An architecture firm led by a group of UVA grads paid the Ukrop family $475K for a 19th-century building. Meanwhile, two neighboring Shockoe architecture practices joined forces.
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Developers start work on second phase of $65M Chester apartments
George Emerson and Phil Roper building third of three buildings for 385-unit The Jane at Moore’s Lake on nearly 60-acre site of the former Moore’s Lake retreat.
Boulders Lakeside Apartments developer files for 214 more units
The evolution of Boulders Office Park as a place to live as well as work continues with another round of new apartment buildings in the works.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 8.11.20
Face mask promotion abounds in the latest Pitch, as three area health systems launch a PSA campaign encouraging mask wearing, another health system gets branded masks from a downtown agency, and a local business producing masks and other PPE gets a website.
NewMarket files rezoning application for Tredegar Iron Works site
As development interest in the area continues to pick up with a new riverfront office building planned nearby, the owner of the historic Tredegar Iron Works property is looking to rezone the site to bring it more in line with the times.
City finalizing grant program for businesses affected by civil unrest
Two months after an initial night of rioting left numerous downtown businesses vandalized and boarded up for weeks, financial assistance specific to their ordeal, and others since then, appears to be on the way.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 8.10.20
Multiple localities roll out new grant programs for businesses, New Kent supervisors consider a retail development in Bottoms Bridge, and an intersection enhancement project in Jackson Ward is awarded grant funding.
Former NFL, UVA QB scores top July home sale with CCV-area deal
The UVA standout-turned-real-estate-developer sold his 13,700-square-foot home last month for $1.68 million.
Project Snapshot: Apartments rising from the ashes of Northside junkyard fire
Site work has started on The Foundry, a $40 million, 200-unit complex near School Street and Brook Road, a couple blocks southeast of VUU.
Lawsuit filed by former Martin Agency exec tossed from federal court; separate case continues in circuit court
A judge has dismissed a federal suit brought last year by Joe Alexander, who claims he was the victim of a conspiracy to tarnish his reputation after he parted ways with Martin in late 2017 amid sexual harassment claims made against him within the agency.