“We’re excited about this one because even within market-rate new construction (housing), there tends to be not enough family-sized housing, particularly at three bedrooms and above,” developer Standard Communities said.
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Local developer planning 400-unit lower-income apartment project on the Southside
“We’re trying to change the narrative around affordable housing, and make somewhere that people are proud to live,” said John Gregory.
City Council approves senior apartment project planned for Richmond Hwy.
The planned 96-unit development from local firm The Real McCoy Companies earned special-use permit approval, as did Space Mountain Hi-Fi, an audio-focused bar from the owners of Cobra Cabana and Hot For Pizza.
Construction stalls, liens pile up at ‘cohousing’ project on Arthur Ashe Blvd.
Work at the site has stopped in recent weeks, leaving concrete columns and rebar jutting out from the ground, and contractors waiting to get paid on more than $2 million worth of work.
New riverfront restaurant Salty Siren to replace Holy Mackerel brewery at Jordan Point
The owners of a Petersburg eatery are taking over the 4-year-old riverfront brewery near Hopewell and bringing in an entirely new concept.
Foreclosure auction set for West End office building
“The loan was originated in December 2019, and the whole world shut down three months later. They started with a pretty steep uphill climb to get back out,” said auctioneer Bill Londrey.
Slingshot game club closes in Scott’s Addition
Another Scott’s Addition “eatertainment” venue has closed, though it looks like its space won’t sit vacant long.
Shuttered Steam Bell Beer Works files bankruptcy to liquidate assets
The Chapter 7 filling came just days after Steam Bell ceased operations after nine years in business. Its biggest debt is $720,000 owed to the SBA.
Developers Bice, Turnbull sell Scott’s Addition office building to tenant for $2M
“We don’t sell very often. This is the first Scott’s Addition property that we’ve sold,” Bice said. “We’re really buy-and-hold investors.”
Burger Bach closes in West Broad Village after 11-year run
The locally based chain appears to also have closed Charlottesville location. Its spots in Carytown, Midlothian and Durham, North Carolina remain open for business.