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.
VCU approves $1.5B budget for 2021-22, maps out $1.2B in capital projects
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VCU buys distillery building in latest acquisition for athletics village
The university bought the 0.15-acre parcel for $183,000 but James River Distillery will lease the space and keep operating for at least two years.
St. Joseph’s Villa nears completion of $9.5M autism center renovation
The 24,000-square-foot school building will have facilities for students to learn independent living skills, a sensory library, a healthcare suite and observation areas.
VCU to spend $7M to renovate dormitory at Broad and Belvidere
The four-story, 410-bed housing complex will be overhauled for the first time since it was built in 2003.
VCU unveils new $93M engineering school research building
The four-story, 133,000-square-foot addition features an Innovation Maker Facility as well as interdisciplinary labs, a career services center and a cafe.
Organic Krush opens its first campus cafe at founder’s alma mater: UR
The health-conscious eatery also has an outpost in Short Pump but most of the chain’s locations are in New York.
Richmond development roundup for 2020
New office, retail and residential buildings with thousands of apartments are in the works across the region despite the pandemic.
VCU snaps up Salvation Army property across from The Diamond
The university is planning an athletics village that may include a fieldhouse, tennis center and a baseball stadium for the Rams and Flying Squirrels.
Former art teacher opens kid-centric studio of her own in western Henrico
Happy Palette offers art classes for children and a place for them to be social during the pandemic.
Incubator launched to give Richmond’s Black entrepreneurs a boost
“For the Black community, it can be hard to take full advantage of programming that is targeted at you but is run by people who don’t look like you,” said Jackson Ward Collective co-founder Rasheeda Creighton.