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May home sales led by two $3M deals, including 19th century riverside estate
Parts of the Mt. Bernard house date to the mid 1800s. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) In a month filled with multimillion-dollar transactions, area home sales in May were led by two deals that topped the...
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Work starts on $23M apartment conversion of former nursing home site
Officials with Richmond, Henrico and Virginia Supportive Housing hoist shovels in a groundbreaking ceremony for Cool Lane Commons. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Three years after Richmond and Henrico County...
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‘Richmond Real’: City unveils new brand campaign
The “Richmond Real” campaign’s kickoff event was held on City Hall’s observation deck Wednesday afternoon. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers) Ten years after the regional “RVA” brand took off, the City of...
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New apartments next for $200M expansion underway at Westminster Canterbury
A southward view of the Vitality building that’s planned to rise beside Westminster Canterbury’s anchor Tower building. (Images courtesy of Westminster Canterbury) Already a few years into a...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 6.14.22
A screenshot from the website for Virginia Tourism Corp.’s “Heart and Soul” campaign. Correction: JMI led development of the ‘Heart and Soul’ campaign for Virginia Tourism Corp. The Martin Agency...
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1880s-era Bon Air house listed for sale after seven-year rehab
The house at 8614 Rockaway Road hit the market in recent weeks. (Images courtesy of CVRMLS) One of the oldest homes still standing in Bon Air is seeking its next caretaker after a yearslong...
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‘It is able to be pulled off’: Diamond District project faces tight timeline...
The area that makes up the Diamond District includes the namesake baseball stadium and nearby Sports Backers Stadium. (BizSense file images) As Richmond gets closer to selecting a developer for its...
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Local anti-fog eyewear line featured on ‘Good Morning America’
“Good Morning America” hosts T.J. Holmes and Lara Spencer try on pairs of Showerspecs glasses on Wednesday’s program alongside Deals & Steals’ Tory Johnson. (Screenshot) A Richmond-born line of...
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Construction to start on Westchester Commons townhomes after $4M deal
An aerial shot of the 6.5-acre parcel where the first batch of Westchester Commons townhomes will be built. (Photo courtesy of StyleCraft Homes) The first batch of nearly 200 townhomes planned to fill...
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Real estate brokerage expands footprint with Libbie-Grove outpost
From left, Brooke Barnard, James Nay, Susan Stynes, Jonathan Miller and Tonya Morrow outside the Libbie Avenue storefront. Miller is redesigning the space, which Barnard will lead as River City Elite...
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Salomonsky tweaks plan, starts site work on 12-story Shockoe tower
Site work for the project started last week with demolition of a building on 18th Street. The old Weiman’s Bakery building is visible at left. (Jonathan Spiers photo) With more land to work with and...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 6.28.22
A screenshot of Corling & Co.’s website for Choice Financial Group. Corling & Co. redesigned the website for Choice Financial Group, an insurance agency based in Virginia Beach. The updated...
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52-unit apartment building planned near Six Points
Local couple Daniel and McKenzie Payne are making their first foray into residential development with a three-story building near Six Points. (Photo courtesy of The Impower Experience) More apartments...
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Bases loaded: All three Diamond District finalists meet submission deadline
The area that makes up the Diamond District includes the namesake baseball stadium and nearby Sports Backers Stadium. (BizSense file images) Proposals are in, and now it’s up to city officials to...
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‘Raise the Barn’ campaign revives fundraising push for long-sought police...
A renewed fundraising effort is underway to build a new equestrian center for the Richmond Police Mounted Unit. (BizSense file photos) After hitting a funding hurdle that slowed its momentum even...
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Riverside home built off of 200-year-old barn hits market for $2.3M
The Tudor-style house known as the Barnstone estate was built around an 1820s-era barn on a 13-acre riverside lot. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) Built off the bones of an early 19th century barn, and on...
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CCV-area house topped three other $2M home sales in June
The house at 22 Tempsford Lane overlooks a rear garden with multiple terraces and walkways. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) The region’s high-end housing market stayed hot heading into summer, with four $2...
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Developer carves out site for 7-story apartment building near Kinsale HQ
A rendering of the apartment building planned at Thalbro and Westmoreland streets, where a plaza would front the intersection. (Courtesy of Henrico County documents) Note: This story has been updated...
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Downtime: Kiteboarding pulls Richmond businessmen together
Bruce Vanderbilt catches air on one of the Richmond group’s kiteboarding excursions. (Photos courtesy of Bruce Vanderbilt and Graham Gardner) When Bruce Vanderbilt was in the midst of a multiyear...
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13-acre ‘Liberty Farm’ estate with Colonial Williamsburg-inspired house put...
A 2-acre pond highlights the 13-acre Liberty Farm estate, which includes a residence modeled after a house in Colonial Williamsburg. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) The former homestead of a local couple...
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