Before we jump into the news of 2015, Richmond BizSense is taking a look back at the stories that made this year our biggest ever. The craft beer boom, huge development projects, multimillion-dollar mansions, tax fraud sagas and the endless creativity of Richmond entrepreneurs kept us busy through 2014.
Loyal BizSense readers: this list represents the stories you enjoyed most during the year, so thank you for making 2014 such a success. Keep the news tips coming next year.
Here are the top BizSense stories of this year, ranked by page views.
10. Richmond financier’s 100-year-old mansion on the market
The sunroom at the Rothesay mansion. Photo courtesy of James Ashley.
A home built in the early 1900s with a view of the James River was listed for sale over the summer at $4.75 million. The eight-acre property and its Tudor-style mansion are still looking for a buyer.
9. Mansion with a view finds a buyer
A view of the Farvue mansion’s entryway. Photo by John Hancock Photography.
A Wilton Cos. namesake sold his family estate for $3.45 million in March. The sale was the second-highest priced home deal of the year.
8. Third-biggest Henrico County mansion sells
The Mooreland Landing mansion was another high-priced residential sale in 2014. Photos courtesy of CVRMLS.
In one of the first huge mansion deals of 2014, a 15,000-square-foot Henrico County home flanked by the James River and a country club golf course sold for $1.64 million.
7. Short Pump restaurant shuts down
Chili’s vacated its West Broad Street location.
The long-standing Chili’s restaurant at Short Pump closed its doors in August, and the space has yet to be filled.
6. Charlottesville pizzeria takes on Richmond
Christian’s Pizza moved into Richmond this year.
The Christian’s Pizza brand expanded out of its hometown and into the Richmond market in early 2014 with a new location on Three Chopt Road.
5. Fifty-year-old shopping center finally lands a new anchor
Meadowbrook was the first local shopping center to land a Walmart Neighborhood Market.
The January announcement of Walmart’s move into the Meadowbrook Shopping Center was just the first in what turned into a series of expansion plans for the retail giant in the Richmond area.
4. The National’s owners bow out
The National music venue on East Broad Street downtown is operating under new owners.
Following a lengthy legal battle, the owners of the downtown music venue sold the complex to a large California-based company known for its huge music festivals and sporting events for $6.7 million.
3. The ‘Carytown Cupcake law’ goes into effect
A Carytown shop is now selling alcohol with its desserts.
The owners of a local cupcake shop took to the state legislature to demand a change in laws restricting alcohol sales in bakeries. Their lobbying efforts were a success, and the store started selling wine and beer along with its desserts in July.
2. Imprisoned developer selling his mansion
Billy Jefferson’s Monument Avenue mansion recently sold.
In another chapter in the saga of Billy Jefferson, the now convicted developer put his Monument Avenue mansion on the market in May. The property sold in November for $1.7 million.
1. Massey’s mansion hits the market at $7.9 million
A Goochland estate called River Run Manor is listed for sale. Photos courtesy of Joyner Fine Properties.
And in the mansion story to end all mansion stories, the 60-acre Goochland estate belonging to one of Richmond’s most well-known families was put up for sale following the death of coal exec William B. Massey. Maybe 2015 will bring a buyer for the 16,000-square-foot home.
Before we jump into the news of 2015, Richmond BizSense is taking a look back at the stories that made this year our biggest ever. The craft beer boom, huge development projects, multimillion-dollar mansions, tax fraud sagas and the endless creativity of Richmond entrepreneurs kept us busy through 2014.
Loyal BizSense readers: this list represents the stories you enjoyed most during the year, so thank you for making 2014 such a success. Keep the news tips coming next year.
Here are the top BizSense stories of this year, ranked by page views.
10. Richmond financier’s 100-year-old mansion on the market
The sunroom at the Rothesay mansion. Photo courtesy of James Ashley.
A home built in the early 1900s with a view of the James River was listed for sale over the summer at $4.75 million. The eight-acre property and its Tudor-style mansion are still looking for a buyer.
9. Mansion with a view finds a buyer
A view of the Farvue mansion’s entryway. Photo by John Hancock Photography.
A Wilton Cos. namesake sold his family estate for $3.45 million in March. The sale was the second-highest priced home deal of the year.
8. Third-biggest Henrico County mansion sells
The Mooreland Landing mansion was another high-priced residential sale in 2014. Photos courtesy of CVRMLS.
In one of the first huge mansion deals of 2014, a 15,000-square-foot Henrico County home flanked by the James River and a country club golf course sold for $1.64 million.
7. Short Pump restaurant shuts down
Chili’s vacated its West Broad Street location.
The long-standing Chili’s restaurant at Short Pump closed its doors in August, and the space has yet to be filled.
6. Charlottesville pizzeria takes on Richmond
Christian’s Pizza moved into Richmond this year.
The Christian’s Pizza brand expanded out of its hometown and into the Richmond market in early 2014 with a new location on Three Chopt Road.
5. Fifty-year-old shopping center finally lands a new anchor
Meadowbrook was the first local shopping center to land a Walmart Neighborhood Market.
The January announcement of Walmart’s move into the Meadowbrook Shopping Center was just the first in what turned into a series of expansion plans for the retail giant in the Richmond area.
4. The National’s owners bow out
The National music venue on East Broad Street downtown is operating under new owners.
Following a lengthy legal battle, the owners of the downtown music venue sold the complex to a large California-based company known for its huge music festivals and sporting events for $6.7 million.
3. The ‘Carytown Cupcake law’ goes into effect
A Carytown shop is now selling alcohol with its desserts.
The owners of a local cupcake shop took to the state legislature to demand a change in laws restricting alcohol sales in bakeries. Their lobbying efforts were a success, and the store started selling wine and beer along with its desserts in July.
2. Imprisoned developer selling his mansion
Billy Jefferson’s Monument Avenue mansion recently sold.
In another chapter in the saga of Billy Jefferson, the now convicted developer put his Monument Avenue mansion on the market in May. The property sold in November for $1.7 million.
1. Massey’s mansion hits the market at $7.9 million
A Goochland estate called River Run Manor is listed for sale. Photos courtesy of Joyner Fine Properties.
And in the mansion story to end all mansion stories, the 60-acre Goochland estate belonging to one of Richmond’s most well-known families was put up for sale following the death of coal exec William B. Massey. Maybe 2015 will bring a buyer for the 16,000-square-foot home.