A housing nonprofit plans to take a long-abandoned former school building and convert the property into nearly 100 apartments for low-income elderly residents.
Commercial Real Estate
Grocery blitzkrieg: Another store joins fray
On the heels of rapidly expanding Aldi, another European grocer is moving forward with plans to build its first area store on a Laburnum Avenue site currently home to a car dealership.
Downtown REIT going public
Shortly after unloading 18 hotels, a downtown real estate firm is heading toward a mid-May IPO.
Aldi makes play for another local store
With two locations recently opened and four more on the way, the quickly growing grocer has already zeroed in on its next move: taking over part of a large clothing store in the West End.
Demo begins on new Pleasants site
Work is underway on Pleasants Hardware’s new West Broad location, a piece of the real estate shuffle surrounding the arrival of Whole Foods in the city.
Gumenick project lures firm from downtown, Innsbrook
The developer’s Libbie Mill development in Henrico has landed another large lease from a local insurance company and will soon break ground on a second office and retail building.
Henrico’s Libbie Mill named top project
The annual Commercial Real Estate Awards on Tuesday celebrated Richmond’s top development projects and property deals, and the $434 million development at Libbie Mill took home the top honors.
Court OKs $37M sale of Jefferson portfolio
After months of back and forth in court, the sale of Billy Jefferson’s 440-apartment portfolio has finally been approved. And the buyer, making its entrance in the Richmond market, has sweeping renovation plans for the Fan and Museum District properties.
Winding Brook set for more development
An Atlanta developer is jumping in on the action at the Bass Pro Shops-anchored Ashland shopping center, with plans for a 22-acre retail project.
Bankrupt church’s pastor accused of abusing estate funds
A pair of BMWs, a house in Ohio and offshore accounts make up a trustee’s lawsuit against the pastor of the bankrupt Richmond Christian Center and his two sons. And the church is facing another lawsuit from the winning bidder of a November auction.