The purchase and rehab of Place One are being financed through an $18 million bond issuance that county supervisors approved in April.
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Casino referendum, Southern States silos rezoning get City Council approval
A permit for a three-story building, rezoning for a building up to 12 stories, a permit for an apartment complex and a request to allow a brewer to share a gelato cafe were also OK’d.
Updated: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to announce architect for $190M expansion
The state-owned museum will soon announce the winning proposal from 30 architects around the world to increase its space to nearly 800,000 square feet.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 6.14.21
A packed agenda for the City Council, a mixed-use development is proposed near Colonial Heights, and the city’s Richmond 300 master plan wins a national award.
City’s new City Center plan envisions downtown without the Coliseum
Richmond released the draft plan this week, setting the stage for sales and redevelopment of city-owned properties once part of the failed Navy Hill proposal.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 6.7.21
Big ticket items are up for votes in Richmond, new plans for the former deli space at City Hall, and Chesterfield seeks input on a zoning ordinance update.
For-sale homes rounding out Armstrong Renaissance redevelopment
The section of attached and detached homes is the final phase of the 256-unit development, part of a larger revitalization of the nearby Creighton Court.
Trapezium Brewing taproom on tap in Church Hill after council approval
The brewer needed a special-use permit for the former Richmond Association of Masonic Lodges building at 520 N. 25th St., where it will open “93 by Trapezium.”
Q&A with Kevin Vonck, Richmond’s acting planning department director
Heading into his fifth month in charge following the abrupt departure of previous director Mark Olinger, Vonck discusses his approach and goals for the department.
‘This is the future of golf’: Reinvented Belmont Golf Course ready to tee off
Monday’s re-opening ceremony treated the crowd to a near hole-in-one on one of the inaugural tees shots and a chip-in moments later — all while Davis Love III looked on.