A conceptual rendering shows the townhomes that would front Northampton Street uphill from the brewery. (Images courtesy Triple Crossing Beer)
When the guys behind Triple Crossing Beer bought the warehouse that’s now their Fulton brewery, they didn’t give much thought to the roughly 2 acres of undeveloped land that came with the site, co-owner Scott Jones said.
Seven years later, he and co-founders Adam Worcester and Jeremy Wirtes are teaming up with a group of local real estate agents to develop that uphill land with 20 modern-design, “chalet-style” townhomes.
Jones, who said the project has been four years in the making, said it was shaped with feedback from the neighboring community and the Greater Fulton Civic Association. He described it as an investment in the neighborhood that they’d hoped to make near their original location downtown but didn’t have the room to work with before expanding to the 4.5-acre Fulton site at 5203 Hatcher St.
The ‘chalet-style’ townhomes are being designed around the site’s hilltop location.
“Fulton’s still a growing area and still ripe for opportunity, and that’s where we wanted to build a place where we could expand the brewery, stay awhile, and hopefully enact some change in the local community,” Jones said.
Noting the process was slowed with the pandemic, he added, “I think that time actually produced a much richer and complete project at the end of the day, because we now have talked to neighbors over the years, building a project that’s really going to be a value-add for them and a value-add for us.”
Patrick Sullivan, left, with Triple Crossing co-owner Scott Jones outside the brewery’s Fulton facility. (Jonathan Spiers photo)
Working with 510 Architects and developers Trib Sutton, Charles Wentworth and Garrison Gore, the group is pursuing the project that arose from discussions with Patrick Sullivan, an agent with One South Realty Group who’s signed on to sell the homes and has had a hand in other residential infill projects in the area.
Wentworth and Gore are managing directors at commercial real estate firm Newmark, while Sutton is an executive at Divaris Real Estate and part of a group that’s developing seven infill townhomes on Grove Avenue across from Mary Munford Elementary School. 510 also designed that project, which likewise involved engineering firm Sekiv Solutions.
Sullivan said the Fulton project, called Fulton Crossing, would bring a new type of housing product to the area that he said is being designed with the hilltop site in mind. He described the design of the split-level homes as a Pacific Northwest style with “a ‘70s, modern feel.”
Two-car garages and carports would provide off-street parking.
“With this being on a hill, we wanted to pay a little bit of that chalet style to it, so we have some sharper roof lines, and it also plays well with a very historic neighborhood,” Sullivan said. “It’s definitely contemporary architecture, but it gives you a mountain-type feel to it within the city of Richmond, where we don’t have much architecture like that.”
With varying facades and wood siding and accents evoking a mountain lodge, the two- and three-story townhomes would have views over the brewery that Jones said would appeal to buyers looking to live close to nature as well as downtown. He and Sullivan noted the site’s proximity to the river and the Virginia Capital Trail, and they said the project would retain as many trees on the site as possible.
“The cool thing about these is they’re not going to look any larger on the street than any other property. That was the main goal,” Jones said. “We didn’t want these giant, 30-foot-high monstrosities; we wanted it to seem as natural as possible from a height perspective.”
A map highlights the wooded half of the property where the townhomes would rise.
The homes would be clustered in groups of four, with 16 of the units fronting Northampton Street and the remaining cluster facing Potomac Street. The Potomac Street homes would be three stories, while the Northampton ones would be two with an optional third story.
The homes would have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with upper-level balconies and lower-level decks. Sizes could range from 1,400 to 2,200 square feet, though Sullivan said those numbers could change based on market demand and feedback from city planners.
The group is applying for a special-use permit from the city to allow the homes on the site, which is zoned for light industrial use. Mark Baker with Baker Development Resources is representing the group in its application.
The project would add sidewalks along the streets and a trail connecting the homes to the brewery. Firepits and community gathering areas are also planned, and each home would have off-street parking via carports and two-car garages.
Most of the homes would front Northampton Street, while one cluster would face Potomac Street. (City documents)
Sullivan said prices for the homes would be based on the market but would be in excess of $500,000. He said he expects half of the homes will sell before they’re built, as he saw with the 7west townhomes he listed in Manchester.
Should their permit request be approved later this year, Jones said they’d like to break ground on the project next spring and would aim for an 18-month completion. Jones said a project cost estimate is variable right now, and he said they have not yet selected a general contractor.
The project follows Triple Crossing’s opening last year of its third location: a 3,000-square-foot taproom in Winterfield Crossing in Midlothian. The Fulton facility totals 30,700 square feet. The brewery was founded 10 years ago.
The townhomes would follow a trend of residential development that has sprouted up around at least one other established local brewery. At the original Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, apartments and condos marketed as Brewers Row have attracted additional development interest.
A conceptual rendering shows the townhomes that would front Northampton Street uphill from the brewery. (Images courtesy Triple Crossing Beer)
When the guys behind Triple Crossing Beer bought the warehouse that’s now their Fulton brewery, they didn’t give much thought to the roughly 2 acres of undeveloped land that came with the site, co-owner Scott Jones said.
Seven years later, he and co-founders Adam Worcester and Jeremy Wirtes are teaming up with a group of local real estate agents to develop that uphill land with 20 modern-design, “chalet-style” townhomes.
Jones, who said the project has been four years in the making, said it was shaped with feedback from the neighboring community and the Greater Fulton Civic Association. He described it as an investment in the neighborhood that they’d hoped to make near their original location downtown but didn’t have the room to work with before expanding to the 4.5-acre Fulton site at 5203 Hatcher St.
The ‘chalet-style’ townhomes are being designed around the site’s hilltop location.
“Fulton’s still a growing area and still ripe for opportunity, and that’s where we wanted to build a place where we could expand the brewery, stay awhile, and hopefully enact some change in the local community,” Jones said.
Noting the process was slowed with the pandemic, he added, “I think that time actually produced a much richer and complete project at the end of the day, because we now have talked to neighbors over the years, building a project that’s really going to be a value-add for them and a value-add for us.”
Patrick Sullivan, left, with Triple Crossing co-owner Scott Jones outside the brewery’s Fulton facility. (Jonathan Spiers photo)
Working with 510 Architects and developers Trib Sutton, Charles Wentworth and Garrison Gore, the group is pursuing the project that arose from discussions with Patrick Sullivan, an agent with One South Realty Group who’s signed on to sell the homes and has had a hand in other residential infill projects in the area.
Wentworth and Gore are managing directors at commercial real estate firm Newmark, while Sutton is an executive at Divaris Real Estate and part of a group that’s developing seven infill townhomes on Grove Avenue across from Mary Munford Elementary School. 510 also designed that project, which likewise involved engineering firm Sekiv Solutions.
Sullivan said the Fulton project, called Fulton Crossing, would bring a new type of housing product to the area that he said is being designed with the hilltop site in mind. He described the design of the split-level homes as a Pacific Northwest style with “a ‘70s, modern feel.”
Two-car garages and carports would provide off-street parking.
“With this being on a hill, we wanted to pay a little bit of that chalet style to it, so we have some sharper roof lines, and it also plays well with a very historic neighborhood,” Sullivan said. “It’s definitely contemporary architecture, but it gives you a mountain-type feel to it within the city of Richmond, where we don’t have much architecture like that.”
With varying facades and wood siding and accents evoking a mountain lodge, the two- and three-story townhomes would have views over the brewery that Jones said would appeal to buyers looking to live close to nature as well as downtown. He and Sullivan noted the site’s proximity to the river and the Virginia Capital Trail, and they said the project would retain as many trees on the site as possible.
“The cool thing about these is they’re not going to look any larger on the street than any other property. That was the main goal,” Jones said. “We didn’t want these giant, 30-foot-high monstrosities; we wanted it to seem as natural as possible from a height perspective.”
A map highlights the wooded half of the property where the townhomes would rise.
The homes would be clustered in groups of four, with 16 of the units fronting Northampton Street and the remaining cluster facing Potomac Street. The Potomac Street homes would be three stories, while the Northampton ones would be two with an optional third story.
The homes would have two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with upper-level balconies and lower-level decks. Sizes could range from 1,400 to 2,200 square feet, though Sullivan said those numbers could change based on market demand and feedback from city planners.
The group is applying for a special-use permit from the city to allow the homes on the site, which is zoned for light industrial use. Mark Baker with Baker Development Resources is representing the group in its application.
The project would add sidewalks along the streets and a trail connecting the homes to the brewery. Firepits and community gathering areas are also planned, and each home would have off-street parking via carports and two-car garages.
Most of the homes would front Northampton Street, while one cluster would face Potomac Street. (City documents)
Sullivan said prices for the homes would be based on the market but would be in excess of $500,000. He said he expects half of the homes will sell before they’re built, as he saw with the 7west townhomes he listed in Manchester.
Should their permit request be approved later this year, Jones said they’d like to break ground on the project next spring and would aim for an 18-month completion. Jones said a project cost estimate is variable right now, and he said they have not yet selected a general contractor.
The project follows Triple Crossing’s opening last year of its third location: a 3,000-square-foot taproom in Winterfield Crossing in Midlothian. The Fulton facility totals 30,700 square feet. The brewery was founded 10 years ago.
The townhomes would follow a trend of residential development that has sprouted up around at least one other established local brewery. At the original Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, apartments and condos marketed as Brewers Row have attracted additional development interest.
I love the look but the wood facade gives me pause because of the high humidity in the area. I suppose it can be treated in some way to prevent the siding from warping and twisting over time? Nonetheless, it’s an exciting project for the group who are involved and I wish them Godspeed.
If you would like more info on this project, you can visit: http://www.fultoncrossingrva.com
We are excited to continue moving through the process with the city so that the project details can be finalized, including exterior finish materials etc. The goal is to have very low maintenance and high efficiency homes.
One word: Ugly! Who ever thought that 60s-70s contemporary architecture was nice looking…and to bring that back? Yuck! But I do like the fact that the land will be developed and that more people will move into that area. Best of luck!
Very car-oriented. Reminds me of Texas or something. Not the kind of development we should be focusing on!
It may not be a brick exterior but I like it nonetheless. New rowhomes in Richmond is always a GOOD thing.
Wow spitting distance to the superfund site on Hatcher and Potomac Streets. I’m sure all the years of contamination they dumped in the soil stayed on their property and never crossed the street.
I remember when working for the city and reading the old notes about the playground on Hatcher. The city put one near the old factory site and then had to remove because it probably wasn’t the best place to put a playground for kids.
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0302508
Lenders require extensive environmental testing prior to approvals on residential development property.
Beautiful view of the SB Cox truck yard, train tracks, and if you squint hard enough you can see the fuel tanks at Rocketts Landing.