After decades as an assisted living facility, a century-old Monroe Ward building is set to change hands – and its redevelopment may not be far behind.
Updated: Developer under contract to buy downtown assisted living facility
Government
City transfers Stony Point parking lots to mall’s owners at no cost
The Economic Development Authority gave up its real estate holdings around the Southside mall because they were valued at less than $13.5 million.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.22.21
TIF districts considered for four areas in the city, residential developments OK’d in the suburbs, and Chesterfield and Hanover look to update county plans.
Transit authority primed to earmark $108M for 43-mile Fall Line trail
The walking and biking trail from Petersburg to Ashland is projected to cost $234 million, and has about $73 million in local and state funding already in hand.
Henrico program extends development incentives to more parts of county
The incentives are modeled after the county’s enterprise zone program and are aimed at older commercial corridors outside the zone.
Hotel Petersburg restoration project boosted by $600K state grant
Plans call for the seven-story building at 20 W. Tabb St., which dates back to 1915 and last operated as a hotel in 1969, to reopen as a 65-room hotel in 2023.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.15.21
Nearly 300 homes proposed near Westchester Commons The Chesterfield County Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Tuesday. Full agenda here. On deck is a proposal by Watkins Land LLC and Middleburg Real Estate Partners to set the stage for 283 townhomes and single-family homes at Watkins Centre, a mixed-use development taking shape near Westchester Commons…. Read more »
Could the Richmond casino end up elsewhere? It’s up to state legislators
Sen. Jeremy McPike said he thinks the General Assembly may consider assigning the slot that had been slated for the city to another locality in the region.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.8.21
Packed agendas this week in Richmond and Henrico, Chesterfield approves two major development projects, and the city fills a vacant administrative position.
It’s official: Casino proposal axed by Richmond voters
The result makes Richmond the only locality in the state to reject a casino via referendum. Last November, referendums for casinos in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Danville and Bristol all received an average of 68 percent of the vote and passed easily.