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New gateway sign for Carytown caps yearslong effort
The Art Deco-style sign would be lighted with a combination of neon tubing and LED lights. (City documents) A decade-plus effort to provide new signage for the entrance to Carytown has reached the...
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Developers Gecker, Miller list 19th-century Shockoe mansion-turned-offices
The Pace-King House on 19th Street in Shockoe Bottom is for sale. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS) One of the older buildings in Richmond’s oldest neighborhood is up for grabs with a seven-figure price tag....
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Three years after acquisition, CraftMaster changes name to Mungo Homes
A sign outside the CraftMaster office that’s now Mungo Homes’ Richmond outpost. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Three years after it was sold to an out-of-town peer, Richmond-area builder CraftMaster Homes...
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Better Housing Coalition moving downtown HQ to Laburnum Ave. office park
Better Housing Coalition has leased 10,000 square feet in the Interstate Center office park on West Laburnum Avenue. (Jonathan Spiers photo) After about 15 years on Broad Street downtown, Better...
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StyleCraft Homes opens doors on bigger Lakeside homebase
StyleCraft has expanded its Lakeside headquarters with a new 10,000-square-foot building connected by a breezeway. (Photos courtesy StyleCraft Homes) As it adds to an already busy local workload,...
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Diamond District bonds help Richmond achieve first AAA credit rating from Fitch
City administrators, financial advisers and councilmembers joined Mayor Levar Stoney for Thursday’s announcement. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Changing its approach to financing the Diamond District has...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 5.28.24
Evergib’s website work for Startup Virginia. Evergib completed a new website for Startup Virginia. Work included messaging, design and development, and the site includes photography by Kate Thompson....
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Commercial contractor launches homebuilding brand, plans HQ for both
A rendering of the building that will house offices for Titan Construction Group and Crossed Key Homes. (Ionic DeZign Studios image) Six years after starting his commercial contracting company, Brad...
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Scaled-down plan for nearly 300 homes off Genito Road advances in Chesterfield
An updated conceptual site plan for Dogwood Creek, now planned for 293 homes off Genito Road in Chesterfield’s Moseley area. (County documents) A slightly scaled-down plan to add hundreds of homes in...
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Office park site near Virginia Center Commons planned for hundreds of apartments
A rendering of the apartment building planned at 10551 Telegraph Road near Virginia Center Commons. (Image courtesy Poole & Poole Architecture) As Virginia Center Commons continues to transform...
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Library of Virginia, Commonwealth PR take top honors at annual public...
Jill Vaughan is introduced as this year’s Excellence in Public Relations award recipient at Thursday’s ceremony. (Jonathan Spiers photo) Standout PR work and practitioners were on exhibit Thursday...
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Home sales start at ‘Landmark’ in Sandston; solar-powered apartments on...
Developer Doug Godsey, right, and Varina Supervisor Tyrone Nelson shake hands after cutting the ribbon on Landmark’s first phase during a ceremony Thursday. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Ceremonies Thursday...
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$6M land deal tees up 100 condos at Broad and Gayton
A rendering of the development at Broad Street and Gayton Road in Short Pump. (BizSense file) The residential portion of a new development in Short Pump is getting lined up following a...
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Updated: State review of failed development calls for changes at VCU Health,...
A rendering of the project that was planned to replace the Public Safety Building. (BizSense file) A year after a Richmond BizSense report revealed that backing out of an ill-fated downtown development...
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Cabinet maker takes bulk of second warehouse at expanding Ashland industrial...
The 316,000-square-foot building at 12063 Washington Highway makes up the industrial park’s second phase. (Photo courtesy MacKenzie) An industrial park in Ashland continues to fill out with hundreds of...
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Former Altria president’s $3M home sale beats out tech execs’ deals in May
The brick Georgian at 13285 Barkstone Court in Rivergate was the top sale in May. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS) A trio of deals around the $3 million mark topped the list of the priciest area home sales in...
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Judge dismisses legal challenge to Diamond District financing
The Richmond Circuit Court building at 400 N. Ninth St. (BizSense file photo) A lawsuit challenging Richmond’s new approach to financing the Diamond District project was dismissed in court Friday,...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 6.11.24
Overcoast Music + Sound worked on an ad for snack brand Cheetos. The studio won a gold and two bronzes at this year’s Richmond Show. The awards were in the production competition were for its work on...
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100-acre site of aborted ‘Project Rocky’ back on the market in Goochland
Outlined in yellow, the 105-acre site at 1990 Ashland Road is between two quarries in Goochland’s Rockville area. (Taylor Long Properties marketing flyer) The planned site of a massive fulfillment...
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Demo starts at blighted motel site planned for VUU expansion
Ronell Spellman with Cephas Next performs initial demo and site prep at the former Budget Inn of Richmond motel at Brook and Lombardy. (Jonathan Spiers photo) A long-vacant eyesore across from Virginia...
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