Richmond released the draft plan this week, setting the stage for sales and redevelopment of city-owned properties once part of the failed Navy Hill proposal.
City’s new City Center plan envisions downtown without the Coliseum
Commercial Real Estate
Hard seltzer brewer closer to shacking up with downtown gelato shop
The city’s planning commission recommended allowing the two businesses to share the Jackson Ward storefront and split operating costs.
New Main Street Steakhouse will try to fill void left by Morton’s closure
“I felt like the city’s missing that steakhouse feel,” said the owner, a first-time restaurateur and Richmond native with a background in commercial cleaning.
Pandemic pivot: Florida lockdown unlocked market for real estate agents
Catina and Robert Jones are considering an expansion of their Rocketts Landing-based Icon Realty Group to South Florida after travel restrictions kept them there for three months.
Blanchard’s Coffee reignites former Fan location of Lamplighter Coffee
“My wife and I went on dates there when we were in college,” said owner David Blanchard of his new space, which also once housed Crossroads coffee shop.
J.Crew Factory outlet store to open at Willow Lawn this summer
The national retailer, which has a J.Crew store in Short Pump Town Center, came to Richmond last year to file for bankruptcy protection.
New wine shop, bar and cafe Celladora pours into former Fan salon space
The owner is a Gloucester native who spent the last 18 years in New York City before relocating to Richmond during the pandemic.
SunTrust transitioning by vacating big swath of Innsbrook-area office space
The bank, as part of combining with BB&T as Truist Bank, will vacate its 250,000-square-foot suburban campus at 11011 and 11013 W. Broad St.
Sowers family buys 130 acres along planned Woolridge Road extension
Father-and-son developers Mark and Matt Sowers paid $4.5 million for four lots that were part of the 1,300-acre Roseland development envisioned by Mark’s late brother.
EAT cooking up second Wong’s Tacos at Winterfield Crossing in Midlothian
The restaurant group plans to open in a to-be-built, 4,000-square-foot space at the mixed-use development by early spring 2022.