Deals in Innsbrook, Midlothian close out busy year for apartment sales
The Innslake Place Apartments at Innslake Drive and Dominion Boulevard in Innsbrook. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Capping off a busy year of apartment deals, a pair of newly built properties on opposite...
View ArticleThe Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 12.28.21
Red Orange Studio’s rebrand for Wasserhund includes its new slogan on merchandise. Red Orange Studio completed a rebrand for Wasserhund, a microbrewery in Hampton Roads. Centered on the tagline...
View ArticleOpen house: The top 10 highest-priced home sales of 2021
The 8,100-square-foot mansion at 22 W. Lower Tuckahoe Road in Goochland was the region’s priciest home sale in 2021. While not reaching the eight-figure heights of 2020 — when the top residential real...
View ArticleCreative Q&A: Ad Person of the Year
Jessica Collins, an assistant professor in VCU’s advertising program, is the 2021 Ad Person of the Year. (Photos courtesy of VCU) While her advertising career pre-VCU was more on the strategic planning...
View ArticleCity issues formal solicitation for ‘Diamond District’ redevelopment
An aerial shot of the area surrounding The Diamond. (BizSense file photo) The latest push in the yearslong effort to replace The Diamond and develop city-owned land around it is now officially out in...
View ArticleAd rewind: 2021’s memorable marketing moments
From facemask-induced eyewear fog-ups to vaccination campaigns, the effects and challenges of the pandemic remained prominent in Richmond’s ad output this year. But COVID-19 wasn’t the only story told...
View ArticleOff the clock 2021: A year’s worth of Downtime feature stories
From taking the reins of a competitive show horse to rocking out in jam sessions and shows around town, Richmond’s business people found their own ways to keep their work lives balanced in 2021. Music...
View ArticleRare infill project on Arthur Ashe Blvd. would add 2 new homes near museum
A rendering of the two townhomes planned to replace a parking lot at 415 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. (Images courtesy of Center Creek Homes) As it ups its workload across the city, a homebuilder known for...
View ArticleEx-Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates sells his West End home for $3M
The house at 206 Virginia Ave. in Westmoreland Place sold off-market Nov. 9 for $3.15 million. (City of Richmond property record photo) A high-profile name in the orbit of former President Donald Trump...
View ArticleResidential brokerage SRMF buys headquarters building for $1M
The two-story brick building at 420 N. Ridge Road, across from Tuckahoe Shopping Center, is the headquarters of Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville Real Estate. (Michael Schwartz photos) Local...
View ArticleGreenGate lures Homearama showcase to Short Pump
GreenGate’s residential section, made up of four-story townhome and condo buildings as well as single-family houses, will play host to the 2022 Richmond Homearama. (Photos courtesy of HBAR) Fresh off...
View ArticleShuttered Sears at Southpark Mall to be replaced with 280 apartments
A rendering of the apartment buildings, which would replace the former Sears building and connect to Southpark Mall via a walkway between them. (Images courtesy of Shane Burnette) With a plan to...
View ArticleVCU surgeon’s Windsor Farms deal topped December home sales
The house at 4105 Exeter Road in Windsor Farms topped area home sales in December. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) A 12-year-old house in Richmond’s West End, a 110-year-old home in the heart of VCU and a...
View ArticleTwo apartment complexes in Henrico, Chesterfield sell for combined $130M
The Boulders Lakeside apartments were completed last year. The complex sold for $71.6 million on Dec. 29. (Photos courtesy of Dominion Realty Partners) End-of-year apartment deals continue to come in,...
View ArticleThe Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 1.11.22
Familiar Creatures was named agency of record for Mateo’s Gourmet Salsa, owned by agency client Sauer Brands. The agency also released its latest ads for Crunch Fitness. The ads, for the fitness...
View ArticleLand deals lay groundwork for 3 multifamily developments
The parking lot at Monument Avenue and Hamilton Street. Proposed apartments would also replace an existing office building, visible to the right. (BizSense file images) Recent land deals totaling more...
View ArticleCity approves permit for mixed-use conversion of Church Hill building
An updated rendering shows how the buildings would appear from across the intersection of Marshall and 31st streets after a renovation and a three-story addition to a duplex in Church Hill. (Images...
View ArticleProspective developers query city on Diamond District proposal request
City of Richmond officials Maritza Pechin, Leonard Sledge and Sharon Ebert, clockwise from top left, during Wednesday’s virtual meeting with developers regarding Richmond’s Diamond District RFI....
View ArticleC-ville developer planning nearly 500 apartments at Midlothian site
A site plan turned with the right side as north shows the layout for the proposed 10-building complex. (Images courtesy of Chesterfield County) As it finishes out one project near Westchester Commons,...
View ArticleSpy Rock planning 5-story apartment building near Topgolf in Henrico
A northwest perspective of the proposed five-story apartment building as it would appear along Dabney Road. (Images courtesy of Henrico County) Continuing a push beyond the borders of its Scott’s...
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