The biggest economic development project ever proposed for Richmond had an eventful but sometimes rocky 12 months in 2019, a year that saw the now-$1.5 billion Navy Hill plan finalized and formally submitted to City Council, initiating a months-long, multilayered review process that is set to continue into 2020.
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The Agenda: Local government briefs for 12.23.19
Local businesses and nonprofits pitch in on a renovation of Richmond Social Services’ Child Protective Services room, a 1,250-unit residential development advances in Chesterfield, and City Council’s Navy Hill advisory group delivers its report this week.
Belmont Golf Course to get $4M transformation in deal with First Tee
The nonprofit’s ambitious plan includes modernizing the century-old course to add a driving range and practice areas, a six-hole short course and a 12-hole course, while relying on many of the bones of its original design from 1916.
Regency Square retail strip sells for $7.4 million
The group behind the redevelopment of the struggling West End mall appears to be cashing in on some of its success at the ever-evolving property.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.18.19
A longtime county administrator announces his retirement, a city resolution seeks to require the sale of a Broad Street parking lot once considered for the Navy Hill project, and several high-profile developments make their way through the review process.
Pickleball-bar hybrid slated for Manchester
The concept, which initially had been eyed for Scott’s Addition, is being brought to Richmond by two Charlottesville residents. It will combine pickleball courts, a full-service restaurant bar, a café and juice bar, and coworking spaces.
Solar farm, data center approved for Chesterfield ‘megasite’
The site of two controversial development proposals that never came to pass is now slated to be filled with solar panels and computing storage buildings.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.30.19
A mixed-use development and proposed concert series face deciding votes in Goochland, City Council seats its advisory board to review the proposed Navy Hill redevelopment, and review of a proposed Carvana facility in Chesterfield drags on.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.23.19
Richmond’s top administrator is fired after an investigation finds the city hired several of her relatives, Chesterfield names a new deputy administrator, and City Council starts a series of work sessions on the proposed Navy Hill development.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.16.19
Two mixed-use developments spanning hundreds of acres are up for review in Chesterfield, where an airport runway expansion project is underway. Henrico reports tourism spending is up, and Goochland commits funds for enhancing broadband internet access.