Diamond Area / Hermitage Rd Corridor / Ownby District

[whw53]

Rendering courtesy of Northmarq snipped from LinkedIN - this will be the largest piece of hardywood Village facing Overbrook - 1601 Overbrook Road.

 

 

Edited May 28, 2021 by whw53

[eandslee]

26 minutes ago, whw53 said:

Rendering courtesy of Northmarq snipped from LinkedIN - this will be the largest piece of hardywood Village facing Overbrook - 1601 Overbrook Road.

 

 

I like the look of these!  This will look great in that part of town.  I like the street-front retail component.  Great find and thanks for posting!

[I miss RVA]

4 hours ago, eandslee said:

I like the look of these!  This will look great in that part of town.  I like the street-front retail component.  Great find and thanks for posting!

Agreed. Wow - this part of town is changing fast. And this is really only the beginning. I can't wait to see what this neighborhood will look like in 3 to 5 years.

[Urbs42]

New ABC headquarters has opened. Still facing a long transition (estimated 18 months) until it's fully operational, and the Hermitage site can be cleared. 

Curious if anyone knows how the RFP process will play out given that we're looking at 2024/2025 until a new Squirrels stadium is ready. Say the city issues an RFP this year to develop the current site of the Diamond and the winner is selected in 2022. Will that developer just have to sit on this project for several more years until redevelopment can begin? 

https://richmond.com/sports/flying-squirrels/richmond-may-be-closer-to-a-replacement-for-the-diamond-with-hanover-abc-site-opening/article_cc239ead-05a3-5449-8487-2604fc9eb666.amp.html

[wrldcoupe4]

Doubt the Diamond will go on that parcel given the plans VCU has shared for their athletic village. Hopefully the ballpark can get going sooner.

[123fakestreet]

2 hours ago, Urbs42 said:

New ABC headquarters has opened. Still facing a long transition (estimated 18 months) until it's fully operational, and the Hermitage site can be cleared. 

Curious if anyone knows how the RFP process will play out given that we're looking at 2024/2025 until a new Squirrels stadium is ready. Say the city issues an RFP this year to develop the current site of the Diamond and the winner is selected in 2022. Will that developer just have to sit on this project for several more years until redevelopment can begin? 

https://richmond.com/sports/flying-squirrels/richmond-may-be-closer-to-a-replacement-for-the-diamond-with-hanover-abc-site-opening/article_cc239ead-05a3-5449-8487-2604fc9eb666.amp.html

The latest I saw was the city expected to issue the RFP by the end of this summer. Hopefully they get the planning done and contracts in place concurrently with the last of the relocation of the ABC instead of waiting until its empty to do anything else.

[whw53]

Nice write up, photos,  and interview from RTD on  changes along Ownby Ln. 

https://richmond.com/business/watch-now-renovation-of-hardywood-brewerys-original-location-plus-new-residential-development-make-centerpiece-of/article_b7166b42-99c2-5c1a-b822-15b6c0571d0f.html

[rjp212]

Scott's Walk has been butchered even more.   Now you get THREE drive-thrus for the price of one! 

If you look closely, it seems like a Starbucks, a Chipotle, and I can't make out logo on the building I assume will be a Chic-Fil-A with the double drive-thru.

https://www.thalhimer.com/sites/default/files/listings_files/ScottsWalk.pdf

Edited July 16, 2021 by rjp212

[DowntownCoruscant]

1 hour ago, rjp212 said:

Scott's Walk has been butchered even more.   Now you get THREE drive-thrus for the price one one! 

If you look closely, it seems like a Starbucks, a Chipotle, and I can't make out logo on the building I assume will be a Chic-Fil-A with the double drive-thru.

https://www.thalhimer.com/sites/default/files/listings_files/ScottsWalk.pdf

That’s an abomination.

[Downtowner]

1 hour ago, rjp212 said:

Scott's Walk has been butchered even more.   Now you get THREE drive-thrus for the price one one! 

If you look closely, it seems like a Starbucks, a Chipotle, and I can't make out logo on the building I assume will be a Chic-Fil-A with the double drive-thru.

https://www.thalhimer.com/sites/default/files/listings_files/ScottsWalk.pdf

I zoomed in on what looks like a chick fil a and it’s not a chick fil a. Turns out it is a canes chicken joint. I zoomed in as close as I could and recognized the logo and name. Lord what are you doing Richmond. Parking lots should be forbidden in this part of town. 

[Hike]

1 hour ago, rjp212 said:

Scott's Walk has been butchered even more.   Now you get THREE drive-thrus for the price of one! 

If you look closely, it seems like a Starbucks, a Chipotle, and I can't make out logo on the building I assume will be a Chic-Fil-A with the double drive-thru.

https://www.thalhimer.com/sites/default/files/listings_files/ScottsWalk.pdf

I'm just writing this side of the Boulevard off, that Wawa and now these, guess there's always the need for this stuff just off the interstate and developers gonna develop. On a side note, I had never eaten at a Cane's or an In-n-out burger and was able to do so a few years back in Dallas.  One after we landed at the airport and one on the way back, both right beside each other,  Canes was pretty good and so was In-n-out. They're like a cult following I think, maybe we could get an In-n-out burger just to run the table.

[Downtowner]

10 hours ago, Hike said:

I'm just writing this side of the Boulevard off, that Wawa and now these, guess there's always the need for this stuff just off the interstate and developers gonna develop. On a side note, I had never eaten at a Cane's or an In-n-out burger and was able to do so a few years back in Dallas.  One after we landed at the airport and one on the way back, both right beside each other,  Canes was pretty good and so was In-n-out. They're like a cult following I think, maybe we could get an In-n-out burger just to run the table.

Don’t forget the car wash right next to the wawa. They have absolutely ruined this part of the boulevard. 

[Virginian11]

All of that surface parking, low density garbage right on Arthur Ashe?  Across from the diamond?  Unbelievable - how is this even real life??

Would love for someone to explain to me how this fits into any AA/Scott’s Addition master plan.  I thought this was what we were trying to replace?

Edited July 16, 2021 by Virginian11

[eandslee]

1 hour ago, Virginian11 said:

All of that surface parking, low density garbage right on Arthur Ashe?  Across from the diamond?  Unbelievable - how is this even real life??

Would love for someone to explain to me how this fits into any AA/Scott’s Addition master plan.  I thought this was what we were trying to replace?

Absolutely!  This looks nothing like the Richmond 300 renderings that were released!   Can’t figure this one out either. 

[123fakestreet]

11 hours ago, Hike said:

I'm just writing this side of the Boulevard off, that Wawa and now these, guess there's always the need for this stuff just off the interstate and developers gonna develop. On a side note, I had never eaten at a Cane's or an In-n-out burger and was able to do so a few years back in Dallas.  One after we landed at the airport and one on the way back, both right beside each other,  Canes was pretty good and so was In-n-out. They're like a cult following I think, maybe we could get an In-n-out burger just to run the table.

lol once I saw a car wash going in that prime space I thought the same thing.  Better than what's there now though and can chalk it up to being right off the interstate.

[eandslee]

18 minutes ago, 123fakestreet said:

lol once I saw a car wash going in that prime space I thought the same thing.  Better than what's there now though and can chalk it up to being right off the interstate.

Now if they can replace the old dilapidated hotels right next to the interstate in that area, it would be great!  That might make the surface lots/suburban development along AAB a little easier to swallow.

[Hike]

20 minutes ago, 123fakestreet said:

lol once I saw a car wash going in that prime space I thought the same thing.  Better than what's there now though and can chalk it up to being right off the interstate.

I had mentioned in another thread a case to take out some trees for visibility to the projects in Henrico VCC Sports and the Areana, now here's a case where trees could be a friend, line this side with trees and ta-da, it's behind the trees.   

[Urbs42]

At the very very very least, they could have fronted AA with the buildings - urban form - with a nice streetscape and hid parking in the back. 

The complex interchanges don't exactly make this area a great interstate pit stop for fast food/gas. Feels like there will be a  lot frustrated/confused interstate travelers doing U-turns on AA trying to find their way back to 95. 

 

[Icetera]

15 hours ago, rjp212 said:

Scott's Walk has been butchered even more.   Now you get THREE drive-thrus for the price of one! 

If you look closely, it seems like a Starbucks, a Chipotle, and I can't make out logo on the building I assume will be a Chic-Fil-A with the double drive-thru.

https://www.thalhimer.com/sites/default/files/listings_files/ScottsWalk.pdf

They need to rename this to Scott's Park & Ride.

[I miss RVA]

4 hours ago, eandslee said:

Absolutely!  This looks nothing like the Richmond 300 renderings that were released!   Can’t figure this one out either. 

The ink isn't even dry yet on the Richmond300 Plan and already it's getting blown up. Where are the planners or the city council or the architectural review bots on this?  I bet the Fan NIMBY clowns (like the pompous jackass on rva/reddit who thought he was Barney Baddazz & decided to attack me on the forum with anger, vitriol and insults rather than actually debate and argue his point - proof positive he HAD no argument to begin with!!) -- are just EATING THIS UP! I'm sure they want all the suburban-style drive-in type businesses in that part of Greater Scott's - another throwback to the "heyday" of 1950s Richmond when that WAS that part of the Boulevard in those days. Jesus...

The city will sure as hell step in and kibosh a highrise that too many NIMBYs don't like using the old "inconsistent with the fabric of the neighborhood or of the vision for the area" trope ... but God-forbid they kibosh these wastes of space using the same argument (and given the provisions of the Richmond300 Plan for that stretch of A.A. Boulevard, the city would be 100% correct in stepping in and putting a stop to this!)

I swear -- RVA's powers that be can't govern their way out of a wet paper bag. SO lamentable. 

[rjp212]

In all fairness, the Richmond300 plan is a long term plan.  Most of these buildings have a 15-20 year life span before they will be redeveloped.  What I hate most about them, is drive-thru's cause traffic backups.    The average joe will blame the traffic on the urban, walkable development instead of aiming it at the highway commercial mess Scotts Walk is.

[I miss RVA]

1 hour ago, rjp212 said:

In all fairness, the Richmond300 plan is a long term plan.  Most of these buildings have a 15-20 year life span before they will be redeveloped.  What I hate most about them, is drive-thru's cause traffic backups.    The average joe will blame the traffic on the urban, walkable development instead of aiming it at the highway commercial mess Scotts Walk is.

Good points, all the way around. That 15-20 year shelf life of these buildings really bums me out. At the age of 58, I'm praying I live long enough to see these areas significantly redevelop. I'll be 78 in 20 years - provided I make it that far.

[whw53]

Builder's marketing website for the lot directly east of Hardywood, across  Ownby - 1 of the 3 pieces of the new development in what was formerly called Hardywood Village. This piece is being developed by StyleCraft Homes and now coined as the 'Outpost at Brewers Row'.

https://stylecrafthomes.com/community/the-outpost-at-brewers-row/

[wrldcoupe4]

Not bad. Looks urban. 

[whw53]

On 3/5/2021 at 12:16 PM, whw53 said:

This week's private sector driven TOD-1 rezoning takes the Cobb Lumber site from M-1 heavy industrial to our favorite transit oriented designation. It also includes the neighboring property controlled by the city for their ambulatory services. Curious as to why public parcel is included...maybe city saw opportunity to attach this adjacent parcel to private initiative or maybe private actor doing city a favor OR needs that parcel to be TOD-1 as well due to limitations that sometimes occur when differing zoning classes abut each other? Anyhow, I imagine any associated plans stemming from this are for the Cobb Lumber site - not the city parcel. 

 

Caught this blurb in the RichmondBizSense government round up referring to yesterday's planning commission meeting. 

"Another item involves a resolution to declare the city’s intent to rezone its Richmond Ambulance Authority property at 2400 Hermitage Road from industrial to TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District, to incorporate the property into a mixed-use development proposed for property beside it. "

Looks like we have confirmation Cobb Lumber site is to be redeveloped then and will include a piece of the current ambulatory services tract as well. I'm hoping the project will mean the renovation of the prominent brick structure at the intersection of Ownby and Hermitage while introducing new structures to other parts of the site.

 

 

Edited August 17, 2021 by whw53