The sellers include the CEO of a publicly traded company, a former insurance brokerage president and a trust for Richmond’s late “father of the riverfront.”
Trio of $3M home listings pop up in West End, Mooreland area
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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4-year-old lawsuit from ex-Martin Agency exec fizzles out; new attorney says he will refile
The original complaint from Joe Alexander alleged he was the victim of a conspiracy to tarnish his reputation after he parted ways with Martin in late 2017 amid sexual harassment claims made against him by agency employees.
Nonprofit planning dozens of low-income apartments near Six Points
Virginia Supportive Housing is planning the four-story building on undeveloped land across from the Northside Campus of Richmond Behavioral Health Authority, which is donating the site.
Former schoolmates pick up second local landscaping firm in three years
The group of longtime friends and Collegiate grads recently purchased Robbins Landscaping, a 35-year-old firm, after buying 20-year-old peer Terra Forma Landscaping in 2021.
Richmond’s creative community critiques Super Bowl ads their peers had a hand in
Roughly a third of this year’s Super Bowl ads involved one or more alums of the VCU Brandcenter, whose work were among the commercials critiqued in this year’s local Ad Bowl panel.
‘I know you feel like we’ve wronged you’: City responds to restaurants with tax policy changes
“It’s really hard to hear your stories and know that there were solutions that we’re voting on now that we could’ve done earlier,” Councilmember Katherine Jordan told restaurant owners before Monday’s approval.
Slide in homebuilding numbers attributed to lack of buildable lots
The latest rankings put two out-of-town firms, both from Northern Virginia, in the top three of the Richmond region’s most productive homebuilders.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 2.13.24
Brandcenter alums had a hand in Sunday’s Super Bowl ads, and two local agencies make creative director promotions. (BizSense Pro required)
With local funding boost, development team winding up for Diamond District’s first phase
RVA Diamond Partners, led locally by Thalhimer Realty Partners, recently secured millions of dollars in additional capital from multiple Richmond investors that it plans to put toward land and bond purchases for the project’s first phase.
11,000-square-foot Rivergate house tops January home sales at $3.9M
Richmond’s high-end home market started the year off with a bang, with a local CEO paying nearly $4 million in cash for the house in the gated Goochland community.
