A sampling of some of Virginia’s major construction projects

Published February 28, 2017 by Jessica Sabbath

HAMPTON ROADS

Waterside District. The renovation of downtown Norfolk’s old Waterside Festival Marketplace is in full swing. The $40 million, 125,000-square-foot dining and entertainment venue is expected to open in April.
Zeiders American Dream Theater.  Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. has started on its next phase of mixed-use development at the Town Center of Virginia Beach. It will include a 300-seat theater for local creative groups. 

RICHMOND

Dominion Resources office tower. The energy company is building a 1 million-square-foot, 20-story office tower. The building in downtown Richmond is expected to be ready by late next year.

Institute for Contemporary Art. Billed as a new gateway to the city, the institute at Virginia Commonwealth University is well underway. The $41.2 million, 41,000-square-foot building is scheduled to open Oct. 28.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Iron Mountain’s Data Center Campus. The Boston-based company has begun work on the first 150,000-square-foot center in what will be an 85-acre campus in Prince William County. The project represents an overall total projected investment of $350 million, with the first building expected to open this summer. 

Capital One Financial Corp. The financial services company has a new 930,000-square-foot headquarters tower underway at Tysons Corner. The headquarters expansion is scheduled for completion next ye