Restoring a roundabout near Southside Plaza, mixed-use development along Route 1 and a town center on Hull Street Road are among the ideas planners have for the city south of the river.
Residential Real Estate
Westhampton School rehab lands Spider Management as first office tenant
UR’s investment arm signs on as the former school property at Libbie and Patterson is in the midst of a $73 million redevelopment.
Hourigan eyes redevelopment of Southern States silos site in Manchester
A towering but aging feature of Manchester’s riverfront is being eyed for redevelopment.
Rebkee, Blackwood file plans for two mixed-use projects near Short Pump
Two mixed-use developments proposed at prominent crossroads on opposite sides of Short Pump are slated to receive initial scrutiny from Henrico planners this week.
Maggie Walker’s bank building converted to apartments; developer plans dozens more next door
The $4 million redevelopment of the St. Luke Building, which housed the bank and other businesses of the pioneering entrepreneur and activist, is complete.
$290M Courthouse Landing project OK’d in Chesterfield
Six months after receiving an initial thumbs down from the county, a reworked version of a hotel-anchored development that would bring hundreds of new homes and other uses to central Chesterfield has secured the approval of county supervisors.
Project Snapshot(s): Developer duo adding hundreds of apartments across three projects
A recurring collaboration between two Richmond development firms is bearing fruit in the form of three residential projects targeting low-income renters that are taking shape in different parts of the city.
Richmond adopts rules for Airbnb-style home rentals; declares Public Safety Building as surplus
The city now has new rules lined up to make short-term home rentals legal, while council also voted Monday night to declare one of the Navy Hill properties surplus, allowing for a formal RFP.
Old Scott’s Addition row houses reborn as commercial space
In Scott’s Addition, it’s become common practice for developers to convert derelict warehouses into residential units. But a career electrician and local broker have flipped the trend and converted a set of old row houses into commercial space.
Douglas Development scraps hotel plans for former DEQ building; now opting for apartments
“In light of what’s happening in the hospitality industry, we pivoted to apartments,” Norman Jemal said. “The building is a very well-built building that fortunately works very well for both a hotel or apartments.”