The mission of the EDA is to create jobs, maximize utilization of Norfolk’s real estate, foster business capital investment, increase revenue by growing the tax base, focus on efforts to build the strengths and the needs of neighborhoods and support minority and small businesses.
The EDA is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia created by the City to acquire, own, leased and dispose of properties to promote industry and induce businesses to locate and remain in the City of Norfolk.
With over 115 years of expertise in the real estate industry, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. manages, develops and provides sales and leasing services for shopping centers, apartment communities, office, industrial and investment properties throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.