Manchester Development

[I miss RVA]

5 hours ago, rjp212 said:

Fountainhead is planning a phase 2 of The Box, that'll be catty-corner from the current building.  6-stories, 167 units, 175 parking spaces, 44 bicycle spaces and 3700 sf of ground floor retail.

 

 

HOLY MOLY!!! I didn't even realize there was GOING to be a Phase 2 of The Box!! WOWZERS. This is like Christmas (or in my case, Hanukkah) in February!!

Thanks so much, @rjp212

[I miss RVA]

Just throwing in a couple of other nuggets that are fantastic take-aways:

Tom Papa - and if there is ANYONE in RVA who deserves an award based on Starship's classic song "We Built This City" - it's this man - appears to be all-in on going full-speed ahead with multiple Manchester projects - INCLUDING South Falls II AND III! According to Mike's reporting, the developers (Fountainhead and WVS) are seeking a 40-year HUD loan - to kickstart South Falls II -- something they don't usually do for most of their projects. Papa sounds 100% committed to getting South Falls II rolling - AND - he sounds more definite than he ever has in the past about down the road building the 10-story condo building, which would rise on the Manchester riverfront just west of South Falls II. He still would like another developer to come in and take on South Falls III - but absent that - he said he'll push forward and build it.

What with the Box, Box II, Plant Zero, South Falls I, II and III - Papa's fingerprints will be all over no fewer than two current buildings (the Box and South Falls I), one under-construction (Plant Zero) and three in the pipeline (Box II, South Falls II & III). THAT, my friends, is robust. And let's not forget - Papa is also the developer driving Locks 7 & 8 across the river from Manchester - AND - at least one (maybe two?) proposed buildings along the burgeoning Grace Street corridor in Monroe Ward.

Mr. Papa - in 10 years we all will be able to say of you - "You Built This City!"

A couple of screen grabs from Mike's article to pinpoint locations:

1.) Location of Box II relative to Box I

2.) Location of both Box projects relative to Plant Zero

3.) Location of those two projects relative to South Falls II & III location.

 

Edited February 16 by I miss RVA

[eandslee]

Pretty interesting tidbit from Bruce Milam's comment regarding the new WVS/Fountainhead development (phase II of The Box?) on RBS.  Translation: more is coming folks!

Bold was added for emphasis:

"There’s so much going along and east of Hull Street right now. Thalhimer, Lynx, Property Results,Castle, City, Fountainhead/WVS, and Blackwood all have something underway, and I know of at least one other that hasn’t been introduced publicly. That area will be all-new all the way to the Maury Street interchange. It’s all pretty exciting. There’s go to be increased demand for a full service grocer, right? More restaurants and entertainment venues, too? In 2018, I said here that Hull Street would look like a canyon within five years, but the pandemic set things back a little. I look forward to seeing it in another five years and confess I under estimated it.
Next month the Planning and Permitting office will update its status and progress to the HBAR MF Council. Considering the rapidly changing Manchester and Scotts Addition areas, it’ll be an interesting report."

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58 minutes ago, eandslee said:

Pretty interesting tidbit from Bruce Milam's comment regarding the new WVS/Fountainhead development (phase II of The Box?) on RBS.  Translation: more is coming folks!

Bold was added for emphasis:

"There’s so much going along and east of Hull Street right now. Thalhimer, Lynx, Property Results,Castle, City, Fountainhead/WVS, and Blackwood all have something underway, and I know of at least one other that hasn’t been introduced publicly. That area will be all-new all the way to the Maury Street interchange. It’s all pretty exciting. There’s go to be increased demand for a full service grocer, right? More restaurants and entertainment venues, too? In 2018, I said here that Hull Street would look like a canyon within five years, but the pandemic set things back a little. I look forward to seeing it in another five years and confess I under estimated it.
Next month the Planning and Permitting office will update its status and progress to the HBAR MF Council. Considering the rapidly changing Manchester and Scotts Addition areas, it’ll be an interesting report."

I noticed that in Bruce's comment. And boy - did I react like Pavlov's Dog, believe you me!  I'm TOTALLY salivating now - wanting to know. WHAT IS THE PROJECT THAT HASN'T BEEN REVEALED PUBLICLY YET, BRUCE???? 

@RVABizSenseMike-- have you heard any rumblings to this effect? Not to spoil your scoop (though Bruce did drop a pretty EPIC Easter Egg of a hint in his comment) - but have you guys heard ANYTHING about a Manchester project on the horizon that hasn't been publicly announced yet?

[RVABizSenseMike]

15 hours ago, I miss RVA said:

@RVABizSenseMike-- have you heard any rumblings to this effect? Not to spoil your scoop (though Bruce did drop a pretty EPIC Easter Egg of a hint in his comment) - but have you guys heard ANYTHING about a Manchester project on the horizon that hasn't been publicly announced yet?

To be honest, I hear more scuttlebutt about Manchester than I can keep track of. If I had a nickel for every Manchester grocery store rumor I've heard over the years, I'd have enough money to open my own market. 

[Brent114]

I think it’s time for a hotel.  Nothing fancy to start.  A Holliday Inn Express or something fronting the new traffic  circle on Maury or on the grassy lot beside McDonalds would be nice.   Something with those purple lights at night that could be a beacon from I95. 

[I miss RVA]

4 hours ago, RVABizSenseMike said:

To be honest, I hear more scuttlebutt about Manchester than I can keep track of. If I had a nickel for every Manchester grocery store rumor I've heard over the years, I'd have enough money to open my own market. 

I can only imagine. Tbh, though, that's a good thing. Were Manchester NOT perhaps THE HOTTEST district in Richmond from a development standpoint, you'd hear the echo of a field of lovely crickets. Scuttlebutt - as annoying as it might be - is actually a good thing - even though it might act as chaff on the radar screen.

Edited February 17 by I miss RVA

[I miss RVA]

@RVABizSenseMikehas a great feature in today's RBS about the continuing boom in construction along the Hull Street corridor with updates on both the Commodore and the Cove (formerly the Port RVA II) projects. Both are taking shape and looking pretty robust. Great feature, Mike! 

From today's Richmond BizSense:

 

Edited February 17 by I miss RVA

[Gexckos]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVzD11PlAA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Render of 1228 Hull Street from SMBWarchitects

Edited March 3 by Gexckos

[I miss RVA]

On 3/3/2023 at 5:45 PM, Gexckos said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVzD11PlAA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Render of 1228 Hull Street from SMBWarchitects

Really sweet looking building - and it will no doubt bring some good density to the ever widening footprint of Manchester's redevelopment reach.

Refresh my memory: is this a longer-standing project that's been in the pipeline for a while, or is this a relatively new proposal? There are so many I can't keep track of them all - and 1228 Hull is pretty far south given the main thrust of Manchester's most intense development core has been north of Commerce Road.

Check it out!!

 

 

[rjp212]

11 hours ago, I miss RVA said:

Really sweet looking building - and it will no doubt bring some good density to the ever widening footprint of Manchester's redevelopment reach.

Refresh my memory: is this a longer-standing project that's been in the pipeline for a while, or is this a relatively new proposal? There are so many I can't keep track of them all - and 1228 Hull is pretty far south given the main thrust of Manchester's most intense development core has been north of Commerce Road.

Check it out!!

 

 

This is an older project.   Building Permits were filed last summer for both this project and 1114 Hull St, but I haven't seen any progress.   Perhaps once Soda Lofts and The Cove are complete, they will move onto these projects.

Also, there are two new restaurants in the works for this stretch of Hull Street.   Looks to be Red Hibachi & Beer at 1011 Hull St and Munchiez Cafe (or is it Underground Cafe?) at 1115 Hull St.   Both look like they'll be open by the end of Spring.

1114 Hull Street:

 

Edited March 5 by rjp212

[whw53]

Same architect but I don't think Bank St (Soda Flats) or Property Results ( the Cove ) are involved here.  I wouldn't see why the ongoing construction of those projects would be holding these sites up. If I remember correctly the developer was an out of town entity from nova or dc.

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2 hours ago, rjp212 said:

This is an older project.   Building Permits were filed last summer for both this project and 1114 Hull St, but I haven't seen any progress.   Perhaps once Soda Lofts and The Cove are complete, they will move onto these projects.

Also, there are two new restaurants in the works for this stretch of Hull Street.   Looks to be Red Hibachi & Beer at 1011 Hull St and Munchiez Cafe (or is it Underground Cafe?) at 1115 Hull St.   Both look like they'll be open by the end of Spring.

1114 Hull Street:

 

Great rendering! 

Same folks as the 1228 Hull project or a different developer altogether? It will be a great start to have a pair of 5-story apartment buildings that far south along Hull Street. Glad to see restaurants starting to line up to open in that part of the neighborhood. The restaurants are going into legacy storefronts?

[rjp212]

Some more infill for Manchester.   Permits were just filed for a 3-story, 4-unit building on Bainbridge.

[wrldcoupe4]

Bit of a sad look to it.

[I miss RVA]

5 minutes ago, wrldcoupe4 said:

Bit of a sad look to it.

Definitely can't argue with you there, Coupe. What's the deal with the clapboard siding? Are they trying to make this building look like it was built in the late 1800s?

[upzoningisgood]

It’s the cheapest siding you can get.

[whw53]

Alrighty! Happy St. Patricks Day - looks like we had a full block rezoning to TOD-1 hit the city this week for the block bounded by Stockton, Everett, 4th & 5th in Manchester. This block is almost entirely vacant or used for parking. It's squeezed between some awesome but low slung  industrial to residential conversions. I hope we get something here on a large scale to really inject some multi-use activity in this area south of Hull. We know some projects are in design or in the planning phase around Maury. What happens on this block will be crucial in connecting Maury with Hull. 

https://energov.richmondgov.com/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService/richmondvaprod#/plan/0bd1b9a9-9244-47f9-ba79-2a6cfb511dd2?tab=locations

 

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15 minutes ago, whw53 said:

Alrighty! Happy St. Patricks Day - looks like we had a full block rezoning to TOD-1 hit the city this week for the block bounded by Stockton, Everett, 4th & 5th in Manchester. This block is almost entirely vacant or used for parking. It's squeezed between some awesome but low slung  industrial to residential conversions. I hope we get something here on a large scale to really inject some multi-use activity in this area south of Hull. We know some projects are in design or in the planning phase around Maury. What happens on this block will be crucial in connecting Maury with Hull. 

https://energov.richmondgov.com/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService/richmondvaprod#/plan/0bd1b9a9-9244-47f9-ba79-2a6cfb511dd2?tab=locations

 

Especially given the current levels of economic uncertainty, I'm thrilled to see this request come before the city. Full agreed - would love to see a development of significant size/magnitude land here to add to the continued upward trajectory of density and development as the "core" of lower Manchester's intense development appears poised to begin spreading south and east of the original epicenter of the Hull Street corridor.

[Brent114]

The Box has an interesting lighting scheme.  Looks pretty cool…unless one of those windows is your bedroom! 
 

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27 minutes ago, Brent114 said:

The Box has an interesting lighting scheme.  Looks pretty cool…unless one of those windows is your bedroom! 
 

WOW - the lighting makes the building pretty - but man... if one of those was above my bedroom window - you best KNOW there would be some serious kvetching happening.

@Brent114-- thanks for taking and posting this. I can't get over how quickly Decatur Street is really shaping up!

Okay - between you & @eandsleeI now have NO choice but to find the silver polish and find what the heck I did with those doggone Silver Porta Potties!

[Shakman]

Oh wow!  Me like very much.  Both the lighting scheme and the facade.  Richmond needs more standout buildings such as this.

[whw53]

yea - not bad for a back street. Box dos will be similar. 

[I miss RVA]

6 minutes ago, whw53 said:

yea - not bad for a back street. Box dos will be similar. 

Man - Decatur is going to looks SWEET when the matching Box is built.

[whw53]

some of the architecture is good, some bad or will be along here - but when it's packed in like this it starts to blend and what is more interesting to me about Decatur is not the architecture of any individual building but the form of the collection of buildings that is emerging along the narrow streets here. When you have a good urban street grid - like this old industrial section of Manchester provides - then the architecture doesn't have to over-compensate. 

Edited March 28 by whw53