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VUU apartments plan to preserve part of hospital building, add 100 more units...
A rendering of the six-story apartment building planned at Brook and Overbrook roads in the northeast corner of VUU’s campus. (Images courtesy VUU) Virginia Union University’s multimillion-dollar plan...
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Unsolicited offer lands $2.7M off-market deal to top July home sales
The house at 9717 Old Country Trace sold off-market for $2.7 million. (Henrico County property record photo) An off-market deal near the Country Club of Virginia’s James River course came out on top of...
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Times-Dispatch to move out of downtown building next year
The Times-Dispatch building on Franklin Street downtown. (BizSense file) Following years of downsizing that reduced its footprint in the building to a single floor, Richmond’s newspaper of record is...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 8.13.24
VEA for Horses from Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) on Vimeo. BES Studios won a Telly award for its “Virginia Wins With Horses” TV ad for client Virginia Equine Alliance. The 60-second spot, part of a...
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EDA OKs lease, development agreements with Flying Squirrels for new Diamond...
A recent rendering of the new stadium. (BizSense file images) One of the final pieces needed for construction to start on Richmond’s Diamond District was put in place Wednesday, as the city’s Economic...
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Data center development planned for Azalea Flea Market site
Atlanta-based DC Blox has developed data centers in Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama. The Henrico project would be its first in Virginia. (County documents) The site of a long-running weekly flea...
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$6M land deal telegraphs apartment project near Virginia Center Commons
A rendering of the apartment building planned at 10551 Telegraph Road near Virginia Center Commons. (Image courtesy Poole & Poole Architecture) An apartment development that’s set to add hundreds...
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Downtime: Project Pinball
Lee Householder with his favorite machine at the Richmond Pinball Collective arcade: the 1970s-era ‘Wizard!’ (Jonathan Spiers photos) When he isn’t advancing housing affordability as chief executive of...
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Creative Q&A: Kent Brockwell, Ad Person of the Year
Kent Brockwell with the Ad Person of the Year award he received at this year’s Richmond Show. (Jonathan Spiers photo) When Kent Brockwell learned he’d been chosen by the Richmond Ad Club as this year’s...
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Arts & Letters produced the “Big Moments Every Day” commercial for Dick’s Sporting Goods that aired over the Olympics. The 30-second clip premiered during NBC’s coverage of the Paris games’...
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$9M mansion deal sets high mark for Richmond-area home sales this year
The house at 5407 Cary Street Road was listed in June at $9.5 million. (File photos courtesy CVRMLS) A standout mansion in Richmond’s West End has changed hands in the priciest residential real estate...
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Project Snapshot: New townhomes on Arthur Ashe Boulevard taking shape, with...
The two infill townhomes by Center Creek Homes are an uncommon sight along Arthur Ashe Boulevard. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A rare sight along Arthur Ashe Boulevard south of Broad Street has been...
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Fall Line Trail project reaches Richmond, though some question route through...
Wednesday’s ceremony drew a crowd of trail supporters and opponents of the route through Bryan Park, some of whom held up signs throughout the event. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Work on the...
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Thalhimer wants $40M Diamond District lawsuit thrown out
The 67-acre Diamond District site is bordered by Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Hermitage Road, the interstate and the railroad tracks. (BizSense file) The developers hit with a $40 million lawsuit from their...
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Luck Stone quarry OK’d to expand closer to Wyndham-area homes
A conceptual site plan shows the expansion area between the existing quarry to the west and Henrico homes to the east. (Goochland documents) Despite pleas for a delay from neighboring homeowners – as...
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‘Baseball is here because of CarMax’: New Richmond stadium to be called...
A new rendering of the Diamond District ballpark. (Images courtesy Richmond Flying Squirrels) A not-so-well-kept secret has been made official: Richmond’s new baseball stadium will be called CarMax...
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West End mansion sells for $7.5M, over $1M more than it sold for last year
The 10,000-square-foot house at 5105 Stratford Crescent returned to the market last week, less than a year after it last sold. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS) Two weeks after a nearby mansion set a new high...
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Timmons Group acquires frequent collaborator Dutton + Associates
Dutton + Associates team members on one of the cultural resources firm’s projects. (Photo courtesy Timmons Group) After working together for years on development projects, a local engineering firm and...
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’15 years is a long time to wait’: Flying Squirrels celebrate start of new...
With some ceremonial shoveling and tossing of dirt, the new home of baseball in Richmond is now officially under construction. Officials with the city, Major League Baseball and naming-rights...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 9.10.24
Maggie Wilhelm Fable Advertising completed a new campaign for Virginia Lottery. Focusing on the lottery’s app, the campaign includes television, radio, outdoor, point-of-sale, digital and social...
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