VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: Michael B. Divaris, president of Divaris Real Estate, Inc. (DRE), announced the signing of four leases totaling 10,080 square feet of new and renewed office space in the Southside of Hampton Roads. Negotiations were handled through the Virginia Beach office of DRE.
SJS Executives leased 3,060 square feet of office space in Reflections 1 Building located at 2309 Lynnhaven Road in Virginia Beach, Va. SJS Executives specializes in resolving business, staff, and labor needs for major business and contract objectives, focusing on skilled trades job placement as well as executive search, staff augmentation and human resources services. DRE’s Krista Costa and Katherine Olson represented the tenant in the lease negotiations with the landlord, LCP Hampton Roads VIII, LLC.
GVI leased 2,970 square feet of office space in the Divaris-leased property located at 5700 Thurston Avenue in Virginia Beach. Founded in late 1999, Gateway Ventures, Inc., provides professional engineering, logistics, and process management services to several government agencies and programs. Costa and Olson represented the landlord, Bellmawr, LLC, in the lease negotiations.
Tidewater Physical Therapy renewed its lease for 2,300 square feet of office space in the Divaris-leased Chesapeake Square Medical Plaza at 4020 Raintree Road in Chesapeake, Va. Tidewater Physical Therapy is an independent, out-patient physical therapy practice owned by local area physical therapists. DRE’s Chris Bendit and Eric Hammond represented the landlord, Eure Real Estate, Inc., in the lease negotiations.
Dr. Kristina Ramsey leased 1,750 square feet of office space in the Divaris-leased Manor Commerce Center located at 5589 Portsmouth Boulevard in Portsmouth, Va. Dr. Ramsey received her doctorate of optometry from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. She currently holds the highest therapeutic licensure from the Virginia Board of Optometry. DRE’s David Bickford and Eric Hammond represented the landlord, Haysom Street Associates, 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.



