As national tenants continue to vacate amid bankruptcies spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, urban planners behind a proposed update to Richmond’s master plan are not giving up on the troubled Southside mall.
Residential Real Estate
Former Manchester box factory site to become “The Box” apartment development
Tom Papa is lining up a seven-story project with 118 apartments on a half-acre lot on Decatur St.
Richmond 300: City’s draft master plan turns attention to Southside
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.
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.