This is the first in a series of five commentaries examining the current challenges and possibilities for preservation in fast-redeveloping areas of the city.
Guest Commentary: Is help finally on the way for preservation-starved Manchester?
Commercial Real Estate
Local meal-prep service pivots to brick-and-mortar restaurant downtown
“I always wanted a restaurant,” said Elegant Cuizines owner Theresa Headen. “Even when I first got the keys, I was crying because I couldn’t believe it was happening.”
United Bank-owned mortgage company expands with new Mechanicsville office
George Mason Mortgage has taken over a converted home-turned-office building for its third outpost in the region.
City councilman opens new Scott’s Addition gym
The venture took inspiration from another gym in Austin, Texas, and has professionals working and living in the city as its target audience.
8-story building to rise on Arts District lot on Broad Street
Bank Street Advisors is behind the project, which would be among the tallest to rise along that stretch in recent years.
Italian eatery takes former Morton’s steakhouse space in Shockoe Slip
What started as a pop-up is growing into a full-time restaurant that will fill the sizable location that’s been empty in the Turning Basin building since the start of the pandemic.
Cryotherapy clinic chain expanding to Midlothian for second local outpost
Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy will open in the Winterfield Crossing development and the franchisees are on the hunt for another location.
Delivery-focused breakfast restaurant moves from Regency to Scott’s Addition
A.M. Kitchen is the first tenant to open at the CloudKitchens space at 2812 W. Broad St. CloudKitchens was created by Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick.
Last call for Legend Brewing Co.’s Portsmouth taproom
The Legend Brewing Depot will pour its last beer Sunday. “There are a lot of various market pressures that have just not made it viable for us down there right now,” a company exec said.
Carvana begins operations at $25M Chesterfield distribution center
A roundabout path has finally led to the opening of the 191,000-square-foot facility, which comes less than a year after the online car retailer’s vending machine tower opened in the city.