The 320-unit project would rise on the site of the former Dairy Bar and Tang & Biscuit buildings. About a third of the units are planned to be “hotel apartments,” which would be furnished and available for shorter stays.
A family connection helped bring the concept to Innsbrook, as Fishin Pig co-owner Matt Hurley’s brother, Mark, owned Hurley’s Tavern before it closed earlier this year.
“What we offer now is so much more than what it used to be,” manager Bochie Thompson said of the nearly 20-year-old store’s need for more space. “It is packed floor to ceiling.”
The Le Box name will be retained, as will many of its most popular items, and the plan is to serve Ronnie’s barbecue there on certain days of the week.
“Development plans change over time as activity and events happen,” Mark Hourigan said. “We had a number of people that were very interested in that land and ultimately we ended up structuring a deal with QTS.”
With students in mind, Parc View offers 168 fully furnished units and can house around 500 people. It’s already 80% leased, according to its Chicago-based developer.
The 9-month-old firm has grown to a staff of around 50 and a management portfolio of 12.4 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and mixed-use properties in Virginia.
The complex spans three buildings and 312,000 square feet and marks the buyer’s first acquisition in the Richmond market.
New owners have taken the reins for the second time in eight years – and this time one of the restaurant’s employees is part of the ownership group.
Hourigan bought nearly 400 acres for the proposed industrial park, the exact scale of which is still to be determined.
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