The former Shalom Baptist Church property had been eyed several years ago for a Lidl grocery store that was never built. Now an Atlanta-based car dealer plans to build an $8 million dealership.
Commercial Real Estate
Newmark poaches Richmond broker duo from Colliers to beef up local ranks
Will Bradley and Mark Williford are the latest to jump from Colliers to Newmark, following a trio that launched the firm’s new Richmond office about six months ago.
VCU Health OK’d to demolish city-owned Public Safety Building
The authorization from City Council comes as the health system was due to make a $1.3 million payment to Richmond in lieu of taxes on the site – the latest cost to the health system for its expensive exit from a downtown development project.
Local hotelier files rezoning to build extended-stay TownPlace Suites in Chesterfield
Sina Hospitality hopes to start construction on the $15 million hotel in the second quarter of next year.
550-unit apartment towers next to Legend get City Council go-ahead
Reaching 16 and 17 stories and totaling over 550 units, Avery Hall’s project is one of the highest-density developments proposed in the city in recent years.
Carytown Burgers & Fries searches for new owner
“Hopefully, somebody from Richmond or the surrounding areas is able to come in and keep it Carytown Burgers & Fries and continue the legacy that we’ve created,” owner Mike Barber said.
VCU plans $70M renovation of shuttered Johnson Hall dorm
The 12-story freshman dorm at 801 W. Franklin St. has been closed since November 2021, when high levels of mold spores were detected in the building. It displaced more than 400 students.
90-unit ‘Swansboro Place’ apartments planned along Hull St.
Another piece of Hull Street in the city is planned for development, this time by a local low-income housing firm that’s eyeing a four-story building across from the former Siegel’s Supermarket building.
Chick-fil-A opens first Goochland location; gets new landlord near Willow Lawn
The fried chicken chain has been keeping busy at opposite ends of Broad Street.
The City Center: Toward creating ‘hometown atmosphere’ (Guest Commentary)
The removal of the Coliseum will create a tabula rasa upon which city officials want to establish a mixed-use complex.