“This is kind of my big splurge,” said owner Christopher Kilgore. “This is my dream store, this is my life.”
Aquarium shop Reefology RVA dives into larger storefront in Henrico
Commercial Real Estate
Lego under contract to buy 340 acres in Meadowville Tech Park for $1B plant
The Danish toymaker plans to break ground on the project this year and wrap up construction in 2025, the same year production at the factory is expected to begin.
Acorn Sign Graphics revived after bankruptcy auction
A Pennsylvania-based company is the new owner of the Acorn name and has begun to open a new office and hire back some of the company’s former employees.
Distillery calls it quits after 9-year run
The closure of James River Distillery comes about a year after the company sold its building to VCU, which needed the property for its planned athletics village near The Diamond.
Hold the booze: Non-alcoholic bottle shop ready to pop in Carytown
A local real estate agent is opening Point 5, which stocks booze-mimicking brands that make up a small but growing sector in the beverage industry.
VCU buys ABC site across from The Diamond for $16M
The 20-acre property was the last piece needed for the university’s planned Athletics Village, which is to take shape next to the forthcoming Diamond District development.
Cannabis dispensary sprouting in old Burger King near Southpark Mall
The Colonial Heights store will join Green Leaf Medical’s Short Pump and Carytown shops. A Midlothian store is also in the works and the company is eyeing Ashland and Scott’s Addition.
Richmond carwash boom continues
Two out-of-town chains, including one armed with a private equity war chest, have a handful of new locations in store for the region.
Nearly 3-acre Scott’s Addition assemblage sells for $10.8M
The deal comes out to $4 million per acre, the highest per-acre price the neighborhood’s ever seen. A developer is planning to build 350 apartments on the site.
Zombie Pizza opens near Forest Hill
Brains are not on the list of toppings but the Greek pizza and the Margherita are popular choices.
