EquityPlus plans to buy Virginia Avenue Elementary School and convert it and its surrounding three blocks into 50 apartments and 45 homes.
Dormant Petersburg schoolhouse slated for $24M redevelopment
Education
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.
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.
The BizSense Crystal Ball: Things to watch in 2021
GreenCity, a casino RFP, and a project to replace the Diamond loom as the fate of retailers, restaurants and office space hangs on COVID.
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.