StyleCraft Homes is planning 94 more units on land it recently purchased at the shopping center’s northern end, adding to 108 it’s been building nearby.
$2M land deal clears way for nearly 100 more townhomes at Westchester Commons
Jonathan Spiers
Jonathan joined BizSense in 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C., and at the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech grad covers government, real estate and other news.
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 1.14.25
A college bowl game’s “mayo dump” goes viral with help from a Richmond agency and Flavor Flav, and a historic site in Saudi Arabia comes back to life via a locally produced augmented reality tour. (BizSense Pro required)
Juice bar to move once-controversial parklet to new Jackson Ward spot
Ms. Bee’s owner Brandi Battle-Brown has secured city approval to relocate the parklet from Brookland Park Boulevard, where it caused a stir among neighbors when it was first proposed during the pandemic.
Two West End deals over $4M topped December home sales
Both homes were listed by Long & Foster’s Margaret Wade, who also had December’s No. 3 sale and closed them over three consecutive days.
Dunkin’ franchisee planning new spot at former Jiffy Lube on Quioccasin
Franchisee Lou Cabral also is seeking zoning approval for a spec office or commercial building at the site a few blocks west of Regency.
Housing nonprofit converting former East End church into new HQ, 4 apartments
Urban Hope has started work to turn the former Tenth Street Baptist Church at 2300 Fairmount Ave. into the nonprofit’s new headquarters and four apartments that it will rent out.
18-home subdivision teeing up beside Belmont Golf Course
The project is planned for just over 8 acres across Hilliard Road from the Belmont Recreation Center that anchors the century-old golf course.
Model Tobacco developer files for bankruptcy protection amid embezzlement charges
The filing was made two months after Chris Harrison’s indictment on federal embezzlement charges, and three weeks after Virginia Housing sought to put the property under receivership.
Photographer lists remodeled ‘dream house’ on Swift Creek Reservoir for $2M
“You never would have seen this design in Brandermill until now,” said Andy Wyman, an area real estate agent who said the house is the first on the waterfront to replace a tear-down of an older home.
‘We’ll see where the year goes’ – Q&A with incoming mayor Danny Avula
Ahead of his ceremonial swearing-in next week, BizSense caught up with the incoming mayor to discuss the challenges his administration faces, why he wanted to take on the task and what he envisions for the city over the next four years.