A sample elevation of the homes planned for the subdivision. (County documents)
A homebuilder active in Chesterfield’s Winterpock area is looking to add a new project to its workload there.
Schell Brothers recently filed a rezoning application for a 68-home subdivision on a 31-acre site off Baldwin Creek Road just west of Harpers Mill.
The Delaware-based builder, which entered the Richmond market eight years ago and has an office in Chesterfield, is planning two-story homes with varying architectural styles in a neighborhood that would be accessed from Baldwin Creek Road. A conceptual site plan shows a planned future connection to an adjacent property to the south.
Tricia Smith, the company’s Richmond division president, said the proposal is in the early stages and a meeting is in the works to present the plans to the community. The application was submitted this month and was listed as “pending acceptance” on Chesterfield’s planning portal.
Smith said the project came about through conversations with the property owners, Bill and Karen Lockhart, who own a home nearby. Smith declined to go into details about the project ahead of the community meeting, which she said is to be scheduled.
Schell Brothers is under contract to purchase the land, which consists of two parcels at 8707 and 8901 Baldwin Creek Road that the county has assessed at $212,000 collectively. Records show the Lockharts bought the parcels in the 1990s for about $55,000 combined.
Sample elevations included with the application show two-story detached homes with different facades and floor plans. The documents do not specify sizes or price points for the houses.
A conceptual site plan of the subdivision shows access off Baldwin Creek Road and a future connection to property to the south.
The development would include sidewalks, street trees, a “focal point area,” playfields and common areas, according to proffered conditions included in the documents. Amenities in the common areas could include game and eating areas, hardscaped patios, covered pavilions, fire pits, benches and dog parks. Pedestrian paths through the community also are planned.
The project would involve widening of Baldwin Creek Road in front of the property, as well as payment of Chesterfield’s cash proffers of $9,400 per home, which would total nearly $640,000 for 68 homes.
Schell Brothers and the Lockharts are working with Hirschler attorney Jeff Geiger on the rezoning request, which would require approval from the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. Civil engineering firm Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams also is involved in the project.
The subdivision would add to a growing workload for Schell Brothers in the Winterpock area. On the opposite side of Harpers Mill, the company is working with HHHunt Communities on a 669-unit development on 250 acres off Bethia Road, between Harpers Mill and Collington.
Initial site work on that project has gotten underway after supervisors approved it in 2021. Plans call for 307 single-family homes, 74 townhomes and 288 apartments. HHHunt is developing the home lots for Schell Brothers and will build the apartment complex.
Schell Brothers also is working with real estate agent Jon Beckner on a 26-home gated community in Ashland. Called StillCroft, the community will consist of 6-acre lots and could include an agricultural component with guidance from students at Randolph-Macon College. Beckner previously worked with Cornerstone Homes on its farm-centric Chickahominy Falls development.
A sample elevation of the homes planned for the subdivision. (County documents)
A homebuilder active in Chesterfield’s Winterpock area is looking to add a new project to its workload there.
Schell Brothers recently filed a rezoning application for a 68-home subdivision on a 31-acre site off Baldwin Creek Road just west of Harpers Mill.
The Delaware-based builder, which entered the Richmond market eight years ago and has an office in Chesterfield, is planning two-story homes with varying architectural styles in a neighborhood that would be accessed from Baldwin Creek Road. A conceptual site plan shows a planned future connection to an adjacent property to the south.
Tricia Smith, the company’s Richmond division president, said the proposal is in the early stages and a meeting is in the works to present the plans to the community. The application was submitted this month and was listed as “pending acceptance” on Chesterfield’s planning portal.
Smith said the project came about through conversations with the property owners, Bill and Karen Lockhart, who own a home nearby. Smith declined to go into details about the project ahead of the community meeting, which she said is to be scheduled.
Schell Brothers is under contract to purchase the land, which consists of two parcels at 8707 and 8901 Baldwin Creek Road that the county has assessed at $212,000 collectively. Records show the Lockharts bought the parcels in the 1990s for about $55,000 combined.
Sample elevations included with the application show two-story detached homes with different facades and floor plans. The documents do not specify sizes or price points for the houses.
A conceptual site plan of the subdivision shows access off Baldwin Creek Road and a future connection to property to the south.
The development would include sidewalks, street trees, a “focal point area,” playfields and common areas, according to proffered conditions included in the documents. Amenities in the common areas could include game and eating areas, hardscaped patios, covered pavilions, fire pits, benches and dog parks. Pedestrian paths through the community also are planned.
The project would involve widening of Baldwin Creek Road in front of the property, as well as payment of Chesterfield’s cash proffers of $9,400 per home, which would total nearly $640,000 for 68 homes.
Schell Brothers and the Lockharts are working with Hirschler attorney Jeff Geiger on the rezoning request, which would require approval from the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. Civil engineering firm Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams also is involved in the project.
The subdivision would add to a growing workload for Schell Brothers in the Winterpock area. On the opposite side of Harpers Mill, the company is working with HHHunt Communities on a 669-unit development on 250 acres off Bethia Road, between Harpers Mill and Collington.
Initial site work on that project has gotten underway after supervisors approved it in 2021. Plans call for 307 single-family homes, 74 townhomes and 288 apartments. HHHunt is developing the home lots for Schell Brothers and will build the apartment complex.
Schell Brothers also is working with real estate agent Jon Beckner on a 26-home gated community in Ashland. Called StillCroft, the community will consist of 6-acre lots and could include an agricultural component with guidance from students at Randolph-Macon College. Beckner previously worked with Cornerstone Homes on its farm-centric Chickahominy Falls development.
Well, I GUESS we can’t que the Design Critics so….. que the “Only building for the come-here 1%!!!” crowd!
From the looks of these, they may be above 700K, which is around the price point that works with homes like these.
In Petersburg, you can find newbuilds for 200k and change or gems like this:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1655-Varina-Ave-Petersburg-VA-23805/79253518_zpid/
Looks like this area is Heavy agricultural?
Why more houses here?
I really expect the sprawl in Chesterfield County to go up to the Chesterfield County Line in 20 to 30 years at the rate the county is growing.
…..anyone can extend a trend line…. But history tends to show that things go up to a point, and then something comes out of left field, either predictably or unexpectedly, but SOMETHING to change the trend is usually what happens. IF the Richmond metro remains relatively appealing, and part of Youngkin running was that Virginia at large was LOSING its relative appeal, we will assume there will be more people in the Richmond metro — fair enough, and, since Chesterfield is BY FAR gaining more people than any other VA Muni (like 10X as fast as Richmond Proper is), then… Read more »
Ag? You mean what appear to be two chicken sheds? Or do you mean undeveloped forest?
Why more houses here? Well, that is approximately where people want to live right now.
The” come here”crowds,where do these people move from and what do they do for a living.Just curious..
I am going to assume you are sincere. Well, the simplified answer tends to be what cities they are moving from but I’d like to see data that is more granular than that. City wise they are coming mostly from where you would most suspect: DC and NoVA, which often means that they are originally from somewhere even more distal, and they are often choosing the Richmond metro not just because it is close, but because they are familiar with it and like it — NYC, Philly and West coast, esp LA, but not Chicago for some reason. NoVA people… Read more »
And because as a federal employee, and some contractors, you can live in RVA for a LOT lower housing costs (or more home space for lower price) than the suburbs or the district itself and if you go into an DC home office once a week the GSA pay differential is 32.26% more
Yep. People just making good economic decisions is a great part of it. That was a part of what originally attracted me to Richmond, but also back around the year 2000 Richmond was also a gritty lifestyle choice destination as well, and that played in to my decision as well. Now not so much — Richmond has gotten a lot better because of the new people moving in, but also more expensive. So, my question becomes, what is next for such people? My first guess would be Norfolk or even Portsmouth. Downtown Norfolk has a really nice walkable downtown, beautiful… Read more »
There is a bit of trouble with this development the Tidewater and Western Narrow Gauge Railroad bed runs though this development. The former railroad bed looks like it might curve were the tree line is with the field. Based off the layout of the development with the open space it looks like if the developer is lucky they could have a 5 to 10 foot wide path run on the former railroad bed though the open space of the property. Such as the developer could move one of the proposed trails to run along the railroad bed in the curved… Read more »