A year ago, Huron Township put the brakes on construction of any new warehouse or distribution space after approving two large new buildings on an old horse-racing track. But now the developer constructing those buildings totaling 1.27 million square feet for Amazon.com Inc. on the former Pinnacle…
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Updated: Amazon planning huge robotics fulfillment center near Richmond Raceway, will add 1,000 jobs
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The checkered flag is out on Project Speedway, with online retailer Amazon first across the finish line.
The governor’s office announced Wednesday that Amazon will locate a robotics fulfillment center in the 2.6 million-square-foot industrial complex that Texas-based Hillwood Enterprises is planning on land north of Richmond Raceway.
The center is expected to create 1,000 jobs, despite the robotics technology involved with the facility. It’s slated to start operations in 2022 and will be the first of its kind in Central Virginia. A similar facility, in Suffolk, was announced last year and is slated to open later this year.
Richmond Raceway unloads two parcels to separate buyers for $15.5M
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Richmond Raceway has recently closed a pair of land deals totaling more than $15 million, paving the way for two new industrial projects.
The larger of the two deals land-wise involved the sale of an undeveloped 120-acre plot at 5901 Richmond Henrico Turnpike. It sold for $7.7 million to Dallas-based Hillwood Enterprises.
The acreage represents about half of the land Hillwood is looking to build on for its planned 2.6 million-square-foot industrial complex, codenamed Project Speedway.
Plans filed with the county show that Hillwood is seeking to build on a total of 247 acres, with the other half of the project rising across the street at 5900 Richmond Henrico Turnpike. As of press time, county property records show that land is still owned by Richmond Raceway.
Crews put up fencing around the mall last week and closed down the road on the back side of the property in advance of the start of tear down. They worked inside over the past week to remove reusable or recyclable items such as lightbulbs.
Demolition work will extend into the summer.
D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. is the contractor, according to the demolition permit issued by the City of Knoxville on March 17. It is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Fans of the mall and nostalgic shoppers have had ample time to prepare for demolition of the buildings.