“With willpower or stupidity, depending on how you look at it, I’m hoping to fill that void,” Ian Hess said of expected demand for his new store.
Art supplies shop opening in Arts District
Commercial Real Estate
Mixed-use rezoning pondered for Manchester block currently home to trucking shop
The property is in a primarily industrial part of the neighborhood but one that’s been garnering developer interest in recent years.
Norfolk law firm to open downtown Richmond office
Pierce McCoy has taken a liking to ground floor spaces in downtown office buildings to give it street-level visibility.
Community college planning mixed-use development next to Midlothian campus
Brightpoint is teaming with a Virginia Beach-based developer to build 245 apartments. The public-private structure of the project is a first for the state’s community college system.
$8M entertainment venue The Park at RVA opens this week
Marketed as “an indoor wonderland,” the 55,000-square-foot venue consists of an 18-lane duckpin bowling alley, an 18-hole mini golf course, three virtual golf bays, three bars, a food hall with six restaurants, a beer garden area with 30 self-pour taps, a 200-person banquet hall and a 200-seat auditorium.
Facebook parent Meta adding to Henrico footprint with code-named ‘Project Tropical’ data center
The social media giant just paid $35 million for 475 additional acres in the White Oak Tech Park, where it already operates more than 2 million square feet of data center space.
C-ville investor buys former Honey Shop building on Grace Street for $2M
“I don’t know that there’s anything like it in Richmond, honestly,” buyer Murry Pitts said of the building’s modern-design condo. “And the rooftop is something out of New York magazine.”
Local cheesecake company owner opening bistro at Stony Point mall
“They’re really hellbent on wanting to do something with this mall,” said Verseau Bistro owner Cheryl Wittman. “Just listening to mall management and how they seem excited about the new investment firm taking over, how great would it be if the mall turned around and I’m on the ground floor of it?”
Planned 8-story Arts District apartment building gets first city approval
The city’s Commission of Architectural Review greenlit Bank Street Advisors’ design. Virginia Credit Union’s plan for an ATM at a forthcoming branch up the street also got a thumbs up.
Golf swing clinic Golftec adds second location in the region
“The Glen Allen location serves a bunch of nice clubs north of the river and there’s a lot untouched on this side,” said Zachary Martin, who runs the new shop at 11615 Midlothian Turnpike.