The last remains of the Laurel Park Shopping Center are set to come down soon. (Mike Platania photo)
The last remnants of a nearly 60-year-old shopping center in Henrico County are soon to come down as a major mixed-use project gets underway.
The former Laurel Park Shopping Center at 2314 Hungary Road, near the intersection of Hungary and Woodman Road, is in the midst of being razed to make way for Laurel Park, a sizable mixed-use development that takes its name from the 1960s-era retail strip.
The project will consist of more than a dozen buildings and add 350 apartments, some townhome-style, as well as retail space and over 400 parking spaces.
New York-based Aurelie Capital is the developer behind the project, which was approved by Henrico last fall.
Aurelie founder Pavan Malhotra said the demolition of the decades-old shopping center has gone smoothly so far. Aurelie bought the 16-acre parcel in early 2020 for $1.5 million.
Aurelie Capital is planning to redevelop 16 acres at 2314 Hungary Road into a mixed-use project with 350 apartments and 12,000 square feet of retail space. (BizSense file)
“Site demo will be another month or so. Then it should be wrapped up and ready to go vertical in early 2022,” Malhotra said.
Part of the project will be a 12,000-square-foot retail building, which Malhotra said could fit up to four tenants.
“We’d like food service, maybe a bike shop or a small gym. We want local restaurants,” Malhotra said.
“Once we start the retail leasing, we’re going to try to make it attractive. But that’s what we’d like there. I know it’s a little tough; it’s not like a Scott’s Addition location at all. But with the right type of structured lease, I think we could attract the right type of tenants.”
Aurelie is in the process of bidding the project out to general contractors. Malhotra would not disclose the project’s approximate cost.
A site plan shows that the retail building would have an outdoor dining patio.
Once a builder is selected and work gets underway, Malhotra said it’ll be an approximately two-year buildout, putting its tentative completion in early 2024.
Laurel Park is Aurelie’s only Richmond-area project in the pipeline, but Malhotra said they remain interested in the region.
“We’d love to (do more in Richmond) in the future,” he said. “We’re still looking at some stuff, but there’s nothing concrete.”
Laurel Park joins other new projects near the intersection of Woodman and Hungary roads. Earlier this year, a new-construction Dunkin’ opened at 2300 Hungary Road, adjacent to the Laurel Park site. The franchisee behind that location is also preparing to open another new Dunkin’ this week on the ground floor of Dominion Energy’s new downtown tower.
The last remains of the Laurel Park Shopping Center are set to come down soon. (Mike Platania photo)
The last remnants of a nearly 60-year-old shopping center in Henrico County are soon to come down as a major mixed-use project gets underway.
The former Laurel Park Shopping Center at 2314 Hungary Road, near the intersection of Hungary and Woodman Road, is in the midst of being razed to make way for Laurel Park, a sizable mixed-use development that takes its name from the 1960s-era retail strip.
The project will consist of more than a dozen buildings and add 350 apartments, some townhome-style, as well as retail space and over 400 parking spaces.
New York-based Aurelie Capital is the developer behind the project, which was approved by Henrico last fall.
Aurelie founder Pavan Malhotra said the demolition of the decades-old shopping center has gone smoothly so far. Aurelie bought the 16-acre parcel in early 2020 for $1.5 million.
Aurelie Capital is planning to redevelop 16 acres at 2314 Hungary Road into a mixed-use project with 350 apartments and 12,000 square feet of retail space. (BizSense file)
“Site demo will be another month or so. Then it should be wrapped up and ready to go vertical in early 2022,” Malhotra said.
Part of the project will be a 12,000-square-foot retail building, which Malhotra said could fit up to four tenants.
“We’d like food service, maybe a bike shop or a small gym. We want local restaurants,” Malhotra said.
“Once we start the retail leasing, we’re going to try to make it attractive. But that’s what we’d like there. I know it’s a little tough; it’s not like a Scott’s Addition location at all. But with the right type of structured lease, I think we could attract the right type of tenants.”
Aurelie is in the process of bidding the project out to general contractors. Malhotra would not disclose the project’s approximate cost.
A site plan shows that the retail building would have an outdoor dining patio.
Once a builder is selected and work gets underway, Malhotra said it’ll be an approximately two-year buildout, putting its tentative completion in early 2024.
Laurel Park is Aurelie’s only Richmond-area project in the pipeline, but Malhotra said they remain interested in the region.
“We’d love to (do more in Richmond) in the future,” he said. “We’re still looking at some stuff, but there’s nothing concrete.”
Laurel Park joins other new projects near the intersection of Woodman and Hungary roads. Earlier this year, a new-construction Dunkin’ opened at 2300 Hungary Road, adjacent to the Laurel Park site. The franchisee behind that location is also preparing to open another new Dunkin’ this week on the ground floor of Dominion Energy’s new downtown tower.
It was my pleasure to work with Aurelie Capital on the acquisition of this site. They are excellent buyers and aggressive. This is just the kind of redevelopment needed locally. Their apartments will be the shot in the arm that intersection needs toward its revival. Congrats to the Aurelie guys!
Instead of being an eyesore, this will become a sight for sore eyes.
Looks like all those apartments built in the 80’s in the west end.
So sad Henrico didn’t buy it and turn it into green space.
I’m assuming that was sarcasm. If not, why stop with that plat of land. Let’s tear it all down and have nothing but green space.
The roads in this intersection will be traffic nightmare. Makes no sense unless you update the infrastructure in conjunction with the increase in volume.