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Updated: Thalhimer-led team is city’s pick for Diamond District project
The 60-plus acres that make up The Diamond District are bordered by Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Hermitage Road, the interstate and the railroad tracks. (City of Richmond image) The City of Richmond has made...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 9.13.22
Familiar Creatures worked on the new Tubby mascot for Duke’s Mayo. Familiar Creatures worked on development of a mascot for Duke’s Mayo. The mascot, named Tubby, is the first in the company’s history...
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Diamond District redevelopment cost pegged at $2.4B
City leaders, Flying Squirrels staff and others gathered outside The Diamond to announce the selection of a development team for the Diamond District project. (Jonathan Spiers photos) With a...
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With Diamond District team in place, city tees up Coliseum-area RFI
The Richmond Coliseum has quite a storied past but the shuttered arena is slated to be redeveloped. (BizSense file photos) On the heels of lining up a development team for Richmond’s Diamond District...
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State delegate, local developer list homes with multimillion-dollar price tags
The listing at 113 Libbie Ave. features a courtyard with pool between the main house and guest apartment. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) A pair of seven-figure listings for a local developer and a state...
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Henrico County event center taking shape, second Shamin hotel floated at...
Tilt panels that each weigh more than 100,000 pounds are lifted into place for Henrico’s sports and events center at Virginia Center Commons. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Just days after establishing its...
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Settlement reached in second lawsuit between Long & Foster and SRMF
Long & Foster has more than a dozen offices in metro Richmond. (BizSense file photo) It took longer this time, but a second legal dispute between a local residential real estate firm and the...
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Keeping VUU logos atop campus tower will cost university $35,000 annually
An illuminated logo sign on Virginia Union University’s Belgian Building tower. (Screenshot courtesy of WTVR) Virginia Union University may get to keep the illuminated “VUU” signs it illegally placed...
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‘North End’ Innsbrook site sells to New England developer for $23M
A conceptual rendering of the development site, facing westward. (Images courtesy of Highwoods Properties) In its first deal in the Richmond market, a real estate firm with a name befitting the project...
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Stratford Hills apartments sell for $76M
The Stratford Hills apartments off Forest Hill Avenue sold this month for $76 million. (Photos courtesy of Colliers) A 1960s-era apartment complex is in the hands of new owners after an eight-figure...
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New landlord makes its mark on Westwood Avenue building cluster
From left, Cava Cos.’ Eddie Dooley, Frank Cava, Cindy Cleaver and Grayson Gordon outside the updated Malvern Building that now houses the company’s headquarters. (Jonathan Spiers photos) The large...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 9.27.22
Arts & Letters released a 60-second spot for ESPN promoting its college football coverage. The “Greatest Story Ever Played” spot features College GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit and is running on...
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Unanimous council vote approves Diamond District development plan
Mayor Levar Stoney and City Council members were on hand for the Diamond District developer selection announcement held beside The Diamond earlier this month. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Any lingering...
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‘It’s going to be night and day’: Flying Squirrels, VCU look ahead to new...
Flying Squirrels COO Todd “Parney” Parnell at the development team announcement for the Diamond District project earlier this month. (BizSense file photos) At long last, more than a decade after they...
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City Council approves City Center rezoning, VUU tower sign appeal
A rendering of how development could look facing north from Clay Street between Eighth and Ninth streets under the city’s City Center plan. (Images courtesy of the City of Richmond) A major step...
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Better Housing Coalition breaks ground on $45M addition to Winchester Greens...
Winchester Forest will consist of 160 garden-style apartments in nine two- and three-story buildings. (Images courtesy of Better Housing Coalition) After navigating the project through the ups and...
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Hotel executive lists CCV-area home for $4.2M
The house at 6311 Three Chopt Road is one of the oldest in the area and on one of the biggest lots. (Photos courtesy of CVRMLS) One of the heftier price tags to pop up in Richmond’s high-end homes...
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$45M project would replace Oak Grove Elementary with mixed-income housing
Oak Grove Elementary School closed in 2014. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A shuttered elementary school in Richmond’s Southside is set to make way for hundreds of income-based homes through a collaboration...
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Local landscape architect HG Design Studio acquired by New England firm
Clockwise, from bottom left: HG Design Studio’s Meril Gerstenmaier; VHB’s Piotr Swietuchowski; HG’s Dave Gerstenmaier, Charlene Harper and Randy Biltz; and VHB’s Diane Linderman, Chris DeWitt and Nancy...
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Six-story apartment building planned beside Willow Lawn on city-county line
A view of the apartment building as it would appear along Augusta Avenue from Willow Lawn. (Henrico County documents) With hundreds of new apartments in the works to the east and west, a site adjacent...
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