KAREN R. BEALE, SIOR
Karen R. Beale, as Principal for the Virginia Peninsula office, is responsible for managing the commercial brokerage and property management services offered by Divaris Real Estate, Inc. in the region. The Virginia Peninsula region includes Williamsburg/James City County, Newport News, York County, Hampton and Gloucester. The Peninsula office also handles properties in Smithfield, Suffolk and Isle of Wight County.
Prior to joining Divaris, Beale held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Hamner Development Company in Newport News, VA, where she was responsible for marketing the company’s brokerage and development services and the leasing and sales of a variety of office properties on the Peninsula from 1994 through 2006.
Prior to relocating to Hampton Roads, Beale, as Vice President of Marketing and Leasing for national developer Lee Sammis Associates, Inc., managed the leasing and sales of the Sammis/Copley portfolio in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. Her responsibilities included marketing in excess of 1.5 million square feet of office and flex space and over 700 acres of commercial land for development.
Her 27 years in commercial real estate include seven years as Director of Commercial Leasing with Gates, Hudson & Associates, Inc. In that position, she handled the exclusive leasing and property management of numerous retail and office properties in Northern Virginia. Beale started her career in leasing and property management with Beatty Management Company in McLean, VA in 1979.
A native of Richmond, she attended Longwood College and Virginia Commonwealth University, majoring in Marketing and Communications. She has held a Virginia Real Estate Broker License since 1985 and holds the SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) international designation as an Office Specialist.
Beale currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Virginia Living Museum, has been elected Vice President/President-Elect of the Virginia State Chapter of SIOR, is a charter member and serves on the Advisory Board of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Hampton Roads, and serves on the Board of Directors of HRACRE (Hampton Roads Association of Commercial Real Estate).
Her property listings include:
Newport Marketplace
Peninsula Town Center
Interstate Professional Center
PARTIAL LIST OF TRANSACTIONS COMPLETED
Office Leases in Newport News/Williamsburg:
| Strayer University |
Peninsula Campus |
21,088 sq. ft. |
| Casey Automotive |
Corporate Headquarters |
9,340 sq. ft. |
| Newport News Schools |
Enterprise Academy |
25,638 sq. ft. |
| Wells Fargo Home Mortgage |
Oyster Point Office |
3,976 sq. ft. |
| Kings Creek Realty |
Peninsula Call Center |
6,000 sq. ft. |
| U.S. Postal Service |
Oyster Point Station |
3,000 sq. ft. |
| Caro, Monroe & Liang |
Architectural Firm |
4,500 sq. ft. |
| Peninsula Pediatrics |
Medical Practice |
5,792 sq. ft. |
| Ridgeway’s |
Reproduction Services |
3,710 sq. ft. |
| Merrill Lynch |
Brokerage Firm |
12,000 sq. ft. |
| Ritchie-Curbow Const. Co. |
Commercial Contractor |
6,200 sq. ft. |
| Peninsula Agency on Aging |
Non-Profit Agency |
5,300 sq. ft. |
| James River Eye Association |
Medical Practice |
9,150 sq. ft. |
| VA Cooperative Extention |
Public Agency |
4,700 sq. ft. |
Sales in Newport News/Williamsburg:
| Former Signet Centre & Central Fidelity Bank Buildings |
95,105 sq. ft. |
$9,200,000 |
| Former Towne Bank Building |
2,086 sq. ft. |
$650,000 |
| Technology Center, Oyster Point of Newport News |
80,075 sq. ft. |
$5,900,000 |
| HROMS Building |
3,753 sq. ft. |
$610,000 |
| Rock Landing II, IV & V office portfolio |
68,250 sq. ft. |
$6,600,000 |
| Cobb Technologies |
5,200 sq. ft. |
$745,000 |
| Timothy Queen M.D. |
5,641 sq. ft. |
$878,000 |
| Charney Chiropractic |
3,900 sq. ft. |
$588,000 |
| N. Ray Lee, DDS |
5,293 sq. ft. |
$874,000 |
| Landing Point, LLC |
4,460 sq. ft. |
$758,200 |
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To contact Karen, email kbeale@divaris.com |
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