rosslyn recently reached its full height. Construction, which has continued through the pandemic and some notable challenges, is expected to wrap up in the second half of 2021.
The Highlands, when completed, will consist of nearly 800 luxury rental apartments, just over 100 condos, 40,000 square feet or retail space, a renovated park, and a new ACFD Fire Station 10.
It’s located at 1555 Wilson Blvd, at a high point in the Rosslyn neighborhood, adjacent to H-B Woodlawn’s new building known as […] read more
Penzance Offers Peek into Herndon Office Park Revitalization
Penzance, a DC-based real-estate firm, is offering a peek into its revitalization plans for Spring Park, an office park located at 455 and 475 Springpark Place.
The office park is located within a mile of the company’s planned major mixed-use neighborhood near the future Herndon Metro Station. The firm acquired 10 single-story buildings for $75 million nearly one year ago.
In an Aug. 5 presentation to the Town of Herndon’s Architectural Review Board, Penzance indicated it is looking into “revitalizing the whole site” and improving its connection to the Washington & Old Dominion Trail.
So […] read more