About $2 million and 670 acres separated the top two priciest area home sales in November.
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Doors open on restored Hotel Petersburg after $23M rehab
The boutique hotel in the heart of Old Towne Petersburg opens today as the second iteration of the original Hotel Petersburg that first opened in 1916.
Demolition starts on Daniel Call House as preservationists plead for access
Work started Tuesday on the planned demolition of the house, which has stood at 211 W. Grace St. for nearly a century but dates as far back as the late 1700s, when it was first built blocks away.
Local builder pays $26M for site planned for 800-home Swift Creek Station project
The 230-acre site near the Hull Street Road-288 interchange was approved five years ago for the mixed-use development, which Main Street Home’s Vernon McClure said will cost $400 million.
Sheetz planned on Broad Street near Parham headed for vote
Despite pushback from neighbors and Henrico planning staff, the proposal for a Sheetz beside a residential neighborhood has passed one hurdle and is up for a deciding vote today.
670-acre Orapax property in Goochland sells for $5M
Described as the largest public hunting preserve on the East Coast, Orapax has hosted numerous events over the years, including for Benedictine Schools and menswear brand Ledbury.
Inside Baseball: The behind-the-scenes battle that got Richmond’s new ballpark across home plate
Presented here in its entirety, this is the full version of our in-depth report on the Diamond District saga, in which BizSense analyzed emails and court filings to learn how it came to be that two of the three firms that once led it stepped away from the $2.4B development.
$3M land deal clears way for 344-unit, $88M apartment project in Southside
A local development duo paid over $3 million for the 10-acre site, where they’re now planning a project with 68 more units than previously proposed at Walmsley and Broad Rock boulevards.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 11.26.24
Dwayne Johnson opens up in a locally produced video for GQ, and UR students get an assist from the Brandcenter in a salad dressing competition. (BizSense Pro required)
Inside Baseball: The behind-the-scenes battle that got Richmond’s new ballpark across home plate (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our series on the Diamond District saga, with two of the three developers stepping away from the project, emails and court filings reveal how the remaining parties stepped up to the plate to get the ballpark under construction.