“I don’t have any problem turning it loose,” said Louis Heindl, who has since the 1970s owned the one piece of the island the city didn’t buy. “If the right offer came along, I would strongly consider selling it.”
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Architecture firm 3North wraps up HQ renovation
“We’re typically fairly modest about these sorts of things, but we really just flat-out nailed it on our space,” founder Jay Hugo said of 3North’s renovation of the former Boy Scouts of America building on Fitzhugh Avenue.
Altria snags former Avail Vapor HQ in Chesterfield, but is mum on its future use
The former home base of a once-fast-growing local e-cigarette company has been purchased by Richmond’s tobacco king.
Developers ready to kick off transformation of Haxall hydro plant into ‘Padel Plant’
“We feel we have the perfect use for a very unique building,” a Thalhimer exec said of the plan to convert the 124-year-old hydro plant into a venue with padel courts, pickleball courts and a food-and-beverage component.
Two local real estate firms strike $102M deal for Chesterfield apartment complex
The deal, which closed just before year’s end, equates to $158,000 per door and marks the largest apartment sale in the region in 2023.
Local hotelier secures Chesterfield’s approval for new extended-stay hotel
The company has at least three other hotels in the works across Chesterfield and Henrico. Its portfolio now counts nearly three dozen hotels.
N.Y. firm buys in as investor in Richmond’s Quirk Hotel
The firm, in addition to taking a minority ownership stake, is also now asset manager for the 73-room Ukrop family-owned boutique hotel.
Lingerfelt guiding plan for five new industrial buildings in eastern Henrico
The office and warehouse buildings would add more than 250,000 square feet of industrial space off Williamsburg and Charles City roads.
Lego begins operations at temporary packaging facility in Chesterfield
The temporary center is a precursor to the Danish toymaker’s $1 billion, 1.7 million-square-foot manufacturing plant in the nearby Meadowville Technology Park.
State government takes on new master plan process for Capitol Square
The state describes Capitol Square as the “nucleus of downtown Richmond” and said in an RFP it’s seeking a “conceptual, philosophical, visual framework that reimagines the Capitol Square Experience for all stakeholders.”