The nearly 5-acre plot in the Fan was listed for sale in 2021. (BizSense file)
Part of a sizable Fan property is being prepped for demolition ahead of an expected sale to a development group later this year.
Dominion Energy plans to raze a 15,000-square-foot auxiliary building at 2501 Grayland Ave., which is part of the nearly 5-acre assemblage of land that the company is under contract to sell for a future redevelopment.
The company filed for a demolition permit with the city in recent days. A Dominion spokesman confirmed the building will soon be demolished and that the sale of the real estate to an undisclosed buyer is scheduled to close in the third quarter of this year.
About two years ago, the utility giant put its Fan real estate holdings on the market, an offering that also includes a 37,000-square-foot, 3-story office building at 2400 Grayland Ave. and a pair of adjacent warehouses totaling about 49,000 square feet. Those buildings are not planned to be demolished ahead of the sale, making it likely they’ll be incorporated into a future redevelopment of the site.
The building at 2501 Grayland Ave. is slated to be demolished soon. (Mike Platania photo)
In addition to the buildings, Dominion also owns about two acres of surface parking lots in the Fan. One of those lots, at 219 S. Stafford Ave., is spoken for, as last year D.C.-based developer Audeo Partners filed plans to build over two dozen townhomes on the site.
In total, Dominion’s Fan real estate holdings were most recently assessed by the city at a combined $10.8 million, city records show.
Downtown in the central business district, Dominion’s 20-story Eighth & Main office building and a nearby parking deck are being eyed by local firm Genesis Properties for conversion into 600 apartments. Dominion’s spokesperson confirmed that deal is still under contract.
Dominion is also planning to build a parking lot and park at 701 E. Cary St., the 2-acre site where it had once planned to build a second office tower to match its headquarters building at 600 E. Canal St. The company is currently seeking a special-use permit for that project.
The nearly 5-acre plot in the Fan was listed for sale in 2021. (BizSense file)
Part of a sizable Fan property is being prepped for demolition ahead of an expected sale to a development group later this year.
Dominion Energy plans to raze a 15,000-square-foot auxiliary building at 2501 Grayland Ave., which is part of the nearly 5-acre assemblage of land that the company is under contract to sell for a future redevelopment.
The company filed for a demolition permit with the city in recent days. A Dominion spokesman confirmed the building will soon be demolished and that the sale of the real estate to an undisclosed buyer is scheduled to close in the third quarter of this year.
About two years ago, the utility giant put its Fan real estate holdings on the market, an offering that also includes a 37,000-square-foot, 3-story office building at 2400 Grayland Ave. and a pair of adjacent warehouses totaling about 49,000 square feet. Those buildings are not planned to be demolished ahead of the sale, making it likely they’ll be incorporated into a future redevelopment of the site.
The building at 2501 Grayland Ave. is slated to be demolished soon. (Mike Platania photo)
In addition to the buildings, Dominion also owns about two acres of surface parking lots in the Fan. One of those lots, at 219 S. Stafford Ave., is spoken for, as last year D.C.-based developer Audeo Partners filed plans to build over two dozen townhomes on the site.
In total, Dominion’s Fan real estate holdings were most recently assessed by the city at a combined $10.8 million, city records show.
Downtown in the central business district, Dominion’s 20-story Eighth & Main office building and a nearby parking deck are being eyed by local firm Genesis Properties for conversion into 600 apartments. Dominion’s spokesperson confirmed that deal is still under contract.
Dominion is also planning to build a parking lot and park at 701 E. Cary St., the 2-acre site where it had once planned to build a second office tower to match its headquarters building at 600 E. Canal St. The company is currently seeking a special-use permit for that project.
In these types of stories, it’d be helpful to know the age of the buildings to be demolished. 1900? 2010? We’ve knocked down a lot of older buildings lately that form the architectural fabric of our historic neighborhoods.
As someone who walks past these buildings every day, I can assure you that they only detract from the neighborhood. Good riddance.
Seconded to Bob’s comment. These being gone are welcomed by the local neighborhood. Extra density, either through townhomes or apartments is going to be great for the nearby businesses & Carytown district, which is only beneficial to the area. These are an eye sore as is.
I concur. These buildings have no character and they will not be missed. I’m glad the building at Stafford and Grayland will remain because that one is suitable for reuse.
Judging from all the downvotes to the replies below, it seems the “old=good” people are out in force. None of these buildings even look old — brick boxes that don’t even have any historic significant — funny how it tends to be the same neurosis that wants to preserve EVERY old bldg seems to inhabit the personalities of the people who are also hostile to suburban development, even if it is new urbanism. Some will clap their hands if it is aesthetic and as close to “old urban” as possible — and Thank God for that, at least — but… Read more »
Did I miss something? Is the electrical sub station already shuttered? That substation ensured that the surrounding area didn’t lose power when other areas in the Fan were effected. Does anybody know if Dominion has already re-routed that sub-station? If the infrastructure is still there, that would be a great vehicle charging station.
The substation has been gone for years now. Dominion moved it since they have long had plans to divest from Grayland Ave.
600 cookie cutter apartments. I wonder if they will use the same architect as Scotts Additions is using. Over priced apartments for DC area commuters.
Sigh. Class hatred all around!
Class? Judge much, Shawn?