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. Reach him at (804) 308-2447 or [email protected].

Cartoonist, doctor list neighboring homes in 7-figure sales

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Two million-dollar homes just doors down from each other have hit the market in western Henrico. Off River Road just west of Chippenham Parkway, the 6,800-square-foot house at 5 Lancaster Lane was listed March 15 for $1.79 million. Two weeks later, on March 28, an 11,800-square-foot house a few doors away at 8 Berkshire Drive… Read more »

Tennessee firm gets green light for West Creek apartments

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The evolution of West Creek Business Park continues. The 3,500-acre park in eastern Goochland County is adding more apartments to the mix with last week’s approval of a conceptual master plan for the 373-unit Bristol at West Creek. Tennessee-based Bristol Development Group is developing the project on 22.5 acres at the interchange of West Creek… Read more »

Downtown redevelopment marks ‘Centennial’

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Exactly 100 years after its construction, a redeveloped downtown building is beginning a new era. The four-story building at 523 E. Main St., at the corner of Main and South Sixth streets, reopens this Friday as Centennial apartments – the name a nod to the building’s 1916 construction. The 24-unit building with ground-floor retail space… Read more »

Local apartments to get a lift from bond funding

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Five apartment rehab projects in the greater Richmond area are on the state’s priority list to receive tax-exempt bond financing, though only two of those are likely to be included in the next round of bonds. The Virginia Housing Development Authority is moving forward with issuing as much as $96 million worth of bonds for… Read more »

Brandcenter alums dive into ‘Shark Tank’

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Tonight, two Brandcenter alums will be swimming with the sharks. Van Gould and Chris Sheldon, 2012 graduates of the VCU advertising and branding school, will appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” which airs at 9 p.m. The duo will be pitching their product, the “NoPhone,” to the competition show’s panel of successful entrepreneurs. NoPhone is a… Read more »

Salomonsky, White eyeing two towers in Scott’s Addition

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A veteran Richmond development team is aiming high – and high-end – for their next project in Scott’s Addition. Louis Salomonsky and David White of Main Street Realty are proposing two 10-story towers totaling 258 residential units at 1400 Roseneath Road that would convert from apartments to condominiums over time. The towers – the tallest… Read more »

‘M’ is for modern on M Street

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Continuing their strategy of filling alleys with modern architecture, Patrick Sullivan and John White have turned their attention to an alley in Richmond’s oldest neighborhood. Two-thirds of the team behind six modern townhomes planned between two alleys near the Fan, the development duo is working with Zach Kennedy of Upward Builders on a similar project:… Read more »

Richmond grabs some screen time in Audi promo

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For the latest in its series of online videos for Audi, a Richmond-based production company looked to its backyard for a backdrop. Sites around Richmond are featured prominently in a five-minute promo for the luxury car brand’s new A4 model. It was shot by local studios Park Group and Juicy Films, which are teaming up… Read more »

Massey snags Eastwood estate for $2M

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Call it the Massey mansion, “the next generation.” The family behind the highest-priced residential listing in Richmond can now lay claim to another noteworthy property: a Manakin-Sabot estate that was the most expensive area home sale for the month of March. Totaling 6,600 square feet on nearly 35 acres in the Sabot Hill community, the… Read more »

Dubuque, Neathawk take home the cannonball

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Two veterans of the local ad scene were among those honored at this year’s Richmond Show, the annual awards show of the Richmond Ad Club. Susan Dubuque and Roger Neathawk, founders of the agency ND&P, now known as ndp, were awarded the Mike Hughes Ad Person of the Year award, presented annually to recognize achievement… Read more »