Chesapeake Development

[Glassoul]

It's sad. The sprawl is creeping closer and closer to my old home in southern Chesapeake. It's only a matter of time until it reaches it.

Something then to cheer you up.

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story...=111021&tref=po

[urbanvb]

Chesapeake council will decide fate of narrow homes

Developers are buying the old homes in South Norfolk, Indian River and

some sections of Deep Creek, made out of several adjoining lots, tearing

them down and replacing one house with two, three or four tall, narrow houses.

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anyone else think these houses are hideous ?

[erdogs]

Chesapeake council will decide fate of narrow homes

Developers are buying the old homes in South Norfolk, Indian River and

some sections of Deep Creek, made out of several adjoining lots, tearing

them down and replacing one house with two, three or four tall, narrow houses.

article

anyone else think these houses are hideous ?

Finally, high rise developement come's to chesapeake!

[rusthebuss]

Finally, high rise developement come's to chesapeake!

[odumonarch]

Finally, high rise developement come's to chesapeake!

No, not high rise, it is high density.

Chesapeake might be going up in a few months, if not years. Who knows? Some cities have had houses like this 100 years ago too.

[urbanfan]

Chesapeake council will decide fate of narrow homes

Developers are buying the old homes in South Norfolk, Indian River and

some sections of Deep Creek, made out of several adjoining lots, tearing

them down and replacing one house with two, three or four tall, narrow houses.

article

anyone else think these houses are hideous ?

This would look good if the homes were joined together instead of grass in between them. Much like they did in the early 1900's. However, as stand alone these homes look hideous.

[willy]

They look like houses in Va. Beach on crack.

And that vinyl siding just screams HISTORY don't it?

The way they should have done it was move the houses closer together (see Ghent) and wrap them with old brick to make them look a little more historic. I'm sure there are places where you can get recycled brick from old demolished structures. But that would toooo hard for a developer to go that extra step.

[urbanvb]

Chesapeake clears path for Culpepper plan

CHESAPEAKE - One of the larger developments in the city got the go-ahead from the City Council on Tuesday, clearing the way for Culpepper Landing, a residential and commercial project in Deep Creek.

By a 7-2 vote, the council approved the rezoning of 488 acres of farmland to allow a "planned unit development" that will include roughly 785 single-family homes, about 220 condominiums and 40,000 square feet of retail space.

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[erdogs]

Chesapeake clears path for Culpepper plan

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[urbanlife]

maybe alittle bit of meat to those skinny homes would help, they do look kind of stupid in the pictures, but that might be just the way the photo makes it look too because you really don't have much context to the neighborhood or its location in that picture.

[rusthebuss]

Chesapeake council will decide fate of narrow homes

Developers are buying the old homes in South Norfolk, Indian River and

some sections of Deep Creek, made out of several adjoining lots, tearing

them down and replacing one house with two, three or four tall, narrow houses.

article

anyone else think these houses are hideous ?

Affordable housing!

[urbanvb]

Chesapeake aims to shift corridor into a destination

CHESAPEAKE - The seven-mile stretch of South Military Highway is a journey along an uninspiring thoroughfare of old buildings, motels, mobile- home parks, and various industries - not to mention big metal cargo containers stacked tree high.

But city officials have a vision that would turn the drab, neglected corridor through Deep Creek and Bowers Hill into a pedestrian-friendly destination . After a recent study, economic development officials see great potential.

Imagine trees , recreational greenways, bike lanes and trails, and retail shops lining 10-foot-wide sidewalks. Imagine improved street lighting, a wider six-lane road and back streets that pull motorists from the main road to shop and dine.

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[erdogs]

Chesapeake aims to shift corridor into a destination

CHESAPEAKE - The seven-mile stretch of South Military Highway is a journey along an uninspiring thoroughfare of old buildings, motels, mobile- home parks, and various industries - not to mention big metal cargo containers stacked tree high.

But city officials have a vision that would turn the drab, neglected corridor through Deep Creek and Bowers Hill into a pedestrian-friendly destination . After a recent study, economic development officials see great potential.

Imagine trees , recreational greenways, bike lanes and trails, and retail shops lining 10-foot-wide sidewalks. Imagine improved street lighting, a wider six-lane road and back streets that pull motorists from the main road to shop and dine.

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This part of hampton roads is one of the most neglected and down right ugly. I use to live there, alot of parties go on in those dingy motels, and a few unmentionables.

[urbanvb]

Yeah I drive though Bowers Hill area a lot going to see my family and that whole area is pretty sad looking.

[rusthebuss]

Chinese maker of jewelry, textiles to open base in Chesapeake

[Padman]

Plans like this are commendable and give citizens good ideas and inspiration, but I just love how the amenities that don't seem to make it into the best parts of our cities are suddenly proscribed for our worst areas. Wouldn't it be more productive to try to do this sort of thing where there might be some potential investment? Not to say, "don't do this" but maybe try it in some other parts of the city as well. For example, the area by the locks at Great Bridge has huge potential. It has natural features and some positive market forces, as well. I could see a canal walk, nice shops, condos overlooking the canal, offices and so on.

[urbanvb]

There really hasn't been much investment into Cpeake. Perhaps bc it is a newer city and a very suburban one at that. Seems most of the new investment is being made in urban settings - Norfolk, TC areas and the more urbanish Oceanfront areas.

[rjp212]

Chesapeake council will decide fate of narrow homes

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Developers are buying the old homes in South Norfolk, Indian River and

some sections of Deep Creek, made out of several adjoining lots, tearing

them down and replacing one house with two, three or four tall, narrow houses.

article

anyone else think these houses are hideous ? sick.png

I actually think with the right material they could be actually really interesting homes.

[vdogg]

From Chesapeake State of the City address

[rusthebuss]

Steel recycler to expand its facility in Chesapeake

[gosscj]

Virginian-Pilot article on South Norfolk development

[vdogg]

the development team for $1.475 million, the same amount the city paid for it. Another project in the neighborhood, a $200 million mixed-use development, could break ground this summer.

Belharbor at SoNo is breaking ground this summer?!?! My God, they just announced it 2 months ago. That's great!

[okinawatyphoon]

Hyatt to build 4 story (119 rooms) hotel at Greenbrier's Towne Place

Construction for the Hyatt Place is expected to start soon, with completion projected for late 2007.

[okinawatyphoon]

Chesapeake residents: Don't overdevelop city

pretty funny article! they don't want chesapeake to become like virginia beach!

[willy]

What's funny is that you can leave VB and enter Ches. and not even know it. In other words it already looks like Va. Beach.