The company is now active in the Wilmington market with recent approvals for a 253-unit apartment development and a 49-home subdivision.
HHHunt increasing reach in N.C. with $74M project in Wilmington
Jonathan Spiers
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Commonwealth Architects acquired by N.Y.-based firm
The Shockoe Slip-based firm has joined CPL, a 50-year-old company with two dozen offices in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
$2M land deal clears way for nearly 100 more townhomes at Westchester Commons
StyleCraft Homes is planning 94 more units on land it recently purchased at the shopping center’s northern end, adding to 108 it’s been building nearby.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 1.14.25
A college bowl game’s “mayo dump” goes viral with help from a Richmond agency and Flavor Flav, and a historic site in Saudi Arabia comes back to life via a locally produced augmented reality tour. (BizSense Pro required)
Juice bar to move once-controversial parklet to new Jackson Ward spot
Ms. Bee’s owner Brandi Battle-Brown has secured city approval to relocate the parklet from Brookland Park Boulevard, where it caused a stir among neighbors when it was first proposed during the pandemic.
Two West End deals over $4M topped December home sales
Both homes were listed by Long & Foster’s Margaret Wade, who also had December’s No. 3 sale and closed them over three consecutive days.
Dunkin’ franchisee planning new spot at former Jiffy Lube on Quioccasin
Franchisee Lou Cabral also is seeking zoning approval for a spec office or commercial building at the site a few blocks west of Regency.
Housing nonprofit converting former East End church into new HQ, 4 apartments
Urban Hope has started work to turn the former Tenth Street Baptist Church at 2300 Fairmount Ave. into the nonprofit’s new headquarters and four apartments that it will rent out.
18-home subdivision teeing up beside Belmont Golf Course
The project is planned for just over 8 acres across Hilliard Road from the Belmont Recreation Center that anchors the century-old golf course.
Model Tobacco developer files for bankruptcy protection amid embezzlement charges
The filing was made two months after Chris Harrison’s indictment on federal embezzlement charges, and three weeks after Virginia Housing sought to put the property under receivership.
