Despite residents’ pleas of “don’t ‘Short Pump’ Varina,” the approval clears the way for the project, which would fill roughly 250 acres of farmland just east of Pocahontas Parkway where it crosses Route 5.
Ray Ferguson, who led BHHS PenFed Realty in the region for four years, has joined SRMF Real Estate, reuniting with fellow second-generation agents Scott Shaheen and Mahood Fonville.
The two projects are Breeden Construction’s first in Petersburg, adding to a workload in Richmond that includes its planned Cobb Lumber site redevelopment and the Diamond District project.
The 66-unit project is one of three in the neighborhood for Enterprise Community Development, which also converted the nearby Highland Park Public School building.
The two projects, from Shamin Hotels and Sina Hospitality, are being driven by industrial growth near Richmond International Airport and sports tourism in Chesterfield, their CEOs said.
The project, from Richmond-based Lynx Ventures, comes less than a year after development got started on a separate 216-unit complex nearby.
The five-story building would replace the existing Accent Interiors warehouse at the southeast corner of Chamberlayne and Fritz Street, just north of the J.R. Crickets restaurant.
A mayonnaise brand tag-teams with a local agency on a pro wrestling-themed campaign, a local staffing firm rebrands with help from an out-of-market agency, and a local PR group installs new officers.
Previously tied to one of the families behind a local Fortune 500, the century-old mansion was only the third-priciest sale in December, coming in behind two other multimillion-dollar deals.
The housing authority is eyeing a refurbishment of the 11-story, 58-unit building, which was evacuated four days after it announced the acquisition due to a pipe burst that flooded units.
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