Clik here to view.
Highland Springs apartment community set to double in size with $58M project
A Highland Woods banner was placed over the Bellsun Apartments signage after Oliver Properties’ recent purchase of the complex. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A multimillion-dollar effort to enhance and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Record label caps first year with new events, artists, business partner
Shockoe Records staff and supporters celebrate the 150th show of Shockoe Sessions, the weekly concert series that’s now under the record label’s umbrella. (Dave Parrish Photography) Roughly a year...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 8.8.23
Poolhouse created a video for Beer Institute, a D.C.-based trade association. Called “Rum Cover-Over Explained,” the 60-second clip is part of the association’s “Stand With Beer” campaign. The agency...
View ArticleClik here to view.
West End house sells for $3M for second time in two years to crack July’s top 5
The contemporary Tudor-style house at 405 Old Locke Lane was July’s second-priciest sale at $3 million. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS) Less than two years after it last changed hands, a nearly 20-year-old...
View ArticleClik here to view.
250-acre site near Montpelier planned for 41 homes with 5-acre lots
Initial roads and other site development have been completed for the first section of Millwood Landing, a 41-home community planned off Scotchtown Road. (Images courtesy Boone Homes) As it starts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
City charter review commission floats government structure change in report
Council chambers at Richmond City Hall. (BizSense file photos) Nearly two decades after changing its form of government to the current mayor-council setup, the City of Richmond is mulling potential...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Downtime: Hirschler’s Courtney Paulk goes the (ultra-) distance
Hirschler President Courtney Paulk on one of her ultradistance open water swims. (Photos courtesy Courtney Paulk) Hours ago, in a strait in the Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark, Courtney Paulk...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Updated: Markel | Eagle signs on for $400M residential portion of GreenCity...
An aerial rendering of the proposed $2.3 billion GreenCity development. (BizSense file) One of the larger remaining pieces of the GreenCity puzzle is now in place for the massive arena-anchored project...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Commission OKs Carver Station project, holds off on changes to Airbnb-style...
A rendering of Carver Station as it would appear along Clay Street. It would be built in part out of reused shipping containers. (File images courtesy Future Cities) Note: This story has been updated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New York-based developer planning more apartments at Magnolia Green
The complex would consist of six four-story buildings housing a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. (County documents) An apartment complex in the works in Chesterfield’s Moseley area could be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Long-dormant Church Hill auto shop site under contract for new Midas location
The Duke’s Auto Electric & General Repair building has been vacant for years. (Mike Platania photo) After literally getting a taste of Church Hill, Mark Smith is now planning his sixth Midas of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Investor’s office park gamble continues to pay off after deal with Henrico...
Marwaha Business Park, formerly known as Parham Place. Henrico County Public Schools is leasing the entire Marwaha 2 building, shown at right. (BizSense file) Gagan Marwaha’s bet on the former Parham...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jackson Ward planning effort progressing ahead of Gilpin Court developer...
The draft plan includes a phasing strategy for transforming Gilpin Court into a mixed-housing, mixed-income community. (City documents) As a developer selection looms for a planned transformation of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Federal funding bills include $2M for Better Housing Coalition project in...
A site plan oriented with north pointing to the right shows the two apartment buildings in relation to the townhome rows and community center building. (Images courtesy Better Housing Coalition) An...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former office building site gives way to 16-home infill in Church Hill North
Construction is wrapping up on the first phase of an infill development that’s adding eight for-sale homes and four duplexes at the corner of 29th and R streets. (Images courtesy Daniil Kleyman) After...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 8.29.23
Jessica Collins Brandcenter hired Jessica Collins as an associate strategy professor. She was previously an assistant professor at the VCU Robertson School of Media & Culture and is also strategy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Construction starting on modern-style townhomes in southern Highland Park
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday to kick off construction of the modern-design townhomes planned at 2705 Fifth Ave. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A Northside enclave known for its mix of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Richmond fire department relocates HQ, freeing up downtown building
The building at 201 E. Franklin St. is for lease after housing the headquarters for Richmond Fire and Emergency Services for 15 years. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A sizable office building on a prominent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Artist-designer lists Church Hill ‘bachelor pad’ for $1.6M
The home at 2309 E. Broad St. is the middle unit of the three-home Carrington Row. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS) One of the oldest rowhouses still standing in Richmond is up for grabs. Local artist and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
30 stories? 40? City Center contenders push Coliseum area to new heights
A rendering of the 30-story hotel that City Center Gateway Partners is proposing for the Coliseum redevelopment. (City documents) As development proposals continue to be weighed for Richmond’s City...
View Article