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.
A local bank enlists an out-of-town agency for its latest ad campaign, a vodka brand gets a social media-led campaign, and Chesterfield County picks up media awards. (BizSense Pro required)
Chandra Briggman’s departure follows a series of closed-door meetings held by Activation Capital’s board, which had been set to vote on a pre-development budget for the planned building on the biotech park campus.
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