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$3M land deal clears way for 344-unit, $88M apartment project in Southside
A rendering of the apartment buildings planned for Walmsley Gardens. (Images courtesy Spy Rock) A reworked plan that will add hundreds of apartments for lower-income renters in South Richmond is...
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Inside Baseball: The behind-the-scenes battle that got Richmond’s new...
The future CarMax Park that will replace The Diamond and is to anchor the 67-acre Diamond District development. (Image courtesy Richmond Flying Squirrels) Editor’s note: This is the full version of a...
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670-acre Orapax property in Goochland sells for $5M
The sprawling hunting preserve property surrounds a 4,800-square-foot house overlooking the James River valley. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS) A year after it was put up for sale with a $7 million price tag,...
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Sheetz planned on Broad Street near Parham headed for vote
Submitted elevations for the planned Sheetz on Broad Street west of Parham Road. (County documents) Update: The vote scheduled for tonight’s meeting has been requested for deferral to a meeting in...
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Local builder pays $26M for site planned for 800-home Swift Creek Station...
With work underway on a 400-home development nearby, a twice-as-large project that’s been years in the making is set to move forward with a new builder behind it. Main Street Homes is now driving...
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Demolition starts on Daniel Call House as preservationists plead for access
Demo started Tuesday on a rear portion of the Daniel Call House at Grace and Madison streets. (Jonathan Spiers photos) With demolition underway on downtown’s Daniel Call House, preservationists are...
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Doors open on restored Hotel Petersburg after $23M rehab
After a 55-year slumber and four-year restoration effort, the revived Hotel Petersburg is back open and welcoming its first guests in half a century. The boutique hotel in the heart of Old Towne...
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670-acre estate tops Windsor Farms house for priciest home sale last month
The sprawling hunting preserve property surrounds a 4,800-square-foot house overlooking the James River valley. (Images courtesy CVRMLS) About $2 million and 670 acres separated the top two priciest...
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VCU Health agrees to mediation with city on disputed tax payments
A rendering of the 20-story project that would have replaced the Public Safety Building. (BizSense file) Following previous negotiations that failed to resolve the issue, VCU Health has agreed to the...
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Lincoln Saunders to step down as Richmond’s chief administrator
Lincoln Saunders earlier this year meeting with restaurant owners about meals tax collection issues. (BizSense file photo) Richmond’s top administrator for the past four years will not continue in the...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 12.10.24
Evergib and Karnes Coffey’s rebranding work for THA. Evergib and Karnes Coffey completed a brand refresh for THA Design + Architecture, formerly Thomas Hamilton & Associates. Evergib consulted on...
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Amazon buys ‘Project Rocky’ site, revives plan for massive fulfillment center...
A rendering of the ‘Project Rocky’ fulfillment center planned for Amazon in Rockville. (File images courtesy Goochland County) A year after it was said to be scrapped, the massive “Project Rocky”...
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New Thnk Collective concept opens in old Grove Avenue Pharmacy spot
The group behind Thnk Collective in front of the remodeled former Grove Avenue Pharmacy building. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A longtime pharmacy building in Richmond’s West End is being reborn as a new...
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Police precinct property, land near Whitcomb Court among city-owned parcels...
The First Precinct building at Q and 25th streets is to be demolished next year. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A soon-to-be-vacated police precinct property and 40 acres of vacant land beside Whitcomb Court...
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New group buys Mayland condos site for $10M, aims to break ground next year
A site plan shows the 12 buildings that would fill the 10-acre site east of Pemberton Road and north of Mayland Drive. (BizSense file) A condo development in western Henrico is slated to get underway...
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City Center negotiations down to one development team, sources say
The 9-acre City Center site is anchored by the Richmond Coliseum, which is to be demolished. (BizSense file photos) Richmond’s search for its preferred development team for the seemingly stagnant City...
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‘I feel at peace with the work that we’ve done’– Mayor Levar Stoney bids...
Mayor Levar Stoney wields the scissors at the ribbon-cutting for AvePoint’s Riverfront Plaza office in 2017. (BizSense file photos) When a younger Levar Stoney ran for mayor eight years ago, the...
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Project Snapshot: New CarMax Park stadium starting to take shape
About five months into the long-awaited project, construction for the new CarMax Park baseball stadium is in full swing and on track for its targeted opening in 2026. Crews with contractor Gilbane...
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Downtime: The SCC’s secret Santa
Santa Hank with a first-time visitor. (Photos courtesy Hank Hartz) For 40 years as a baseball umpire, Hank Hartz was perhaps the least loved on the field. Coaches and parents would take issue with his...
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‘I feel at peace with the work that we’ve done’– Mayor Levar Stoney bids...
Mayor Levar Stoney wields the scissors at the ribbon-cutting for AvePoint’s Riverfront Plaza office in 2017. (BizSense file photos) When a younger Levar Stoney ran for mayor eight years ago, the...
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