At least two of the four groups contending for the project are proposing hotel towers that, if built as envisioned, could end up being the tallest building in Richmond.
30 stories? 40? City Center contenders push Coliseum area to new heights
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Artist-designer lists Church Hill ‘bachelor pad’ for $1.6M
The 205-year-old house is one of three rowhomes that make up Carrington Row, recognized as the earliest remaining example of attached rowhouses in Richmond.
Richmond fire department relocates HQ, freeing up downtown building
The department has moved its operations out of the Douglas Development-owned building to a warehouse on North Hamilton Street.
Construction starting on modern-style townhomes in southern Highland Park
The 12 modern-design townhomes bookending a central courtyard is designed after a similar development in Portland, Oregon, developer Harsh Thakker said.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 8.29.23
Football season ramps up with two locally produced ads for ESPN and Bud Light, and a VCU assistant professor jumps to the Brandcenter. (BizSense Pro required)
Former office building site gives way to 16-home infill in Church Hill North
After adding a baker’s dozen of apartments around the block, prolific developer Daniil Kleyman is filling out another corner in Church Hill North.
Federal funding bills include $2M for Better Housing Coalition project in Henrico
The $41 million development is planned to include 106 apartments and 25 for-sale townhomes on 10 acres just east of the county’s Eastern Government Center.
Jackson Ward planning effort progressing ahead of Gilpin Court developer selection
The draft plan hinges on the selection of a developer to transform Gilpin Court from a public housing complex to a mixed-housing, mixed-income community.
Investor’s office park gamble continues to pay off after deal with Henrico school system
The lease is a big win for local investor Gagan Marwaha, who in January bought the three-building office park that had been vacant since anchor tenant EAB moved to a new office near Innsbrook.
Long-dormant Church Hill auto shop site under contract for new Midas location
Midas of Richmond owner Mark Smith confirmed he is under contract to buy the property at East Broad and North 21st streets, where local developer Zac Frederick had once planned a residential infill project.