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Judge sides with Hanover County in dispute over Wegmans approval
Opponents displayed signs at a community meeting on the Wegmans distribution center and regional headquarters project in February. (Jonathan Spiers photos) The first round in a legal fight over Hanover...
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West End ‘fringe’ neighborhoods near Broad Street seeing uptick in home rebuilds
Chandler Construction’s homes at 4613 and 4615 Augusta Ave. replaced an older house on a double-lot. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers) As new development spilling over from the Scott’s Addition area...
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Downtime (pandemic edition): Angela Parrish crosses the finish line
Angela Parrish crosses the finish line at this year’s Richmond Marathon. (Carrie Parker photo) Nov. 7 was a long time coming for Angela Parrish. That was the day, 18 years after she first trained for...
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10 construction projects nail down Golden Hammer awards
Before-and-after photos of the Barton Mansion apartments. (Photos courtesy of Historic Richmond) A Northside mansion’s transformation into apartments and a shipping-container addition at a suburban...
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Riverside B&B, events venue proposed in Varina
The modern-style renovated farmhouse that would anchor the proposed bed-and-breakfast. (Courtesy of the Virginia Inn) A plan for what would be the first bed-and-breakfast and events venue in Varina is...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 11.24.20
Brand Federation handled research, brand and messaging work for a marketing campaign promoting Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Built for Kids capital campaign to support construction of a new...
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Gammino secures site for Jackson Ward development with $3M deal
The surface parking lot at the corner of Second and Leigh streets, where developer David Gammino is planning a five-story apartment building. (Jonathan Spiers photo) Using proceeds from a recent...
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Baskervill furloughs 23 positions as federal PPP loan funding runs out
Baskervill’s former headquarters at the Canal Crossing development in Shockoe Slip. The firm has since moved to The James Center. (BizSense file photo) Correction: Moseley Architects has reduced its...
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$2.3B arena-anchored development planned for Best Products site in Henrico
An aerial rendering of the proposed $2.3 billion GreenCity development. (Courtesy of GreenCity LLC) The city of Richmond’s loss could turn out to be Henrico County’s gain as the development team behind...
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Chester apartment complex sells for $33M — $8M more than it sold for in 2017
Some of the townhome-style apartments at Courthouse Green. (Photos courtesy of Courthouse Green Townhomes) Keeping up a streak of changing hands every three years or so, a Chester apartment complex is...
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Ski lodge-like Hanover house sells to local real estate agent for $2.5M
The home at 14854 Elliot Ridge Way sold for $2.5 million. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) He wasn’t in the market to buy a new home. But when the ski lodge-like house he’d been admiring for years came up...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 12.8.20
The Martin Agency’s Shockoe Slip headquarters. (BizSense file photo) The Martin Agency was named Adweek’s 2020 U.S. Agency of the Year. The industry trade pub said Martin saw 30 percent growth this...
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With an arena planned in Henrico, what’s next for the Coliseum?
The Coliseum as it appeared last week. (Jonathan Spiers photo) After a brief run last year as a post-apocalyptic set in a zombie TV franchise, the Richmond Coliseum has become a go-to spot for homeless...
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$2.8M sale of Cary Street Road home tops list of November deals
This home at 5111 Cary Street Road sold for $2.8 million. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) A house renovated by a former executive and a local painter topped home sales for November, with their Cary Street...
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City withdraws Pulse zoning changes, plans to revisit proposal next year
Renderings show potential building heights along Broad Street and Hermitage Road near the Science Museum of Virginia based on the city’s Pulse Corridor Plan. (Images courtesy of the city of Richmond)...
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360-unit development eyed in Innsbrook; Varina events venue hearing delayed
A rendering of the apartment buildings planned by Dominion Realty Partners in Innsbrook. (Images courtesy of Dominion Realty Partners) Already underway on a big apartment project in the Boulders, a...
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Real estate brokerage buys local peer, extends reach toward the Bay
Doug Dorsey, center, with SRMF’s Scott Ruth, Mahood Fonville, Scott Shaheen and John Martin, from left, outside Select Properties’ Irvington office. (McClure Images) Expanding its footprint into river...
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Richmond 300 plan goes to City Council for final vote tonight
The latest version of the Richmond 300 plan’s future land use map includes the new Community Mixed-Use designation, in orange. (Images courtesy of Richmond 300) Four years’ worth of work to update...
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City Council adopts Richmond 300 plan, with promise to amend it
The latest version of the Richmond 300 plan’s future land use map includes the new Community Mixed-Use designation, in orange. (Image courtesy Richmond 300) A growth guide for Richmond over the next...
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Developer changes location of planned business incubator at center of city...
LaMar Dixon inside the Broad Street space where he’s preparing to open his long-promised business incubator. (Jonathan Spiers photos) LaMar Dixon isn’t giving up on his long-promised business...
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