Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates start of the South First Street redevelopment project Groundbreaking at the South First Street redevelopment site. (Source: WVIR) By Elizabeth Holmes | March 7, 2021 at 9:49 PM EST - Updated March 7 at 10:00 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday afternoon for the South First Street redevelopment project. Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker, Delegate Sally Hudson and members of CRHA were there to ring in the first phase of this development. “We understand, that not just some people, but all people, deserve to have homes that they can feel and receive love in. That’s what we are intending to do with this redevelopment,” Mayor Walker said at the ceremony.