The proposed Genito/288 Special Focus Area Plan would guide development and county policies for a 659-acre area.
Vote scheduled on land-use plan for area around River City Sportsplex
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20-story apartment tower, 6-story office building planned for Southern States silos site
Upon demolishing the old silos later this year, Hourigan Development is planning to construct what will be among the tallest residential buildings to be built in the city in recent years.
Henrico County event center taking shape, second Shamin hotel floated at Virginia Center Commons
The $50 million, 4,500-seat arena is scheduled to open in about a year and host indoor sports events and concerts.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.19.22
Multi-use developments will be considered in Chesterfield, Richmond’s City Center rezoning is up for a vote, and Henrico establishes a county sports and entertainment authority.
With Diamond District team in place, city tees up Coliseum-area RFI
Richmond’s Economic Development Authority is preparing a joint solicitation that it plans to issue with the Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority to gauge development interest in a 9-acre assemblage that includes the shuttered arena and the site of a long-sought convention center hotel.
West Coast company plans to build $300M indoor farming complex at Meadowville Technology Park
Plenty Unlimited has started site work on the first piece, a 100,000-square-foot vertical indoor farming facility for growing strawberries.
Diamond District redevelopment cost pegged at $2.4B
“The redevelopment of the Diamond District site is intended to be financially self-sustaining, meaning that the new development in the Diamond District will generate enough tax revenue to pay debt service for Community Development Authority bond financing,” new city documents state.
Chesterfield sets stage for commercial development at county airport
A conceptual plan shows a hotel, coffee shop, restaurant, gas station, bank and office space for the 20-acre site. But the county must first get approval from the FAA.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.12.22
A grocery-anchored development is proposed in Midlothian, a private tennis facility is served up in Hanover, and the RRHA names a new chief executive.
Developers tweak two-tower plan to preserve more of Legend’s view
The changes include shifting one of the apartment towers 81 feet to the east and 20 feet closer to the river, while adding height and decreasing length on the other, all to maintain more of the brewery’s riverfront view.
