George Emerson and Phil Roper plan to add apartments to the Y’s existing building on Franklin and its adjoining parking areas.
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VPM acquisition revives Style Weekly
A public media nonprofit now owns the longtime Richmond alternative newsweekly, which ceased operations in September after a 39-year run.
Mondelēz investing $122M in Henrico bakery expansion
To lead “the future of snacking,” the cookie and cracker maker is installing high-speed equipment and building a nearly 500,000-square-foot fulfillment center.
Breeden pays $3M for Cobb Lumber site for $53M mixed-use project
Plans call for a six-story building with 142 apartments and commercial space to replace the property’s existing structures and fill the entire triangle-shaped site.
Carvana rolls out car vending machine
Part customer center, part company billboard, the 12-story tower in Richmond holds up to 47 vehicles and is one of the tallest that the online auto seller has built.
Henrico program extends development incentives to more parts of county
The incentives are modeled after the county’s enterprise zone program and are aimed at older commercial corridors outside the zone.
Hotel Petersburg restoration project boosted by $600K state grant
Plans call for the seven-story building at 20 W. Tabb St., which dates back to 1915 and last operated as a hotel in 1969, to reopen as a 65-room hotel in 2023.
Condo conversion revives former 2300 Club building in Church Hill
What was the home of the now-defunct dining and social club is nearing the end of a three-year conversion that’s turned the 1870s-era building into eight units.
Final phase starts on $70M apartment project near Westchester Commons
Breeden Construction, which built the first 200 units at the Center West complex along Watkins Centre Parkway, is starting work on the remaining 252.
Waukeshaw bags former Petersburg luggage factory for $3M
Dave McCormack’s development firm bought the 13-building assemblage at 600 W. Wythe St. and he’s planning to put in apartments.