Hospitality & retail top York County commercial real estate deals in 2025
York County records 65 commercial real estate sales last year, with the Route 17 corridor driving highest overall activity
York County recorded 65 commercial real estate transactions in 2025, reflecting a market defined by both high-value hospitality and retail sales and a large number of smaller commercial condo and industrial unit transfers. Activity was concentrated in several key corridors, with pricing trends heavily influenced by outlier properties and zoning classifications.
The year’s highest sale was 4000 Newman Road, which sold for $6,659,800. The property operates as the Williamsburg Campground, a 370-site RV resort and hospitality destination formerly known as the Williamsburg/Busch Gardens KOA. The second-largest transaction was the $5,400,000 sale of the 66-room Country Inn & Suites by Radisson at 400 Bypass Road.
Two properties tied for the next highest price at $4,253,738 each: 120 Gristmill Plaza, home to The Picklr indoor pickleball facility, and 100 Gristmill Plaza, a vacant large-format retail anchor formerly occupied by Kohl’s. Several properties sold for $3,175,000, including Sentara Family & Internal Medicine at 100 Enterprise Drive, a Virginia ABC store at 201 Tradesman Way, and multiple multi-tenant retail properties on Carrington Lane housing businesses such as Subway and Great Clips. Other notable transactions included the $3,000,000 sale of the former Rite Aid pharmacy on George Washington Memorial Highway and the $2,700,000 sale of The Village Shops at Kingsridge, a Class A office and retail complex on Village Avenue.
Geographically, the Route 17 Commercial Corridor was the most active area, recording 23 of the 65 total sales. This corridor includes properties along George Washington Memorial Highway, Carrington Lane, Enterprise Drive and Tradesman Way. The Yorktown Commerce Center ranked second with 13 sales, consisting entirely of individual commercial condo units on Old York Hampton Highway. Other active areas included the Bypass Road Commercial Area and the Light Industrial Greene Area, each with five transactions, and the Williamsburg Commercial Corridor with four. Several other districts saw only one or two transactions throughout the year.
Average sale prices varied widely by district and were often shaped by either one or two high-value properties or clusters of lower-priced condo sales. Among geographic districts, Large Acreage Tracts posted the highest average at $4,672,700, driven by two substantial Newman Road transactions. The Marquis Commercial Corridor averaged $4,253,738, reflecting just the two Gristmill Plaza sales. Victory Boulevard and Yorktown/Grafton commercial areas also showed high averages, though each was based on a single sale.
Mid-range averages were recorded in areas such as the Bypass Road Commercial Area ($1,710,000), Williamsburg Commercial Corridor ($1,525,000), and Route 17 Commercial Corridor (approximately $1.16 million), where 23 sales created significant price variation ranging from small parcels under $100,000 to multi-million-dollar retail and medical properties.
Lower average prices were concentrated in areas dominated by condo and small industrial unit sales. The Yorktown Commerce Center averaged roughly $196,000 across 13 transactions, with unit prices ranging from $120,000 to $280,000. Michael Commons and Harwood Village commercial condos also posted averages under $300,000.
By zoning classification, Rural Residential/Large Acreage tracts had the highest average sale price, followed by Planned Development Mixed Use and Economic Opportunity districts, both supported by multi-million-dollar retail and mixed-use properties. General Business was the most active zoning category with 27 sales and an average of about $1.11 million, reflecting wide price dispersion. Industrial and Limited Business districts posted lower averages, largely due to smaller unit sales and lower-priced parcels.
Overall, 2025 commercial sales in York County illustrate a market with strong hospitality and retail investment at the top end, steady corridor activity along Route 17, and a substantial volume of smaller commercial condo transactions shaping overall averages.
A Williamsburg Independent contributor used AI tools to summarize York County Commercial Sales by Neighborhood in 2025
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