The state’s Phase Three reopening guidelines take effect this week, Richmond City Council talks police reform and monument removal, Powhatan taps a former Henrico official as its next county administrator, and a new round of business assistance grants roll out in Chesterfield.
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City looks to start talks with downtown developer, skirting RFP for Public Safety Building
As the public weighs in on what they want to see developed on city-owned properties around the Richmond Coliseum, city administrators are moving forward with a process to consider a recent proposal from a developer for one of those properties.
$290M Courthouse Landing project OK’d in Chesterfield
Six months after receiving an initial thumbs down from the county, a reworked version of a hotel-anchored development that would bring hundreds of new homes and other uses to central Chesterfield has secured the approval of county supervisors.
Project Snapshot(s): Developer duo adding hundreds of apartments across three projects
A recurring collaboration between two Richmond development firms is bearing fruit in the form of three residential projects targeting low-income renters that are taking shape in different parts of the city.
Local developer looks to restore, reopen Hotel Petersburg
After getting several glances from developers over the years, the century-old hotel, which last operated in 1969, appears to be on track for a modern-day revival.
Richmond adopts rules for Airbnb-style home rentals; declares Public Safety Building as surplus
The city now has new rules lined up to make short-term home rentals legal, while council also voted Monday night to declare one of the Navy Hill properties surplus, allowing for a formal RFP.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 6.22.20
Richmond’s mayor dismisses his police chief, two localities weigh details regarding short-term home rental rules, and hundreds of homes are proposed between two projects in Hanover.
$8M sale clears way for Model Tobacco redevelopment
Three years after it went under contract, a standout building in Richmond’s Southside is in the hands of a new owner and headed for redevelopment with the closing of a multimillion-dollar deal.
Ukrops list Windsor Farms home at just under $2M
Two members of one of the more prominent families in Richmond have put their longtime residence in Windsor Farms on the market.
Tech firm with local ties moving HQ to Innsbrook
A tech conglomerate’s corporate relocation to Innsbrook has landed the Richmond region its newest Fortune 1000 company.