Ames Center, L.C. v. Soho Arlington, LLC

PRESENT: Goodwyn, C.J., Powell, Kelsey, McCullough, and Chafin, JJ., and Russell and Millette, S.JJ. AMES CENTER, L.C. OPINION BY v. Record No. 210640 JUSTICE D. ARTHUR KELSEY AUGUST 18, 2022 SOHO ARLINGTON, LLC FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ARLINGTON COUNTY Daniel S. Fiore II, Judge Claiming the status of a third-party beneficiary of a long-term ground lease, a developer filed a declaratory-judgment action against the lessee of an adjoining property, seeking to resolve conflicting interpretations of a lease provision. After holding that the developer was a third- party beneficiary, the circuit…