Photo Credit: MARK GORMUS/TIMES-DISPATCH I found this story from the Times Dispatch via the Chicago Tribune . While credited, the story is printed in whole without any links back to the RTD. Can they do that? What’s more, why? For what its worth, here’s the link back to the original article. Go there to read the entire [...]
One of the most distinguished actors of his day, Charles Sidney Gilpin, was honored last month when this historical marker was placed near his birthplace in the heart of public housing complex that bears his name. There is money in Mayor Jones proposed budget for the redevelopment of the six remaining housing projects in Richmond. Here’s what Mark [...]
Are you a young, rad and chill musician? This may be just the ticket for you. On St. James BEFORE the highway which I take to mean South of I95, though the embedded map, which appears to be a mistake, shows it smack dab in the middle of Gilpin.
via Richmond BizSense: Another eyesore along the West Broad Street corridor near Virginia Commonwealth University might soon get a little sprucing up. Local general contractor and developer City & Guilds filed a special use permit for 1322 W. Broad St., near the intersection of Broad and Bowe, for a four-story apartment building with retail space [...]
This from Will Jones in today’s RTD: The site of Richmond’s landmark Eggleston Hotel could soon be redeveloped into 31 apartments, with space set aside to bring a popular restaurant (Croaker’s Spot) back to Jackson Ward. Developer Kelvin Hanson’s proposal for property on North Second Street, where the vacant hotel partially collapsed in 2009 and was [...]
The first residents are moving in this week, with more coming as work progresses. A wedding is scheduled this weekend, this first in decades. Here’s a tour courtesy of the RTD
This comes under the category of “Yesterday’s News”, the result of our Thanksgiving Weekend News Holiday. via the RTD: (11/23/11) Gilbane Development Co.’s plan for the 136-unit, 406-bedroom apartment complex in the 1200 block of West Marshall Street picked up a key endorsement of the Planning Commission this week and now heads to the City [...]
While this wasn’t included in the previous story, it should be noted that Ron Stallings was awarded Andrew Asch Historic Developer Award I quote: For the renovation of dozens of historic properties and construction of numerous infill projects that goes beyond the role of a developer, creating – through vision and perseverance – a Renaissance in [...]
via the RTD: Gammino Realty & Development walked away with two of the six Golden Hammer awards for its renovation of Bliley’s Garage, at 408 N. Third Street, in Jackson Ward. One was for Best Large-Scale Commercial Renovation. The developer turned a historic building into 15 luxury apartments and combined design detail and energy efficiency. [...]
Well you can’t because it’s occupied by the Garden Club of Virginia, but the carriage house behind it. It’s off the street, away from the noise on Franklin and comes with it’s own parking space. I lived across the alley from the carriage house for nearly four years and always thought it was one of the [...]
Please come out and join us!!!! Please join the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and Wells Fargo as we showcase the Neighborhood Stabilization Program in Richmond. * All NSP homes receive 10-30% in down payment grants. * NSP pays up to $8,000 in closing costs. * The homes are turnkey and ready for [...]
Join BHC’s Center for Neighborhood Revitalization for a Free Renovation Lending Workshop on September 21The Center for Neighborhood Revitalization is sponsoring a FREE Renovation Lending Workshop that will give you all of the financial tools you need for the renovation of an old house in a Richmond neighborhood. You will learn about two important subjects: Renovation Lending Programs [...]
