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].

Brokerages join forces in Midlothian

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A longtime residential real estate brokerage is moving further into the digital age with the recent acquisition of one of its newer competitors. Midlothian-headquartered Napier Realtors ERA has acquired the local operations of California-based ZipRealty, a national, Internet-focused residential brokerage that has had a presence in Richmond for about 10 years. The deal brings ZipRealty’s… Read more »

Attorney grabs Monument mansion to top Feb. home sales

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A century-old mansion on Monument Avenue led the pack of the highest-priced local home sales for the month of February. The 8,400-square-foot Blair House, at 2327 Monument Ave., sold Feb. 1 for $2.5 million, below its September listing price of $2.85 million. Ed Andrews of Long & Foster was the property’s listing agent. Ceci Amrhein-Gallasch… Read more »

A marquee rebrand: powered by Dominion

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With a tug of a big blue tarp, the curtain opened on a new era for the Richmond CenterStage complex, which was renamed Thursday as the Dominion Arts Center. Signage for the center was unveiled Thursday morning in a ceremony that drew dozens of supporters and invited guests to the performing arts complex at 600… Read more »

Updated: New section in the works for Kinloch

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(Note: This story has been revised to include comments from Gary Clower received after publication.) A handful of homes are being teed up for Goochland’s Kinloch community. The lakeside community between Kinloch Golf Club and Hermitage Country Club is looking to add five home sites on about 8 acres near the westernmost edge of the… Read more »

Million-dollar homes in Manakin-Sabot drop in price

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Several high-dollar homes in the Manakin-Sabot area have been getting more affordable over the last few months. Among them, Greenlea Farm, at 1614 Carriage Drive in Goochland, dropped in price in mid-January from $2.35 million to $1.99 million. The 7,600-square-foot home on 40 acres near Dover Creek was originally listed last May. Listing agent Karen… Read more »

Production studio shuffles ownership

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After buying out partners and achieving majority control of the company he founded, the head of a local production studio has brought a longtime producer into the ownership mix. Dave Trownsell, CEO of video production studio Park Group, has made executive producer Stacy Murphy-Johnson a minority partner in the company and promoted her from the… Read more »

RVA targets SXSW

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A contingent of Richmond business boosters is planning a marketing assault on this year’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival.