The county’s agreement with developer Rebkee includes design and construction planning for the arena, which would replace a former Sears building.
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 10.13.20
Hampden-Sydney gets a promotional magazine and blog from a Richmond agency, an animation studio hires a producer and promotes another, and several local firms collaborate on rebrands and websites for clients.
Developer plans 5-story Jackson Ward project with proceeds from $3M Fan apartment sale
A 60-unit apartment building would rise at the northeast corner of East Leigh and North Second streets, replacing a parking lot across from the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site.
Fast-growing ad agency takes entire Lucky Strike building as second office
Scott’s Addition-based Arts & Letters Creative Co. is leasing the 21,000-square-foot Tobacco Row property, adding to its home base at 1805 Highpoint Ave.
Tennis legend Billie Jean King signs off on Richmond’s top September home sale
Barbara and Jack Clark housed tennis players 50 years ago for the inaugural Virginia Slims Invitational and, after a lifelong friendship with King, made her the executor of their estate.
Richmond 300 plan, B-3 zoning changes advance; city to acquire Social Services building
The city’s master land-use plan — intended as a blueprint for growth through the city’s tricentennial in 2037 — will go to the City Council for a vote Nov. 9.
Architects draw up Manchester move amid ownership change
Cornerstone Architects is preparing to relocate from 23 W. Broad St. in the Arts District to the Aragon Coffee Building at 211 W. Seventh St.
House listed in Hanover for $2M comes with its own winery
Castle Glen Winery, a tasting room and vineyard near Doswell, is included in the listing for 18185 Narrow Path Trail, a 4,700-square-foot house on a 10-acre parcel.
Architects swapping Midlo area for Innsbrook with $1.8M building buy
An office building-buying trend among architecture firms is continuing locally with one longtime firm’s move to a suburban office park.
335-unit apartment project near golf course site would fill West Creek allotment
A year after selling its first project there in an eight-figure flip, an apartment developer already familiar with West Creek Business Park is back for another go.