The latest filings were made by Gilbane Building Co., which has taken over as the general contractor for the stadium from previous GC Whiting-Turner.
New Diamond District filings signal wind-up for stadium construction
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Record label launching ‘Sound of Richmond’ streaming service
The subscription-based streaming platform from Shockoe Records features local artists exclusively and is being targeted to area businesses and event venues.
City locks in $130M ballpark bond sale; Thalhimer calls $40M Diamond District lawsuit ‘baseless’
“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.
Updated: Diamond District developers hit with $40M lawsuit from former project partner
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.
Business improvement district in the works for Carytown
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.
Developers teaming up on eight-home infill near Grove Ave. and I-195
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.
Unanimous City Council vote approves Planned Parenthood clinic in Northside
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.
State legislators join calls for Henrico gambling parlor project to be withdrawn
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.
Updated: Hundreds more homes planned for Astoria project in Winterpock area
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.
Gambling facility in the works in Henrico draws rebuke from county supervisor
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.
