Other planned enhancements include added shelter capacity at a former hostel building downtown and at the Salvation Army’s HQ in Northside.
City’s plan to increase shelter capacity could include new site on Belt Blvd.
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 jonathan@richmondbizsense.com.
Six-story mixed-use building gets initial nod for Northside intersection
An LLC tied to Fairfax-based Sugar Mill Construction is behind the project along a stretch of Lombardy Street just west of Chamberlayne Avenue.
‘He won’t stop’: Health system CEO fought for VCU leadership to reconsider costly downtown development
“The developer exploited our desire to partner with the city…to push a grossly one-sided project that offers limited value to VCU Health but saddles us with all of the project’s costs and risks,” then-VCU Health CEO Art Kellermann said days before signing off on the deal.
Richmond developer, grandson compete tonight on ‘Lego Masters’ TV show
Developer David “Poppy” Levine and Ben Edlavitch, an architecture student at UVA, teamed up for the show 16 years after Levine gave his grandson his first Lego set.
Residential infills planned for two gaps in Museum District
A vacant lot along Monument Avenue is planned for a three-story apartment building, while a site in the middle of a block farther west is being eyed for a six-home development.
‘Richmond’-named homebuilder enters local market with $4M deal for 24 lots
Denver-based Richmond American Homes is making its entry into the market with two dozen home sites at Harpers Mill in Chesterfield.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 9.26.23
UPS gets a local assist at New York Fashion Week, the Tuition Monster is up to new hijinks, and the state tourism office releases new web series videos. (BizSense Pro required)
‘The lease that will go down in history’: Documents reveal details of ill-fated VCU Health development deal
A risk analysis of the deal, which last week drew added scrutiny from Gov. Glenn Youngkin, said the lease “was horribly one-sided, and certainly not what any of us would have recommended as a starting point for a complex transaction such as this.”
Updated rules for Airbnb-style rentals head to City Council
Reworked rules meant to permit short-term home rentals in Richmond while preserving the city’s available housing stock are heading to City Council for potential adoption Monday.
EDA preps petition for Diamond District financing authority
The petition to create a community development authority for the $2.4 billion project will be filed once the city-owned land conveys to the EDA.
