Richmond Cold Storage

Local firm keeps its cool

When a 105-year-old Richmond company’s owner started considering its options, the management got proactive.

New lease on life for Cold Storage plant

The first of five turn-of-the-century industrial buildings to be turned into apartments is six weeks away from completion. The development is a $50 million project of Historic Housing, the same group that developed 17th Street Lofts and The Lofts at Canal Walk. The apartments start at around $900 a month.

Private equity firm buys cold storage biz

Richmond Cold Storage Co. Inc., a 102-year-old firm based here, was sold Wednesday to Atlanta Equity Fund LP for an undisclosed sum. Richmond Cold Storage is a privately held company with a network of warehouses with approximately 49-million-cubic feet of refrigerated space in states throughout the Southeast. Current management will continue to run the Richmond… Read more »