Residential Real Estate

Continuing their strategy of filling alleys with modern architecture, Patrick Sullivan and John White have turned their attention to an alley in Richmond’s oldest neighborhood. Two-thirds of the team behind six modern townhomes planned between two alleys near the Fan, the development duo is working with Zach Kennedy of Upward Builders on a similar project:… Read more »

Call it the Massey mansion, “the next generation.” The family behind the highest-priced residential listing in Richmond can now lay claim to another noteworthy property: a Manakin-Sabot estate that was the most expensive area home sale for the month of March. Totaling 6,600 square feet on nearly 35 acres in the Sabot Hill community, the… Read more »

A well-known local developer’s latest project has been stopped short after being met with opposition. Hank Wilton, former head of the Wilton Cos., has withdrawn his proposal . The development, called The Glenn at Centerville, was presented last fall but faced public opposition in the months since. At a planning commission meeting in November, two… Read more »

A local printing executive’s 5,800-square-foot home is the latest high-dollar listing on Monument Avenue. The six-bedroom, 3½-bathroom house at 2230 Monument Ave. was listed last week for $1.79 million. City records list the owners as Michael G. and Laura M. Bland. Michael Bland is president of B&B Printing and of NimbleBridge, a marketing asset management… Read more »

A residential concept that blends organic farming with suburban living will become a reality in Hanover County. County supervisors have approved Cornerstone Homes’ proposal for Chickahominy Falls, a 400-home development on about 150 acres along Holly Hill Road just south of Cedar Lane. The unanimous vote introduces the concept locally of a residential development with… Read more »

EarthCraft Virginia has unveiled a new name to mark its 10th anniversary advocating for eco-friendly construction, and as an acknowledgment of its geographical expansion. The nonprofit, a locally based statewide group that administers the EarthCraft brand of green-building programs, is now called Viridiant – a name derived from “viridis,” the Latin word for “green.” The new… Read more »

A retired public accountant has listed his home off River Road in eastern Goochland County for $2.45 million. The 7,600-square-foot house at 300 Wickham Glen Drive is the home of William T. Bishop Jr. and Inga W. Bishop, who listed the property March 10 through Sue Farrell of Joyner Fine Properties. Its asking price puts… Read more »

Richmond’s top-producing homebuilders kept hammering away in 2015. The top eight local firms in Richmond BizSense’s annual list of the highest-producing homebuilders retained their same spots from the previous year, while the No. 9 firm – Chesterfield County-based Finer Homes – moved up one spot from its 2014 ranking. Maintaining the top spot on the… Read more »

A local real estate broker is breaking out on her own with a new storefront in her busiest neighborhood. Catina Wright has set up Icon Realty Group in a space at 417 N. 22nd St. in Church Hill, across Jefferson Avenue from Jefferson Park and Alamo BBQ. The move comes one month after Wright, a… Read more »

After waiting out the recession for his latest project, the youngest brother in a family of active developers is moving forward with one of his largest: the 1,200-acre Harpers Mill community.