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“We are confident that the facts will prove that this suit has no merit,” Thalhimer CEO Lee Warfield said of the lawsuit from Republic Properties, its former partner on the project.
“We are confident that the facts will prove that this suit has no merit,” Thalhimer CEO Lee Warfield said of the lawsuit from Republic Properties, its former partner on the project.
Republic Properties, which once led a previous iteration of the development group, is suing Thalhimer Realty Partners and Loop Capital following their formation of a new entity that entered into a revised development agreement with the city in May.
Similar to the downtown and Manchester assessment district, the Carytown district would charge businesses a fee for enhanced city services and could provide a template for other commercial corridors.
Local developers Jeremy Connell and Julie and Paul Weissend are teaming up on the project, which is planned behind a six-unit infill that’s under construction.
The approval provides the 1-acre property to the group for $10, a point of contention for some opponents as well as supporters of the project who were among 40 people who spoke in a hearing before the vote.
The eight legislators who represent the county in the General Assembly are calling on the CEO of Churchill Downs Inc. to withdraw the company’s plan for a casino-like parlor with historical horse racing machines at Staples Mill Shopping Center.
HHHunt Communities, which is working with homebuilder Schell Brothers on Astoria, has submitted plans for two new sections that would add 475 more homes to the 670 already approved.
Churchill Downs Inc. submitted plans last month to convert part of the Staples Mill Shopping Center into a casino-like parlor with 175 “historical horse racing” game machines, drawing the ire of a Henrico supervisor.
With an offer at over $800,000 above asking price, “It went under contract before anybody saw the house,” listing agent Annemarie Hensley said.
The Virginia League of Planned Parenthood has struck a deal with the city to acquire the former Brook Hill School at Chamberlayne and Azalea avenues, which would be razed to make way for the new facility.
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