An infill development underway in the Fan is set to add some modern to the 19th-century neighborhood’s housing stock.
Jonathan Spiers
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.25.19
Henrico supervisors review business relating to the mixed-use conversions of two shopping malls, City Council’s Navy Hill advisory board adds a meeting and schedules hearings, and the regional airport commission holds its last meeting of the year.
$5M renovation wraps up at Hope Village Apartments
A multimillion-dollar renovation of a federally subsidized apartment complex in Henrico is signaling a new trend of county involvement in such projects, with more to come.
City loan program aims to encourage clean energy upgrades
Richmond property owners rehabbing or developing commercial properties soon will have a new financial incentive to include clean energy and water efficiency upgrades in their projects.
Lenders, bankruptcy trustee set aside funds for laid-off Colortree workers
Just in time for the holidays, a present of sorts appears to be on its way for the more than 200 former Colortree Group employees who lost their jobs when the local printing company abruptly closed its doors in June.
Goodwill building momentum for construction training center
An effort to increase the number of local workers entering the construction industry is attracting support from Richmond-area builders and philanthropists, as backers aim to reach a fundraising goal for a new training facility on a nonprofit’s Southside campus.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.18.19
A longtime county administrator announces his retirement, a city resolution seeks to require the sale of a Broad Street parking lot once considered for the Navy Hill project, and several high-profile developments make their way through the review process.
Long & Foster expands reach in Chesterfield, Farmville
The national real estate brokerage is enlarging its regional footprint, picking up sales efforts in two Chesterfield County neighborhoods while also reaching for the first time to Farmville.
Industry insiders discuss ‘Future of Suburban Development’ (slideshow included)
A crowd of homebuilders, developers and real estate agents huddled inside a heated tent in the under-development River Mill community for Richmond BizSense’s third “Future Of” event.
Rebkee, Shamin pitch Virginia Center Commons for arena-anchored mixed-use redevelopment
Henrico supervisors endorsed a proposal Tuesday evening to authorize county staff to enter into negotiations with Rebkee, which is in talks to purchase 75 acres of the struggling mall’s land.