![]() MacMillan-Whitaker has worked in the real estate industry since 1985, and has represented national retailers in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., according to the Venture website.Īs the firm’s licensed principal broker, she focuses on site acquisition, site design and predevelopment responsibilities. Venture Realty Group first responded to the request for proposals in March 2017, working with three city managers, multiple City Council representatives and countless community stakeholders before the deal terms were approved in December 2019, according to the firm’s announcement. The development is fulfilling a decadeslong vision to capitalize on the Dome site, which became vacant in 1994. Jordan Co., Bishard Development and Priority Title/H20 Investments, the firm said. ![]() In addition to Venture, Williams and the Virginia Beach Development Authority, other development partners are Newport News-based W.M. “This project hits close to home for our entire Virginia Beach-based team, and we’re immensely proud to move our vision forward.” “After a lengthy, complicated and unorthodox process that included various COVID-related shutdowns and historic post-pandemic inflation, we are honored to finally get started on bringing Atlantic Park to life,” MacMillan-Whitaker announced in March. Pharrell Williams is a development partner, and MacMillan-Whitaker had also worked with the 13-time Grammy winner’s team in organizing the first Something in the Water festival. The development at the old Dome site at the Oceanfront will feature a lagoon with machine-generated waves, a live entertainment venue, restaurants, retail, offices, residential and more.ĭonna MacMillan-Whitaker (Courtesy of ) The power of the deal Donna MacMillan-WhitakerĪs founder and managing partner at Venture Realty Group, Donna MacMillan-Whitaker was part of the team that helped assemble the $335 million Atlantic Park development project in Virginia Beach, which will transform the former Dome site into a surf park, live entertainment venue, restaurants, retail and more.Ītlantic Park supports Virginia Beach as a year-round destination for tourism and so has the potential to fuel economic growth, in addition to adding another attraction that supports local quality of life. Williams’ public backing of the surf park as a partner helped keep the project on the table. Williams also scored a major development victory in March when Atlantic Park, a $335 million mixed-used development and public/private partnership, closed after years of negotiations. ![]() Even though rain delayed Friday acts and washed out Sunday performances, tens of thousands of attendees packed the beach for performers such as Diddy, Busta Rhymes, the Jonas Brothers and Lil Wayne. Pharrell Williams, the Virginia Beach native and pop culture multihyphenate, had another busy year, bringing a successful music festival back to his hometown and advancing several development projects around Hampton Roads.Īfter cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic and a year away in Washington, D.C., Williams brought his Something in the Water music festival back to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront in late April. Pharrell Williams (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot) The power of celebrity Pharrell Williams The company is also a joint venture partner for the construction of the Headwaters Resort & Casino in Norfolk. The company is also working on the veterans’ health care clinic on Chesapeake Regional’s campus, which will serve as a satellite for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Hampton medical center. Lawson helped raise money for Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters’ new pediatric mental health hospital in Norfolk and W.M. ![]() Lawson has helped Thompson transform the north end and central area of the beach with the Hilton and Cavalier projects, and now, he believes Atlantic Park can have a revitalization effect for the south end, particularly with a year-round tourist attraction and jobs. He’s personally invested, like other developers on the project, because he believes in its success. Lawson’s construction management company is helping to execute the vision for the Atlantic Park surf park mixed-use development at the former Dome site in Virginia Beach. “You need to leave everything better than you found it,” he said. His two sons are returning to the area for work after college, and he’s glad to grow the region to retain the next generation of talent. “It’s fun to be a part of helping to increase the quality of life in the community that you were born in and live in,” Lawson said about Hampton Roads. in Newport News, continues to play an active role in the region’s transformative developments.
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