2020 CRE Business Predictions: Northern Virginia
With 2019 in the rearview mirror, now all eyes are on what’s to come in the New Year. Our local area is going through significant changes that effect all industries. With long awaited as well as new development projects under way, there is great anticipation on what 2020 will have in store for the region’s […]
Advice to New Business Owners
The period right after New Year’s is one my favorite times in the business year as people come off the holiday break rejuvenated, motivated and ready to put new plans and initiatives into motion. For some that means launching a new business line, expanding an existing business, or in some cases, starting a completely new […]
Best Small Business in Alexandria 2019!
This week, the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce recognized Tartan Properties Commercial as the Best Small Business in Alexandria 2019. These “Best in Business” awards annually recognize the companies setting themselves apart as leaders in the local business community. Tartan is proud to join the other companies recognized by the Chamber this year. Since its founding […]
What is Really Important In Designing Your New Office
August 2019 – There are so many different things to consider when you are designing your new office space from the ground up. You start with the basic layout concept but then you overlay, lighting, IT needs, entertainment wants, workspaces to social spaces but ultimately if you are doing it holistically you are using this […]
The Amazon Effect on Northern Virginia Commercial Real Estate – Amazon Watch 001
July 2019 – Much has been made of the potential Amazon Effect on Northern Virginia commercial real estate and the region when Amazon HQ2 arrives. Will it be like Seattle? Are home prices going to skyrocket? Will empty office buildings in the region suddenly fill up? Are roads going to become clogged with all the […]
Are You Nearing Retirement? What Should You Do With the Building?
July 2019 – Are you nearing retirement or beginning to make a succession plan for your company? Possibly you are the last wave of Baby Boomers making your way into retirement. Over the past several years a growing segment of our practice has become assisting business owners in making decisions around their commercial real estate, […]
Tartan Properties Completes 1031 Exchange in Abilene, Texas
May 2019 – Tartan Properties is happy to announce that it recently completed a successful 1031 Exchange. The client acquired an Urgent Care/ER Clinic in Abilene, Texas. The triple-net leased property sold for $6,450,000 at a 7.25 cap rate with a ten-year lease in place. Additionally, this investment property was the first transaction Tartan has brokered […]
Industrial Property in Lorton Virginia Sale Completed
December 2018 – Tartan is excited to announce the successful sale of a portfolio of industrial property in the Lorton, Virginia industrial submarket, on the I-95 Corridor, for a longtime client of Tartan Properties Commercial. While presenting a few challenges for marketing, a field of the well-qualified buyer was distilled down in a relatively short […]
Reported Leak Intensifies HQ2 Announcement Buzz
November 4, 2018 – The Amazon HQ2 buzz intensifies on the question of locating to Arlington & Alexandria picked up significantly over the weekend, almost eclipsing the chatter of tomorrows mid-term elections. Amazon, like the “Mueller Investigation,” has promised not to make any announcements in advance of the November 6 election. Speculation has been swirling […]
@home real estate Purchases Office Building
May 2018 – On behalf of the seller Tartan Properties Commercial brokered the sale of 1423 Powhatan Street. The office building will be renovated and redesigned to be the sales office and design studio of @home real estate. Karen Hall, principal broker, of @home announced to her team on May 22nd of the plan to […]