Commercial Real Estate

Planning commission okays Shockoe hotel

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Apple REIT executives make their case, and Richmond’s planning commission unanimously approves a proposed Marriott hotel in Shockoe Slip.

Shockoe apartment market heats up

A group with more than 10 projects under its belt is planning a 57-unit apartment complex in Shockoe Bottom.

Martin’s plans its next move

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The grocery chain has some market share momentum and is planning its first new store in the Richmond area. Find out where the smart money says it will be.

Prime property near VCU going to auction

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The half-acre property at 1109 W. Marshall St. is headed to foreclosure more than two years after its owner, the Commonwealth Cancer Institute, went bankrupt.

The Scene: BizSense after hours

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More than 120 Richmond area business folks were at the Virginia Center of Architecture for the Commercial Real Estate Women annual summer social. Check out BizSense’s photos.

More of French’s follies to be auctioned

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Bank of Hampton Roads is foreclosing on two buildings in Scott’s Addition and hoping to recover some of the $15 million it lent Justin French.

Homecoming in Shockoe Slip

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A Richmond entrepreneur is returning to his roots, leasing 10,000 square feet in a Shockoe Slip building he left four years ago after selling his previous company.