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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
DC Investment Firm Adds to Silver Line Portfolio With $50.5 Million Purchase
Penzance has snapped up a mixed-use complex near the Innovation Center Metro station in Herndon, Virginia, as the rollout of the Silver Line Metrorail extension continues to draw new development interest.
The D.C.-based real estate investment company paid $50.5 million to BET Investments to buy The Mark at Dulles Station in an off-market deal, Penzance confirmed. BET, a commercial real estate owner, developer and manager led by Toll Brothers co-founder Bruce Toll, had owned the 169-unit apartment and retail building since 2014 after acquiring it for nearly $39.3 million.
Penzance had been targeting investments around the future Herndon station before heading one […] read more
Best of NAIOP Northern Virginia 2019 Awards
“Focus on Excellence” was the theme of the Best of NAIOP Northern Virginia Awards held November 21, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons with over 840 people registered. Thirty-four awards were presented in the following categories: Interiors, Membership, Transactions and Buildings. The Awards Gala was an opportunity to celebrate significant new and renovated contributions to Northern Virginia by the commercial, industrial and mixed-use real estate community.
Awards were given in the following categories:
Buildings
Master Plan
Award of Excellence for The Highlands, submitted by Penzance and located in Rosslyn. NAIOP Members on the
team include: Hickok Cole Architects and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company. […]
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Company to invest $10 million, establish U.S. headquarters
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Block.one, a leader in providing high-performance blockchain software, will invest $10 million and establish its U.S. headquarters in Arlington County. Virginia successfully competed with Washington, D.C. for the project, which will create 170 new jobs over a period of three years.
“Block.one maintains a strong presence at its Blacksburg operation, and we are thrilled that this global company will expand its footprint in Virginia by locating its U.S. headquarters in Arlington County,” said Governor Northam. “Blockchain and other technologies are rapidly evolving, and industry pioneers like Block.one help to bolster the Commonwealth’s reputation as a leader in […] read more
Penzance Secures Office Park Near Future Herndon, Virginia, Metrorail Station
DC Firm Buys Campus Down the Road From its Proposed Mixed-Use Project
Penzance is buying up property around the future Herndon, Virginia, Metrorail station, this time closing on a low-rise office park down the road from where the company received approval earlier this year to develop a mixed-use development.
The company paid $71.5 million for Spring Park, a campus comprised of 10 single-story office and flex buildings constructed in the mid-1980s near Dulles International Airport. Penzance negotiated the deal with RREEF Management, a real estate investment trust.
The complex sits off Fairfax County Parkway, minutes from 555 Herndon Parkway where Penzance, after […] read more