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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 5.10.22
Danny Robinson, Martin Agency’s chief creative officer, beside a mural in its offices. Robinson was named Ad Age’s Chief Creative Officer of the Year for 2021. (BizSense file) TrailHead Creative added...
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Home across from UR and historic Hanover mansion top April sales
The house at 6503 River Road was the area’s top-priced seller in April. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) Less than $500 separated the two priciest area home sales in April, one of them a 19th-century...
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Updated: City selects three finalists for Diamond District project
The 60-plus acres of the Diamond District are bordered by Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Hermitage Road, the interstate and the railroad tracks. (BizSense file) And then there were three. The City of Richmond...
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Richmond City Council adopts $2.7B budget for fiscal year 2023
The Richmond City Council adopted the fiscal year 2023 budget at its meeting Monday night. (Screenshot) Capping a budget-review process that its members described as successfully collaborative, the...
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Once-controversial Patterson Ave. site planned for assisted living facility
A conceptual landscape plan shows a 10-foot-wide vegetative buffer would surround the assisted living facility at Patterson Avenue and Maybeury Drive. (Images courtesy of Henrico County) A 6-acre site...
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Coliseum RFP, demolition would follow arena’s planned transfer to EDA
The Richmond Coliseum has quite a storied past. As Richmond officials prepare to rezone the 20-block area referred to as City Center, they’re also taking further steps to position the Richmond Coliseum...
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Bowler apartments upgrade includes deal for new homes behind The Roosevelt
An aerial rendering shows the nine townhomes planned along M and 26th streets beside the former Bowler School that’s now senior apartments. (Images courtesy Daniil Kleyman) A renovation in the works...
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Latest homebuilder rankings provide peek into regional housing market
Construction at HHHunt Homes’ Rutland Grove subdivision in 2020. HHHunt ranked No. 2 on the Home Building Association of Richmond’s annual list of its top 10 member builders. (BizSense file photos)...
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Downtime: HHHunt’s Dan Schmitt rides coast to coast
Dan Schmitt with the loaded-up bike he’ll be riding coast-to-coast on his Kon-Tiki Challenge ride for Sportable. (Images courtesy of Cindy Schmitt) When Dan Schmitt retired in December after 33 years...
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Modernization of former Imperial Plaza complex continues a year after sale
The rebranded Legacy at Imperial Village complex is one year into a multimillion dollar renovation. (Image courtesy of LIV) The owners of the former Imperial Plaza in Northside are a year into...
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Multiple planning efforts and projects aiming to reconnect Jackson Ward
VDOT is rehabbing the First Street bridge, one of three road crossings connecting Jackson Ward. Traffic on the bridge is currently restricted to one southbound lane. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers) With...
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10-home infill project, mixed-use building planned for Carrington Street
Work has started on the first of several homes that Amanda and Dave Seibert are planning along Carrington Street. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers) A cobblestone road on an edge of Union Hill continues to...
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Draper Aden acquisition brings engineering giant further into Richmond
Draper Aden is headquartered at 1030 Wilmer Ave. (Jonathan Spiers photo) A 50-year-old engineering firm that for the past five years has called the Richmond area home is marking its golden anniversary...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 5.31.22
A digital ad from Richmond Region Tourism’s latest campaign. Richmond Region Tourism launched a new ad campaign aimed at attracting visitors amid concerns over rising gas prices. Called “Get Here on a...
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Martin Agency plans rooftop addition to downtown headquarters
A 3North rendering of the rooftop addition planned for The Martin Agency building. (City documents) The Martin Agency is looking to take its downtown headquarters to new heights. The Richmond ad giant...
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Retired Altria executive lists Varina estate with 9-acre pond for $4.3M
The 7,300-square-foot house at 3535 Meadow Road is on the market for $4.3 million. (Images courtesy of CVRMLS) One of the pricier residential listings to hit the local real estate market so far this...
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Designs unveiled for planned Carver Station mixed-use redevelopment
A rendering of Carver Station as it would appear along Clay Street. It would be built in part out of reused shipping containers. (Images courtesy of Future Cities) A plan to convert an old power...
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Model Tobacco developer sued by two investors who claim fraud
The Art Deco-style Model Tobacco building along Richmond Highway. Banners advertising the apartments were added in recent months. (Jonathan Spiers photos) As work continues on a massive redevelopment...
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Boulevard Inn B&B opens doors after pandemic delay
The Boulevard Inn at 1 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. is opening after a two-year delay. (Jonathan Spiers photo) When Mitch Dorsey and Ronald Rivera bought their Fan bed and breakfast in late 2019, they didn’t...
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Mansion on Swift Creek Reservoir hits market, private island included
The 6,800-square-foot house at 4000 Island Park Court. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) A waterside home on Swift Creek Reservoir once tied to a nearby events venue that recently closed has been put up for...
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