Commercial Real Estate

City permit center to allow third-party inspections

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A recent shortage of inspectors and an ongoing plan-review backlog – as well as the prospect of the proposed Navy Hill project – has prompted City Hall to begin rolling out a policy allowing third-party building inspections and reviews on a limited basis.

12-story tower proposed at Broad and Lombardy

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A new-to-Richmond development firm is proposing the maximum height allowed by a new transit-oriented zoning district along the Pulse corridor – even if that district has yet to reach the site where the 12-story tower is planned.

Small Henrico credit union finds local merger partner

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On the heels of the announcement of two banking deals that will be felt in the Richmond market, another small local credit union is set to be absorbed by a larger peer in the coming weeks.

Council majority asks mayor to withdraw Navy Hill proposal

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The same day project backers rolled out their latest endorsement with the promised return of minor-league hockey to Richmond, a majority of City Council called for Mayor Levar Stoney to withdraw his hotly debated Navy Hill plan, just weeks before an anticipated vote on the $1.5 billion development proposal.