GRTC is opening a new temporary transfer station on a portion of a city-owned parking lot between East Leigh and East Clay streets. (BizSense file photo)
GRTC to commemorate new temporary transfer center
The Greater Richmond Transit Co. planned to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning (today) to celebrate the opening of its new temporary transfer station, which was slated to begin operation on Sunday, in downtown Richmond.
The temporary transfer station is located on a city-owned parking lot that’s bordered by East Leigh, Ninth and Eighth streets. The facility features 12 bus bays, digital information kiosks and shelters for riders. The transfer station acts as a nexus point for GRTC’s bus route system.
The new transfer station is a replacement for the transfer hub on Ninth Street between Marshall and Leigh streets that has been used since 2014. GRTC is planning to create a permanent transfer station, and the organization’s board of directors recently approved a contract for a consulting firm to identify potential sites for the permanent facility.
Proposed casino revenues to be used for childcare and education, city says
A new rendering of the proposed casino in South Richmond. (RVA Entertainment Holdings image)
Mayor Levar Stoney and members of Richmond City Council announced that annual gaming tax revenue from the proposed casino and resort planned in South Richmond would be put toward a childcare and education trust fund to address what they called a childcare crisis in the city. The annual revenue is estimated at approximately $19 million.
The $562 million entertainment complex planned off Walmsley Boulevard in the city’s Southside will be put to city voters in a referendum in November, two years after a similar referendum was narrowly rejected. Developers Urban One and Churchill Downs are committing to pay the city $26.5 million upfront, and the facility is projected to generate $30 million in annual revenue and create 1,300 jobs.
Carver mixed-use project, C-PACE program on City Council agenda
A rendering of Carver Station as it would appear along Clay Street. (File image courtesy Future Cities)
The Richmond City Council meets in regular session Monday at 6 p.m. The full agenda can be found here.
Business on the consent agenda includes a special-use request for Carver Station, a planned rehab and conversion of a century-old power station and adjoining yard at 1120 W. Clay St. into a food hall, gathering room and coworking-office space built in part out of reused shipping containers.
Also on the consent agenda is an ordinance repealing the city’s C-PACE program and replacing it with an ordinance opting in to a statewide program sponsored by the Virginia Department of Energy. Formally called a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Program, loan program is aimed at enticing property owners to make clean energy and water efficiency upgrades.
GreenCity residential development agreement on Henrico agenda
A conceptual rendering of housing groups planned for the Scott Farm property.
Henrico supervisors meet in regular session Tuesday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business includes a resolution approving a development agreement with an LLC tied to Markel | Eagle Partners for a residential portion of the GreenCity project. The agreement calls for homebuilding arm Eagle Construction of VA to build all of the 880 for-sale homes that are planned for the 111-acre Scott Farm property that makes up the northern half of the 200-acre site northeast of Parham Road and I-95.
Public hearing items include Markel | Eagle’s proposal for an 80-home subdivision on a 46-acre site southwest of Pouncey Tract Road and Wyndham West Drive, and a request from Fulton Hill Properties to add 15 units to a seven-story apartment building it is planning at the intersection of Thalbro and Westmoreland streets. The board approved the project last year for 253 units.
Rezoning for industrial buildings near GreenCity site on Henrico planning agenda
The Henrico County Planning Commission meets Thursday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business includes a request from Baltimore-based Merritt Properties to rezone 14 acres at the entrance to the Park Central office park off East Parham Road for development of two light industrial or flex buildings that would include office and retail uses.
ASM Global to operate Henrico Sports & Events Center
Henrico announced ASM Global as the operator for the county’s under-construction Henrico Sports & Events Center, a $50 million facility set to open in October at the transforming site of the former Virginia Center Commons mall.
The board of directors for the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority approved a five-year contract with ASM in July, with options to extend the contract annually for another five years.
ASM is also signed on to manage and help develop the 17,000-seat arena that’s planned to anchor GreenCity. The venue management company also manages Richmond’s Altria Theater, Bon Secours Training Center and Dominion Energy Center along with 350-plus venues around the world.
GRTC is opening a new temporary transfer station on a portion of a city-owned parking lot between East Leigh and East Clay streets. (BizSense file photo)
GRTC to commemorate new temporary transfer center
The Greater Richmond Transit Co. planned to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning (today) to celebrate the opening of its new temporary transfer station, which was slated to begin operation on Sunday, in downtown Richmond.
The temporary transfer station is located on a city-owned parking lot that’s bordered by East Leigh, Ninth and Eighth streets. The facility features 12 bus bays, digital information kiosks and shelters for riders. The transfer station acts as a nexus point for GRTC’s bus route system.
The new transfer station is a replacement for the transfer hub on Ninth Street between Marshall and Leigh streets that has been used since 2014. GRTC is planning to create a permanent transfer station, and the organization’s board of directors recently approved a contract for a consulting firm to identify potential sites for the permanent facility.
Proposed casino revenues to be used for childcare and education, city says
A new rendering of the proposed casino in South Richmond. (RVA Entertainment Holdings image)
Mayor Levar Stoney and members of Richmond City Council announced that annual gaming tax revenue from the proposed casino and resort planned in South Richmond would be put toward a childcare and education trust fund to address what they called a childcare crisis in the city. The annual revenue is estimated at approximately $19 million.
The $562 million entertainment complex planned off Walmsley Boulevard in the city’s Southside will be put to city voters in a referendum in November, two years after a similar referendum was narrowly rejected. Developers Urban One and Churchill Downs are committing to pay the city $26.5 million upfront, and the facility is projected to generate $30 million in annual revenue and create 1,300 jobs.
Carver mixed-use project, C-PACE program on City Council agenda
A rendering of Carver Station as it would appear along Clay Street. (File image courtesy Future Cities)
The Richmond City Council meets in regular session Monday at 6 p.m. The full agenda can be found here.
Business on the consent agenda includes a special-use request for Carver Station, a planned rehab and conversion of a century-old power station and adjoining yard at 1120 W. Clay St. into a food hall, gathering room and coworking-office space built in part out of reused shipping containers.
Also on the consent agenda is an ordinance repealing the city’s C-PACE program and replacing it with an ordinance opting in to a statewide program sponsored by the Virginia Department of Energy. Formally called a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Program, loan program is aimed at enticing property owners to make clean energy and water efficiency upgrades.
GreenCity residential development agreement on Henrico agenda
A conceptual rendering of housing groups planned for the Scott Farm property.
Henrico supervisors meet in regular session Tuesday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business includes a resolution approving a development agreement with an LLC tied to Markel | Eagle Partners for a residential portion of the GreenCity project. The agreement calls for homebuilding arm Eagle Construction of VA to build all of the 880 for-sale homes that are planned for the 111-acre Scott Farm property that makes up the northern half of the 200-acre site northeast of Parham Road and I-95.
Public hearing items include Markel | Eagle’s proposal for an 80-home subdivision on a 46-acre site southwest of Pouncey Tract Road and Wyndham West Drive, and a request from Fulton Hill Properties to add 15 units to a seven-story apartment building it is planning at the intersection of Thalbro and Westmoreland streets. The board approved the project last year for 253 units.
Rezoning for industrial buildings near GreenCity site on Henrico planning agenda
The Henrico County Planning Commission meets Thursday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Business includes a request from Baltimore-based Merritt Properties to rezone 14 acres at the entrance to the Park Central office park off East Parham Road for development of two light industrial or flex buildings that would include office and retail uses.
ASM Global to operate Henrico Sports & Events Center
Henrico announced ASM Global as the operator for the county’s under-construction Henrico Sports & Events Center, a $50 million facility set to open in October at the transforming site of the former Virginia Center Commons mall.
The board of directors for the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority approved a five-year contract with ASM in July, with options to extend the contract annually for another five years.
ASM is also signed on to manage and help develop the 17,000-seat arena that’s planned to anchor GreenCity. The venue management company also manages Richmond’s Altria Theater, Bon Secours Training Center and Dominion Energy Center along with 350-plus venues around the world.