A donation agreement with the city sets the stage for a new funding approach for the project, which had lost momentum in recent years.
‘Raise the Barn’ campaign revives fundraising push for long-sought police equestrian center
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Bases loaded: All three Diamond District finalists meet submission deadline
The city will now move toward picking a winning team for the redevelopment project, which one of the groups projected to cost up to $2 billion.
Region’s first 3D-printed home completed, sold in South Richmond
A collective including Project:HOMES, the Better Housing Coalition, Virginia Housing and a group from Virginia Tech built the house as an experiment in housing affordability.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 6.27.22
A planned equestrian center for the city’s mounted police unit receives a $3.7M donation, two residential projects are up for votes in Chesterfield, and several notable projects advance in Richmond and Henrico. (BizSense Pro)
‘It is able to be pulled off’: Diamond District project faces tight timeline to deliver new ballpark
“It is able to be pulled off,” said the city’s project manager. “The first thing we need is someone to help us build it, and that’s getting the developer on board.”
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.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 6.13.22
A Church Hill-area infill project and apartments rehab, a Varina food and music venue, and a reworked multiuse development in Hanover up for votes.
‘Richmond Real’: City unveils new brand campaign
“This isn’t your grandfather’s or your grandmother’s Richmond,” Mayor Levar Stoney declared in a video introducing the new branding, which aims to promote tourism and economic development.
Work starts on $23M apartment conversion of former nursing home site
Richmond and Henrico County set the stage for the 86-unit project three years ago, when they approved up to 105 units.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 6.6.22
Rural counties finalize their budgets, a Chesterfield supervisor steps down to take a job with the attorney general’s office, and planning commissions meet this week in Richmond and Henrico.