“The Activities Center was built in the 1990s when our enrollment was roughly a third of what it is today,” said New Community School’s Dan Stackhouse. “We have far outgrown the existing space in terms of enrollment but also in the size and scope of our health and wellness programs.”
The golf course has been closed for seven years after falling into foreclosure, but an owner of the neighboring Holy Mackerel just bought it for $3.5 million.
The gym chain is taking over an empty Best Buy store in Mechanicsville and a portion of the former Martin’s in Stony Point Village.
Having waited for this since arriving in Richmond in 2009, Flying Squirrels President Lou DiBella and COO Todd “Parney” Parnell said they’re chomping at the bit to get the design process started.
“The acquisition of the property was opportunistic and not the product of a strategy of the club to acquire property near the club,” it said in a recent letter to members.
While a needed seven-vote majority seemed to be secured going into Monday’s meeting, the vote was uncertain and displayed a coming together among councilmembers who have been divided on past proposals.
The proposed Genito/288 Special Focus Area Plan would guide development and county policies for a 659-acre area.
The $50 million, 4,500-seat arena is scheduled to open in about a year and host indoor sports events and concerts.
“The redevelopment of the Diamond District site is intended to be financially self-sustaining, meaning that the new development in the Diamond District will generate enough tax revenue to pay debt service for Community Development Authority bond financing,” new city documents state.
J.T. Spencer is now owned by Imperial and its parent company Paramount Apparel, in a deal that will maintain and expand the beltmaker’s West End operations.
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