Greater Church Hill

[whw53]

I'm going to tune in for this tonight - looks like RRHA will be voting on whether to further an application to demolish Creighton Court. The builder (The Community Builders) will also be giving a presentation on what their plan is for the property - might have some updated site plans or renderings. Will report back...

https://vpm.org/news/articles/18836/rrha-meeting-tonight-to-discuss-creighton-court-demolition

https://www.rrha.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Electronic-Board-Meeting-Agenda-December-16-2020.pdf

FYI - I'm going to elevate this thread to encompass all of 'Greater Church Hill' and retire the other 2 threads I had made (Union Hill\Fairmount & Church Hill North\Oakwood). I really think only one is needed for Greater Church Hill - my mistake there. 

Once renamed I can copy some of that material over - although most of the stuff in Fairmount will be revisited naturally since those were all proposed projects and the other thread was a few pictures and was less than a page in. @Icetera would you be able to help me with renaming this to Greater Church Hill and marking the other 2 for archive if you think that is appropriate? 

Edited December 16, 2020 by whw53

[Icetera]

56 minutes ago, whw53 said:

I'm going to tune in for this tonight - looks like RRHA will be voting on whether to further an application to demolish Creighton Court. The builder (The Community Builders) will also be giving a presentation on what their plan is for the property - might have some updated site plans or renderings. Will report back...

https://vpm.org/news/articles/18836/rrha-meeting-tonight-to-discuss-creighton-court-demolition

https://www.rrha.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Electronic-Board-Meeting-Agenda-December-16-2020.pdf

FYI - I'm going to elevate this thread to encompass all of 'Greater Church Hill' and retire the other 2 threads I had made (Union Hill\Fairmount & Church Hill North\Oakwood). I really think only one is needed for Greater Church Hill - my mistake there. 

Once renamed I can copy some of that material over - although most of the stuff in Fairmount will be revisited naturally since those were all proposed projects and the other thread was a few pictures and was less than a page in. @Icetera would you be able to help me with renaming this to Greater Church Hill and marking the other 2 for archive if you think that is appropriate? 

I can do that and merge the prior threads into this one.

[whw53]

I didn't make it to the resolution at the end but the way the meeting was going it sounded like it was going to be a shoo-in. A local career activist - Omar Al-Qaddifi - tried to make a stink by calling the project unconstitutional or something like that but was easily refuted by the head of the Creighton Court Tenants Council who fully endorses the project and pushed back against his claims that this was coming out of left field and found it offensive he would deride public housing residents as being uninformed. (First community meeting was in 2014). 

Anyway we got an update from the Community Builders on the Armstrong Renaissance project - final rental phase is wrapping up and the for-sale phase will begin next year (homes of that section to be built by sub-contractor Better Housing Coalition.) As for the Creighton piece here are some snips I got from the presentation...

The first picture includes the rough concept sketch I had seen before but the 3rd slide under ' conceptual redevelopment plan' with the numbers is new I think.

Mark Robinson was at the meeting so that should mean we get something in the RTD tomorrow on this...

 

Edited December 17, 2020 by whw53

[whw53]

Few permits of note in recent days for the Union Hill - Fairmount border land -

1. With the CAR  certificate received, a Plan of Development has been applied for the project at 709-711 Mosby St. This is the project we discussed a few months ago on the the site of the former Mosby Express Mart. Rendering attached - more renderings on prior page.

https://energov.richmondgov.com/EnerGov_Prod/selfservice#/plan/1e5a77fa-e4a4-4103-9753-282657a02e37

 

2. !!NEW PROJECT ALERT!! A Special Use permit has been applied for the site outlined below along Carrington street. This to be a 'mixed use residential with first floor commercial' project and should hopefully frame that intersection nicely. 

https://energov.richmondgov.com/EnerGov_Prod/selfservice#/plan/1be2702d-a70f-4ef5-af9e-df477cbdff47

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2020 by whw53

[I miss RVA]

From Richmond BizSense: Wine retailer looking to set up shop in Church Hill - another nice add for the neighborhood!

https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/01/25/entrepreneur-uncorking-new-shop-for-wine-lovers-in-church-hill/

[whw53]

Creighton Court parcels designated a 'revitalization area' in council resolution last night - presumably to assist developer with competing for financing. 

https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4734649&GUID=2C965D8E-0795-40CD-BDAB-77EC9C7FCE86&Options=&Search=

Edited January 26, 2021 by whw53

[whw53]

Our project at 21st & Broad is back on the CAR agenda towards end of month - the project will now include renovating the old warehouse\shop space to commercial space and condominiums and constructing 8, not 10 units on the adjacent concrete lining 21st - configuration has changed slightly.  Full application and plans are described here - 

https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4794089&GUID=C0FBACD9-D8B6-4E70-AFA7-A5E052FE9C5B&Options=&Search=

 

 

[rjp212]

I like the new configuration better.

[wrldcoupe4]

Agreed. Didn’t the old version lack a broad street orientation for the new residential? 

[rjp212]

1 hour ago, wrldcoupe4 said:

Agreed. Didn’t the old version lack a broad street orientation for the new residential? 

Before:

After:

[wrldcoupe4]

Thanks! 

[Wahoo 07]

https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/03/10/former-auto-shop-at-edge-of-church-hill-slated-for-condos-townhomes/

Condo project changing from a commercial one.  Not sure that I like the Broad Street parking/opening.  Wish the developer would flip the orientation.

Edited March 10, 2021 by Wahoo 07

[I miss RVA]

4 hours ago, Wahoo 07 said:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/03/10/former-auto-shop-at-edge-of-church-hill-slated-for-condos-townhomes/

Condo project changing from a commercial one.  Not sure that I like the Broad Street parking/opening.  Wish the developer would flip the orientation.

Agreed. Previous renderings did't leave that frontage along Broad Street so exposed. I'm not thrilled that this is the final orientation of the project, although I'm glad it's being built.

[whw53]

27 minutes ago, I miss RVA said:

Agreed. Previous renderings did't leave that frontage along Broad Street so exposed. I'm not thrilled that this is the final orientation of the project, although I'm glad it's being built.

Am i missing one? Of the 3 mock ups of this project I remember seeing, this current one has the most Broad St. frontage. pics are ordered chronological.

 

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by whw53

[rjp212]

HUD has approved the first phase of razing Creighton Court.   The Armstrong Development has turned out nice so far.

"A timeline shared with residents stated relocation could begin in the summer, though Wynter said that may change. The housing authority will send residents written notices when their move is 120 and 30 days away.

Infrastructure improvements on the site are planned for next year, followed by construction, according to the timeline shared at the meetings. Residents could begin moving into new homes in the first phase of the redeveloped neighborhood as early as 2023."

https://richmond.com/news/local/with-hud-approval-rrha-to-begin-razing-creighton-court-later-this-year/article_62f91796-0b4e-5fe9-8541-0fe8abfbe884.html#tracking-source=home-breaking

[whw53]

Apartment building at Leigh & 26th wants to swap out its surface parking lot for 9 homes - i'm guessing these would front Leigh and maybe a few 26th on the northern lot portion. 

 

Edited March 26, 2021 by whw53

[I miss RVA]

Doesn't look like there's a lot of room to front Leigh though - would the development perhaps run parallel to the existing building? Or perhaps be clustered in the northern part of the block?

[whw53]

On 10/15/2020 at 5:13 PM, whw53 said:

Ok found something neat tucked in a council meeting slated for next month. The item is to vacate a remaining street right of way of Anderson St. along with the EW alley in the Chimborazo neighborhood. I've highlighted these on the parcel map below. The parcels around this all belong to a single LLC and it looks like a separate buyer wants this vacated so they can purchase a contiguous tract of land and move forward with a redevelopment. Note that this part of the road network near the intersection of Government road and Crestview is long gone (formerly a longstanding trailer park but looking at historical imagery it has been vacant lot for 15+ years )The 'current' imagery is outdated now too - note this is directly south of the Glenwood Ridge project which has just finished up on the former police stables site.

 From the staff report which i attached - 

The applicant is intending a development that would include a mix of multi-family residential units and a corner commercial use. Vacating these rights of way is needed for the development to move forward though the planning and approval process.

The activity hinted at here was clarified this week. A Plan of Development was filed Wednesday- description below

 

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

Neat. Two 3/4 story buildings w/ 122 units planned on an empty plot of land at Government Rd & Glenwood Avenue in Chimborazo. Decent infill, densifying the area.

https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/04/07/kleyman-planning-20m-apartment-complex-on-east-end-plot/

[whw53]

8 hours ago, RVA-Is-The-Best said:

Neat. Two 3/4 story buildings w/ 122 units planned on an empty plot of land at Government Rd & Glenwood Avenue in Chimborazo. Decent infill, densifying the area.

https://richmondbizsense.com/2021/04/07/kleyman-planning-20m-apartment-complex-on-east-end-plot/

This ended up being a lot better than i expected in my head.  Couple 3 story buildings? I pictured a garden style complex around a parking lot. Kudos to the developer for having the buidings approach the street and parallel each other along the old ROW.  I like how the buildings 'pivot' - not sure if that is due to topography or simply aesthetic but it makes for a busier, more interesting layout. And the architecture is slick! Curious to see what fills the commercial slot. 

Edited April 7, 2021 by whw53

[I miss RVA]

Once again, with whw53 getting the scoop - UP is first to press with the project announcement, beating RBizSense by 5 days!

[whw53]

On 3/26/2021 at 1:30 PM, whw53 said:

Apartment building at Leigh & 26th wants to swap out its surface parking lot for 9 homes - i'm guessing these would front Leigh and maybe a few 26th on the northern lot portion. 

 

New renderings released for this project which answered the placement question for us. This project is due before the CAR at end of the month so we can expect some alterations for the final project but i expect the general massing and orientation along Leigh St. to stay the same.

Full application & plans here - https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4911526&GUID=6B2AB306-6C01-49B5-8CF5-4BFDC1B70950&Options=&Search=

 

 

 

 

[rjp212]

Those look really good!

[I miss RVA]

Wow - this looks great!

[carolina1792]

On 2/12/2021 at 2:02 PM, whw53 said:

Our project at 21st & Broad is back on the CAR agenda towards end of month - the project will now include renovating the old warehouse\shop space to commercial space and condominiums and constructing 8, not 10 units on the adjacent concrete lining 21st - configuration has changed slightly.  Full application and plans are described here - 

https://richmondva.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4794089&GUID=C0FBACD9-D8B6-4E70-AFA7-A5E052FE9C5B&Options=&Search=

 

 

This project is like the 1st cousin of the Transfer Company Food Hall and The Wares Townhomes in Raleigh, lol. The layout is almost exactly alike.