The Richmond City Council nears a vote on the FY22 budget, Petersburg hires a city manager, and 210 townhomes at Westchester Commons get a thumbs-up.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.24.21
Government
City planners come back with new proposal for Pulse zoning changes
The new plan emphasizes TOD-1 zoning, which limits buildings to 12 stories and has been applied along other parts of the Pulse rapid-transit bus line along Broad.
Urban One’s Southside site proposal wins the city’s casino sweepstakes
A $600 million, 300,000-square-foot resort at 2001 Walmsley Blvd. was the development selected but Richmond voters will have the final say on Nov. 2.
500 apartments approved for Virginia Center Commons’ JCPenney site
Four residential buildings will replace the recently closed department store as part of the larger redevelopment of the former shopping mall in Henrico.
Surf pool-anchored development ‘The Lake’ could grow by 400 residential units
Planning commissioners back a proposal for 830 apartments and 360 townhomes on a 105-acre property near Clover Hill High School.
Planning Commission backs projects south of the river and in Shockoe Bottom
The City Council will have the final say on rezoning the Southern States silos site and a surface lot at 1801 E. Main St., as well as a special-use permit for 1005 Westover Hills Blvd.
VCU approves $1.5B budget for 2021-22, maps out $1.2B in capital projects
A performing arts and innovation building, a new dorm, an athletics village, and other academic buildings are planned to be funded between 2022 and 2028.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.17.21
TOD zonings are sought for sites near Rocketts Landing and in Shockoe Bottom. Rebkee gets thumbs up for two projects in Henrico.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.10.21
500 apartments are pitched for Virginia Center Commons, a 41-acre development gets a thumbs up in Goochland, and Richmond’s budget director takes a job in Hanover.
Pharma venture fuels $25M expansion of AMPAC facility in Petersburg
The project is spurred by a federal-funded venture that also includes Phlow, Civica and VCU’s Medicines for All Institute to shore up the supply of U.S.-made generic drugs.