“I don’t have any problem turning it loose,” said Louis Heindl, who has since the 1970s owned the one piece of the island the city didn’t buy. “If the right offer came along, I would strongly consider selling it.”
Mike Platania
Coffee company Roastology to relocate to Scott’s Addition
With its current Cary Street building set to be taken over by an architecture firm, the local coffee roaster is on the move for the third time since its founding in 2012.
Goochland’s Kindred Spirit launching satellite spot in old Castleburg Brewing space in the city
Its Goochland brewery in a business park near West Creek draws plenty of workers from the nearby corporate offices of CarMax and Capital One. With Satellite, the brewery hopes to capture a slightly different market.
Developers ready to kick off transformation of Haxall hydro plant into ‘Padel Plant’
“We feel we have the perfect use for a very unique building,” a Thalhimer exec said of the plan to convert the 124-year-old hydro plant into a venue with padel courts, pickleball courts and a food-and-beverage component.
Former Bryant’s Cider building in Shockoe becomes new home to simple syrup maker
Crescent Simples, which offers non-alcoholic syrups for drink mixes, has grown to around 300 wholesale accounts across the country since its founding in 2019.
Two local real estate firms strike $102M deal for Chesterfield apartment complex
The deal, which closed just before year’s end, equates to $158,000 per door and marks the largest apartment sale in the region in 2023.
EAT Restaurant Partners owner says Scott’s Addition food hall is off the table
The decision follows a dispute with the project’s contractor last year and leaves the future of the old warehouse on Leigh Street up in the air.
N.Y. firm buys in as investor in Richmond’s Quirk Hotel
The firm, in addition to taking a minority ownership stake, is also now asset manager for the 73-room Ukrop family-owned boutique hotel.
State government takes on new master plan process for Capitol Square
The state describes Capitol Square as the “nucleus of downtown Richmond” and said in an RFP it’s seeking a “conceptual, philosophical, visual framework that reimagines the Capitol Square Experience for all stakeholders.”
Roanoke’s Txtur bringing furniture showroom-restaurant combo to Seaboard train depot in Manchester
“It’s a running joke that we encourage you to drink wine on our sofas, and we do have a lot of white sofas in our showroom,” a company spokeswoman said of the dual concept.