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City Center contenders present competing visions for Coliseum-area redevelopment
A rendering from Richmond Community Development Partners’ proposal shows new structures around the Blues Armory building. (City documents) A clearer picture has emerged of the four development teams...
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Model Tobacco lawsuit dismissed after developer settles with investors
The Model Tobacco building along U.S. 1 in South Richmond. (BizSense file photo) A settlement has brought an end to the legal battle between the developer of the Model Tobacco Lofts and two investors...
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Richmond branding firm adds New York outpost
Brand Federation is leasing an office space from design firm Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv in the building at 15 E. 26th St. in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. (Images courtesy Brand...
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$11M rehab marks Blackwell apartments’ preservation as low-income housing
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney speaks at Wednesday’s event alongside RRHA CEO Steven Nesmith, left. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A multimillion-dollar rehab underway in Blackwell is ensuring that a...
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Padilla executive, campaign win top honors at annual PR awards
Awards await their recipients at this year’s Virginia Public Relations Awards ceremony at Dominion Energy Center. (Jonathan Spiers photos) PR practitioners got to take center stage at this year’s...
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288 condos planned at Pemberton-Mayland crossroads in Henrico
A site plan shows the 12 buildings that would fill the 10-acre site east of Pemberton Road and north Mayland Drive. (County documents) Familiar with the corridor from a subdivision it completed farther...
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$5M off-market deal leads pack of $3M-plus home sales in May
The house at 402 S. Mooreland Road sold in an off-market deal for $5.3 million. (Henrico property record photo) In a month led by multiple $3 million home sales, two of which were more than a...
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VCU Health continues to pay for downtown development exit
A rendering of the project once planned to replace the Public Safety Building. (BizSense file) VCU Health is still paying for its multimillion-dollar decision to back out of a downtown development deal...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 6.13.23
Padilla completed a $2 million marketing campaign for Richmond Region Tourism. Called “Speaks for Itself,” the multi-channel campaign targets potential travelers through a sound-focused video...
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Amphitheater deal, casino agreements pass Richmond City Council
Urban One’s proposed casino and resort on Philip Morris-owned land just off Interstate 95. (BizSense file) Two entertainment venues on the table for Richmond were given the City Council’s endorsement...
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City setting stage for VCU Health to demolish Public Safety Building
The 3-acre Public Safety Building property at 500 N. 10th St. (BizSense file photos) As scrutiny of VCU Health’s aborted redevelopment of the old Public Safety Building continues, the City of Richmond...
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Review finds ‘insufficient due diligence, institutional eagerness’ as flaws...
A rendering of the project that was planned to replace the Public Safety Building. (BizSense file) “Insufficient due diligence,” turnover in management and “inadequate in-house real estate expertise”...
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Ad agency Yebo, formerly Barber Martin, calls it quits after 35-year run
The Yebo team in 2020 outside its Scott’s Addition office. (BizSense file) Three years after breathing new life into the business with a name change and rebrand, one of Richmond’s longer running ad...
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‘Why is there a cover-up?’ Wilder responds to VCU Health payout report,...
Former Gov. Doug Wilder has called for a state investigation into the handling of an aborted downtown development plan involving VCU Health. (BizSense composite) Doug Wilder wants more answers. The...
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Project Snapshot: Henrico event center booking up at transforming Virginia...
Henrico County hosted a tour of its under-construction sports and events center at Virginia Center Commons on Tuesday. (Jonathan Spiers photos) As the groundwork for the rest of Virginia Center...
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Riverside estate sold for $7M, doubling sale price from 2 years ago
The estate at 330 Flag Station Road has a circular driveway enclosing a rose garden and fountain. (BizSense file) It turns out a $5 million off-market deal wasn’t the highest-priced home sale in the...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 6.27.23
Donate Life Virginia: Myth-Conceptions from Elevation on Vimeo. Elevation launched a new campaign for Donate Life Virginia. The campaign features a mermaid to highlight “myth-conceptions” around...
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Path cleared for 100-plus townhomes on Hull Street Road near Pocoshock
Conceptual renderings of the townhomes planned by Harper Associates. (City documents) A recent approval has given the green light to a residential development that’s set to add more than 100 new...
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Approvals advance I-64 interchange projects in Rockville, Short Pump
The new interchange planned at Ashland Road is envisioned to be a diverging diamond design. Like the diverging diamond traffic pattern envisioned for both projects, Henrico and Goochland counties are...
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VCU Health OK’d to demolish city-owned Public Safety Building
A welding crew was active Tuesday on the site of the old Public Safety Building. City Hall is visible in the distance. (Jonathan Spiers photos) As it continues to pay for its costly exit from an...
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