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Historic Home Restoration Inspires Sharon Virts' Historical Fiction Writing Career
Washington, D.C. (7 News) — Acclaimed historical fiction author and passionate preservationist, Sharon Virts, shares her remarkable journey that bridges her love for history, storytelling and architecture. Virts and her husband purchased Selma Mansion, a once-neglected historic estate in Leesburg, Virginia, in 2016. When they took on the ambitious...
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transactions in the Fredericksburg area
United Parcel Service renewed its lease of 47,250 square feet of industrial space at McK Business Park, 3010 Mine Road, in Spotsylvania County, VA. Virgil G. Nelson, CCIM and Wilson H. Greenlaw, CCIM, SIOR handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord. Stafford Flex Ventures, LLC leased 20,554 square...
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Home Staging Company Serving Northern Virginia and D.C. Area Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Voila Home Staging & Design LLC has officially initiated a Chapter 11 process. The Sterling, Virginia-based company is known for its home staging and interior design services. Court records do not specify the reasons that could have led to the filing. Note: A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is a legal...
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DC considers change to help property owners after 7News exposed short-term rental problem
WASHINGTON (7News) — After 7News exposed a D.C. homeowner’s months-long fight to remove a squatter who refused to leave a short-term rental, change could be coming. Testimony before the D.C. Council Wednesday showed the issue may be more complicated than simply changing the law. 7News first began reporting...
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Game On: New Faces Around Manassas
Provided by City of Manassas Economic Development Department. Game Over Brings Immersive Adventure to Historic Downtown. After nearly three years of planning, Eleftherios “Ares” Nakos and Jonathan Thompson have officially opened Game Over Escape Rooms at 8955 Center Street in Historic Downtown Manassas. The idea started with a...
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Inova acquires medical office buildings, adding to Merrifield footprint
Inova Health System is making the jump from tenant to property owner at a pair of medical office buildings near its main Fairfax hospital campus. The nonprofit health care provider has acquired the Willow Oaks Medical Campus at 8260 and 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Merrifield for $97.5 million, the commercial real estate advisor Newmark announced yesterday (Wednesday).
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Metro Seeks Developer to Build Apartments and Shops at Braddock Road Station
Metro is looking for a developer to turn the bus loop and Kiss & Ride lot at Alexandria's Braddock Road station into apartments, shops and an underground garage. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released a request for proposals on Sept. 15 for the roughly 3.4-acre property at 720 N. West St., next to the Blue and Yellow line station. Proposals are due Dec. 15, and Metro expects to select a developer in the second quarter of 2027.
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Tysons nearly doubles population since 2010, as more housing comes online
Tysons still has a steep hill to climb to reach its goal of 100,000 residents by 2050, but it continues to make progress in its evolution from a commuter hub to a home. Since the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a comprehensive plan in 2010 setting that target, Tysons has come close to doubling its population from approximately 17,000 residents to 32,000 residents, the Tysons Community Alliance (TCA) reported earlier this month.
Falls Church News-Press
The Fields: Eminent Domain Awaits
Is it too early to raise the specter of condemnation, otherwise known as a taking or the exercise of eminent domain, in the cases facing the City of Falls Church in its efforts to maintain and expand its stock of affordable housing?. Last week, the City government moved very decisively...
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Seven residents sue to block MCB Real Estate’s $900M plan to demolish and replace Baltimore’s Harborplace pavilions
Seven Baltimore residents have filed suit against the City of Baltimore and an arm of MCB Real Estate in an effort to block the developer’s $900 million plan to demolish and replace the Harborplace pavilions. The suit, filed Monday in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, contends that city...
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Business in Brief: The failed Burger King site sale’s backstory, a rebranding bonanza and a massive wine-tasting event
What happened to plans for apartments at the former Van Ness Burger King?. To recap: A developer announced at an ANC 3F meeting last November its intention to purchase three lots on the same Van Ness block: The former Burger King site at 4422 Connecticut Avenue, the parking lot directly behind the restaurant and drive-thru area, and the former Days Inn parking structure (at 3415 Yuma Street) to the south.