A large home in Windsor Farms landed at the top of last month’s residential sales, edging out a Manakin-Sabot house and exceeding its original listing price by more than $200,000.
Several offers push top Nov. home sale to $1.7M
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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Former Hanover farm floated for rural development
As it continues to struggle with the town of Ashland over a large residential proposal, a developer has received the first green light in the county for a much less dense subdivision, with about 40 homes on 260 acres.
Construction strips down Main Street Station
The skeleton of the historic Shockoe Bottom train shed has been bared as a $48 million project phase prepares to install a new roof and glass walls.
With massive plan, group goes to bat for The Diamond
Another private-sector team is entering the field of debate over the baseball stadium and is hoping to save The Diamond by building up a large mixed-use development around it.
New apartment plan rehashes Shockoe Bottom site
After plans for a condo building were shot down by neighbors, developers are back with a new pitch for a patch of land along East Main Street and hope to appease residents and City Council with height limits and other conditions.
Shaka Smart house, Goochland estate taken off market
The former VCU basketball coach’s property in the Fan, listed for nearly $1.5 million earlier this year, has been taken off the market, along with a 45-acre equestrian property that had already cut its asking price by $400,000.
Sprawling riverfront property listed for $23M
A 477-acre farmland estate along the river near Rocketts Landing has hit the market, and with another massive project approved nearby, it’s being pitched as a development and potential mining site.
Ad firm up and running in souped-up office
An ad agency is up and running in a Grace Street building its owner redeveloped into office space and several apartments.
Dual developments look to revive defunct site
The recession stomped out a massive commercial project in Midlothian in 2009. But now, local developers have one project off the ground and another in the works that will bring nearly 400 residential units and new retail space to the land.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for Nov. 24, 2015
Several firms hire new talent and make promotions, state organizations start new campaigns, and a law firm puts the spotlight on its former president and community service work.
