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Latest NewsOffice Property Near Herndon Metro Sells To Multifamily Developer Partnering With Japanese Firms
A 1980s-era office complex next to the new Herndon Metro station has been eyed for mixed-use development for years, but now a new team has taken over the project.
Penzance, which had been planning to redevelop the two-story office property since 2015, sold it to a partnership led by San Diego-based Fairfield Residential.
Fairfield Residential paid $18.25M for the 4.3-acre site on the Dulles Toll Road, Fairfax County property records show and Fairfield confirmed to Bisnow. It has partnered with a trio of Japanese companies — Sumitomo Forestry, Tokyo Tatemono and Chuo-Nittochi Co. — to take on a new vision for the property, according to a press release from the Japanese firms late last month.
Fairfield and Penzance declined to comment on the deal.
The partnership is now planning an eight-story, 400-unit residential building, with the top five floors set to be constructed from wood, according to the release, which said the project is expected to cost 21.3B yen, or $142M. The development is also planned to include 5K SF of retail, according to a read more
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 […]
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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 moreReal Estate Rumors: Ytech, Penzance, Crescent Heights
Law360 (September 25, 2019, 5:37 PM EDT) — Florida real estate firm Ytech has sold a shuttered Belle Glade, Florida, apartment complex for $7.4 million, The Real Deal reported Wednesday. The deal is for Grand Lake Apartments, which has 384 units and is at 2000 S. Main St., The Real Deal said. The buyer is an entity managed by Florida investor Irvin Pena, according to the report.
Washington, D.C., developer Penzance has picked up a Virginia office complex for $71.5 million, Commercial Observer reported Wednesday. The deal is for 10 buildings in Herndon, Virginia, that have a combined 422,000 square feet, […]
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Penzance Buys Office Complex in Herndon, Va., for $72M
Penzance has purchased a 10-building office complex totaling 422,000 square feet in Herndon, Va., according to the Washington, D.C.-based developer.
The firm purchased the complex called Spring Park for $71.5 million from seller RREEF America REIT II CORP VVV, according to Fairfax County public land records.
Spring Park is comprised of single-story office buildings ranging from 19,216 to 63,912 square feet located at 450-485 Spring Park Place, 380 Herndon Parkway and 400 Herndon Parkway, according to a statement from Penzance.
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