Beehives on downtown office buildings sweet for corporate teambuilding

Written by

Posted on 7/6/2021 by Noah Daboul at Richmond BizSense

Downtown office buildings have been far quieter than normal over the last 18 months. But since November, the SunTrust Center has remained abuzz with worker bees of a different sort.

Raleigh-based Bee Downtown, which installs and maintains beehives on corporate campuses, expanded into Richmond from North Carolina with its first hives in Virginia atop the 26-story building at 919 E. Main St.

Bee Downtown CEO Leigh-Kathryn Bonner said the result is two hives containing about 30,000 bees each, aimed in part at helping Mother Nature and in part at corporate teambuilding.

“While we are putting the hives on the campuses — and it is very much a sustainability initiative — what we do throughout the year is we have employees going through interactive experiences,” said Bonner.

Continue reading the full article

Share this:

Roanoke law firm finds its digs in Richmond

Written by

Posted on 10/4/2018 by Michael Schwartz at Richmond BizSense

A seasoned law firm making its first push into Richmond has scored an office with a state capitol view.

Gentry Locke in recent weeks signed a lease for 2,700 square feet on the 11th floor of the SunTrust Center at 919 E. Main St.

It’s the firm’s first Richmond office after operating for 90 years in Roanoke and opening an outpost a few years ago in Lynchburg.

It launched here Sept. 1 while still searching for a permanent place, with litigation partner Gregory Habeeb overseeing the new office, and veteran attorney and lobbyist Chip Dicks joining the firm as a partner.

Habeeb, who made the move to Richmond from Gentry Locke’s Roanoke office and relocated his home from Salem, said downtown was the only area in which they searched.

Continue reading the full article

Share this:

Commonwealth Commercial Completed Eight Transactions This Week

Written by

Richmond, VA – September 28, 2018 – Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC is pleased to report this week’s completed transactions.

  • Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP leased 2,745 SF at SunTrust Center, 919 E. Main Street in the City of Richmond. Jamie Galanti and Russell Wyatt represented the Landlord.
  • Associated Scaffolding leased .239 acres at 2400 Anniston Street in Henrico County. Ben Bruni and Russell Wyatt represented the Tenant.
  • Meridian Planning Group leased 815 SF at 2410 Granite Ridge Road in Goochland County. Ben Bruni represented the Tenant.
  • Archibald 606, LLC purchased 1.19 acres of land at 10606 Trade Road in Chesterfield County for $150,000. Ryan Fanelli, Tucker Dowdy and Jamie Galanti represented the Seller.
  • Branch Civil Inc. leased 3,491 SF at 1001-1067 Technology Park Drive in Henrico County. Ben Bruni represented the Tenant.
  • Me By Design leased 1,410 SF at 318 Libbie Avenue in the City of Richmond. Jim McVey represented the Landlord.
  • Hui Lin and Chong Hui Chen (Asia Café) leased 2,700 SF at 161 Madison Heights Square in Amherst County. Morgan Trible represented the Landlord.
  • Treasures of Health, Inc. leased 1,597 SF at 7225 Bell Creek Road in Hanover County. Jim McVey and Morgan Trible represented the Landlord.

About Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC
Founded in 1996, Commonwealth Commercial is a leading full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Richmond, VA, with offices in Hampton Roads VA, Nashville TN, Jacksonville FL, Tampa FL, Greensboro NC, Charlotte NC, Raleigh/Durham NC, Greenville SC, Charleston SC, Reading PA, Kansas City MO and Houston TX. The company provides demonstrated expertise in the areas of leasing, purchasing, selling, developing, consulting, property management and asset management services.

Share this:

Commonwealth Commercial Completed Two Transactions This Week

Written by

Richmond, VA – July 13, 2018 – Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC is pleased to report this week’s completed transactions.

  • Deloitte LLP leased 5,042 SF at SunTrust Center, 919 E. Main Street in the City of Richmond.  Jamie Galanti and Russell Wyatt represented the Landlord.
  • Ryan Hartfield leased 4,000 SF at 112 Midpoint Drive in Goochland County.  Ben Bruni represented the Landlord.

About Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC
Founded in 1996, Commonwealth Commercial is a leading full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Richmond, VA, with offices in Hampton Roads VA, Nashville TN, Jacksonville FL, Tampa FL, Greensboro NC, Charlotte NC, Raleigh/Durham NC, Greenville SC, Reading PA and Houston TX. The company provides demonstrated expertise in the areas of leasing, purchasing, selling, developing, consulting, property management and asset management services.

Share this:

Commonwealth Commercial Completed Four Transactions This Week

Written by

Richmond, VA – July 6, 2018 – Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC is pleased to report this week’s completed transactions.

  • Butler Snow LLP leased 3,335 SF at SunTrust Center, 919 E. Main Street in the City of Richmond.  Jamie Galanti and Russell Wyatt represented the Landlord.
  • Garrison Insurance Agency, Inc. leased 2,040 SF at 8405 West Broad Street in Henrico County.  Morgan Trible represented the Landlord.
  • Regal Home Contracting, LLC leased 1,320 SF at 10010 Three Chopt Road in Henrico County.  Ben Bruni represented the Tenant.
  • Abbott’s Auto Service leased 4,596 SF at 11008 West Broad Street in Henrico County.  Jim McVey represented the Landlord.

About Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC
Founded in 1996, Commonwealth Commercial is a leading full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Richmond, VA, with offices in Hampton Roads VA, Nashville TN, Jacksonville FL, Tampa FL, Greensboro NC, Charlotte NC, Raleigh/Durham NC, Greenville SC, Reading PA and Houston TX. The company provides demonstrated expertise in the areas of leasing, purchasing, selling, developing, consulting, property management and asset management services.

Share this:

Greater Richmond Chamber moving to SunTrust Center

Written by

Posted by Gregory J. Gilligan on Richmond Times-Dispatch on 11/18/2015

The Greater Richmond Chamber is moving to new digs.

The business group announced Wednesday that it had signed a lease to take over much of the 17th floor of the SunTrust Center at 919 E. Main St. downtown. Its board approved the move Wednesday morning.

The chamber will lease nearly 12,000 square feet, taking about two-thirds of the floor. It will have views looking north, east and south.

Continue reading the full article here.

Share this: