VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: Michael B. Divaris, president of Divaris Real Estate, Inc. (DRE), announced the signing of six leases totaling 34,555 square feet of new and renewed commercial space throughout the Hampton Roads region. Negotiations were handled through the Virginia Beach, Virginia, office of DRE.
Williams Mullen renewed its lease for 22,950 square feet of office space in the Divaris-leased and –managed Armada Hoffler Tower located at 222 Central Park Avenue in the Town Center of Virginia Beach. Williams Mullen is a regionally based, full-service law firm with more than 230 attorneys in offices across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington D.C. Michael Divaris, Vivian Turok and Krista Costa represented the landlord, Armada Hoffler Tower 4, LLC, in the lease negotiations.
Bliss Bakery renewed its lease for 3,327 square feet of retail space in the Divaris-leased and -managed Columbus Village located at 296 Constitution Drive in Virginia Beach. Part of the Town Center of Virginia Beach, the bakery in Columbus Village is joined by Barnes & Noble, fye, Five Below and ULTA Beauty. Gerald Divaris and Sezin Cortinas represented the landlord, Columbus Town Center, LLC, in the lease negotiations.
DC Johnson, PLLC renewed its lease for 3,263 square feet of office space in the Divaris-leased Windwood Centre located at 780 Lynnhaven Parkway in Virginia Beach, Va. The law firm is joined by additional tenants in the Class A brick and glass office building including: Regus, PROSOFT, and Atlantic Mortgage and Funding. DRE’s Turok and Elizabeth Paasch handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord, Continental Windwood Centre, LLC.
Davis Media leased 2,673 square feet of office space in the Divaris-leased 3300 Building located at 397 Little Neck Road in Virginia Beach. Davis Media operates The Tide, an Adult Album Alternative radio station; 107.9 Bach FM which connects to a Classical audience on the Virginia Peninsula; 1490 AM The Game sports/talk station on the Southside of Hampton Roads; and an online newspaper with Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, WYDaily.com. Paasch and Turok represented both the tenant and the landlord, Little Neck Office Park, LLC, in the lease negotiations.
Kingdom of Jesus Christ renewed its lease for 1,200 square feet of space in The Shoppes at Lake James located at 5347 Lila Lane in Virginia Beach. The church joins other tenants in the Divaris-leased and -managed shopping center, including: Lissa’s Beauty Salon, the Travel Outlet and Barb’s Gifts and More. DRE’s Eric Hammond and David Bickford represented the landlord, Chu & Sons, Inc., in the lease negotiations.
Device Pitstop leased 1,142 square feet of retail space in the Divaris-leased Marketplace at Tech Center located at 12080 Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Va. Device Pitstop buys, sells and service laptops, tablets, smartphones, and iPods. The retailer joins Whole Foods, DSW, P.F. Chang’s Chinese Bistro, ULTA Beauty, Stein Mart, Café Rio, Mello Mushroom, Zoe’s Kitchen, Jos A. Bank, Carter’s and Oshkosh B’Gosh in the regional lifestyle center. DRE’s Mary McGovern and Erica Meekins Rorrer represented the landlord, The Marketplace at Tech Center, LLC, in the lease negotiations.
About Divaris Real Estate
Divaris Real Estate, Inc. is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA with offices in Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond and Roanoke, VA; Charlotte, NC; Beverly Hills, CA; and Washington, DC. Divaris Real Estate and Divaris Property Management Corp. are divisions of The Divaris Group, an international real estate brokerage and property management company that currently manages and/or leases in excess of 26 million square feet of prime office, retail and industrial space from New Jersey to Florida. Gerald S. Divaris is Chairman of the Board, and Michael B. Divaris is President of Divaris Real Estate, Inc.
Divaris Real Estate is a member of Realty Resources, (http://www.realtyresources.org/) a national group of independent retail property brokers and managers, covering 91 major markets throughout the U.S. DRE is also the Virginia affiliate for The CORE Network, (http://www.corenetworkcre.org/) a national group of office and industrial brokers with affiliates throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Asia and Europe. These organizations represent corporate and institutional clients, tenants and buyers in all aspects of leasing, development, management, sales and acquisitions.
