The Agenda: Local government briefs for 8.21.23
Richmond considers a mixed-use project in Carver and proposed changes to Airbnb-style home rental rules, and a shopping center redevelopment and apartment complex are up for votes in Chesterfield.
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Richmond considers a mixed-use project in Carver and proposed changes to Airbnb-style home rental rules, and a shopping center redevelopment and apartment complex are up for votes in Chesterfield.
A local cybersecurity firm enlists an out-of-state agency for a rebrand and website, and a night vision cameras manufacturer gets a TV ad with help from a local shop.
An arena, 2.2 million square feet of office space, 280,000 square feet of retail, two hotels, and up to 2,400 residential units are planned at I-95 and Parham Road.
City Council OKs $325M development to replace Public Safety Building BizSense file images) Nearly a year to the day that a majority of its members voted down the controversial Navy Hill plan, a unanimous Richmond City Council on Monday approved a portion of the project that was decidedly uncontroversial by comparison. In a specially called meeting, councilmembers adopted three ordinances authorizing the sale of the city’s Public Safety Building property and adopting a development agreement with Capital City Partners, which is planning a 20-story, VCU Health-anchored tower and mixed-use offi...
Henrico County positions Best Products site for GreenCity deal Images courtesy of GreenCity LLC) With a pair of procedural approvals, Henrico County has taken its first step down the proverbial yellow brick road to GreenCity. As they said they would do when they announced the $2.3 billion arena-anchored development in December, Henrico supervisors last week approved a transfer of the county-owned Best Products site to Henrico’s economic development authority, which will negotiate a sale of the 92-acre site to developer GreenCity LLC. The EDA board voted two days later to accept the transfer...