“With the merger, we don’t have to really fight, we can kind of facilitate,” said Chop Chop’s Chris Chandler, who teamed up with LoCo’s Daquan Woodberry.
Local food delivery firms ChopChop and LoCo merge to keep up with the big boys
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Distillery calls it quits after 9-year run
The closure of James River Distillery comes about a year after the company sold its building to VCU, which needed the property for its planned athletics village near The Diamond.
VCU buys ABC site across from The Diamond for $16M
The 20-acre property was the last piece needed for the university’s planned Athletics Village, which is to take shape next to the forthcoming Diamond District development.
Richmond carwash boom continues
Two out-of-town chains, including one armed with a private equity war chest, have a handful of new locations in store for the region.
Nearly 3-acre Scott’s Addition assemblage sells for $10.8M
The deal comes out to $4 million per acre, the highest per-acre price the neighborhood’s ever seen. A developer is planning to build 350 apartments on the site.
Thalhimer Realty Partners keeps deals flowing amid Diamond District pitch
The company in recent weeks sold a mixed-use complex near VCU, bought land in Petersburg and began demolition on the old Wesco site on Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
Pandemic pivot: Local hair stylist hangs up her shears for Pies and Cakes
“I amped up the baking and was making enough from my baked goods to pay my rent at the salon. Then I figured maybe this is the direction I should head,” Chastity Rodriguez-Hise said of her recent career change.
Sale price for Chesterfield apartment complex nearly doubled in five years
In 2017, the 320-unit Hunter’s Chase complex sold for $42 million. Late last month, it sold for $79.2 million.
Blackwood Development plans 7-story building in Scott’s Addition
The local developer wants to build a 250-unit, mixed-use building from scratch on the site currently occupied by Richmond Machinery & Equipment Co.
Robin Inn owner searches for a buyer ahead of planned June 18 closure
“Some of my happiest times were working there with my parents,” Niki Loupassi said as she prepares to step away from the 60-year-old family business.