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Latest NewsPenzance secures $100M to build fully leased Chantilly data center
D.C. developer Penzance continues to diversify into the lucrative data center market, scoring $100 million in construction financing for its Chantilly Premier project.
The fully leased, 241,000-square-foot data center shell will sit on 12 acres of a 79-acre site located adjacent to the Chantilly Auto Park, about 10 minutes from Dulles International Airport. The tenant has not been named.
Penzance, best known for its mixed-use and multifamily projects, recently broke ground on Chantilly Premier after landing financing from QuadReal Property Group, a Vancouver-based real estate investor, developer and operator. The data center is expected to deliver by mid-2027.
Marshall Scallan, Michael Zelin and Bindi Shah of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower.
“Securing this financing highlights the strong market appetite for high-quality, preleased assets backed by experienced sponsors,” Scallan said in a statement.
A Penzance affiliate acquired the vacant Chantilly parcel in August 2022. Three years earlier, the prior owner had the land rezoned for vehicle sales, a plan Penzance dropped in favor of either data center or warehouse. It ultimately landed on a data center.
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Rosslyn’s Fire Station 10 Will Include A 26-Foot Fire Nozzle Sculpture
A 26-foot-tall sculpture of a fire nozzle is coming to the new location of Fire Station 10 as a tribute to Arlington firefighters.
The artwork is the result of a partnership between Arlington Public Art and Penzance, the developer behind the upcoming massive development in western Rosslyn dubbed “The Highlands.”
Set to open in 2021, The Highlands will be the future site of the new Fire Station 10. Currently, the station is temporarily located at 1791 N. Quinn Street.
“This is our first opportunity to integrate public art into a fire station, which is a recommendation in Arlington County’s Public Art Master Plan,” said Angela Adams, Director of […] read more
Fresh look at condo tower coming to top of the Rosslyn hill
It was only a couple of years ago that Washington Business Journal employees were chasing cockroaches out of their Rosslyn office at 1555 Wilson Blvd. We’ve since moved. The antiquated, mid-rise office building is long demolished, and what Penzance is constructing in its place is a world away.
The D.C.-based developer this week released new images of Pierce, the 27-story condominium piece of The Highlands development coming to the top of the Rosslyn hill. The 104-unit Pierce, in addition to the 23-story, 331-unit Aubrey and 26-story, 449-unit Evo, both apartment towers, will have addresses on North Pierce […] read more
Herndon just marked a milestone in the small town’s history
Herndon officials just approved the town’s first new mixed-use development near the future Herndon Metro station, a major step for growth along the path of the Silver Line’s expansion.
The Town Council voted unanimously last week to sign off on development plans for a 4.3-acre property at 555 Herndon Parkway. D.C. developer Penzance is looking to replace the current office building with two residential towers and one office building, all of which will include ground-floor retail.
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Unizo sells Capitol Hill office building for $24 million less than it paid for it
An affiliate of Unizo Holdings Co. Ltd. has sold a 12-story office building in Capitol Hill for $24.5 million less than it paid for the property less in 2016.
The Tokyo-based real estate investor sold 50 F St. NW Tuesday for $85 million to an affiliate of Penzance Cos., according to the D.C. Recorder of Deeds. Unizo bought the 266,907-square-foot building in fall 2016 for $109.5 million as part of a larger buying spree. The sales price amounts to roughly $318 a square foot.
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