ODU Development

[BeagleAccountant]

In the city planning agenda for their September meeting is a zoning amendment for University Village. Guessing this is tied to the mixed-use development they want to build with the Publix store as an anchor:

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, for a zoning text amendment to the Norfolk Zoning
Ordinance to modify UV (University Village). Staff contact: Susan Pollock at (757) 664-
4765, [email protected]
 

[BeagleAccountant]

Virginia Business has a new article on the potential merger between ODU and EVMS:
https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/a-stitch-in-time-odu-evms-eye-potential-merger/

[BeagleAccountant]

On 3/4/2022 at 7:33 AM, BeagleAccountant said:

ODU finally gets the grocery store they have been trying to land for the last decade-plus. The city of Norfolk has approved plans for a new grocery store on this development, roughly 50,000 square feet, and confirmed Publix is the occupant. Looks like the building will be on the corner of Hampton Boulevard and 39th. 
https://www.wavy.com/news/business/publix-to-open-two-new-stores-in-norfolk-and-suffolk/

 

We have some updated renderings of this mixed-use development on the City Planning Agenda for Oct. 27th. There are more renderings on the Agenda at the attached link. The agenda item is as follows:

ODU REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION, for a change of zoning from C-C (Community – Commercial) to UV (University Village) at 1056, 1064, 1070, 1080 W 39th Street, N S W 39th Street (GPIN: 1428672669, 1428672647, and 1428670645), 1035- 1089, W 40th Street, 1041-1083 W 41st Street, and 3912, 4000, 4024 Hampton Boulevard. The purpose of this request is to allow a mixed-use development with 357 multi-family dwelling units. Staff contact: Susan Pollock at (757) 664-4765, [email protected]

http://norfolkcityva.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=2082&Inline=True

 

[vdogg]

This is a fairly substantial expansion. It appears to double the size of University Village. I'm happy to see progress, but traffic in that area is already a nightmare. Can't imagine what it will be after this. If only we had a viable transit solution...

[BeagleAccountant]

ODU's capital construction projects page has been updated with two new projects. First is the Public Safety building, which will be a $4.5 million renovation of the ODU Inn. Second is a 48th Street Renovation which includes making it a paved walkway.

https://www.odu.edu/facilities/construction/capital-projects

[BeagleAccountant]

ODU continuing to expand in VB. This time at Town Center.

 

[BeagleAccountant]

On 9/14/2022 at 12:52 PM, BeagleAccountant said:

Virginia Business has a new article on the potential merger between ODU and EVMS:
https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/a-stitch-in-time-odu-evms-eye-potential-merger/

Exciting stuff for our school, city and region.

[EJ_LEWIS]

Virginia Business reports that ODU will merge with EVMS by 2024. 

https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/youngkin-proposes-10m-for-evms-odu-merger-by-2024/

[BeagleAccountant]

On 9/20/2022 at 11:15 AM, BeagleAccountant said:

We have some updated renderings of this mixed-use development on the City Planning Agenda for Oct. 27th. There are more renderings on the Agenda at the attached link. The agenda item is as follows:

ODU REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION, for a change of zoning from C-C (Community – Commercial) to UV (University Village) at 1056, 1064, 1070, 1080 W 39th Street, N S W 39th Street (GPIN: 1428672669, 1428672647, and 1428670645), 1035- 1089, W 40th Street, 1041-1083 W 41st Street, and 3912, 4000, 4024 Hampton Boulevard. The purpose of this request is to allow a mixed-use development with 357 multi-family dwelling units. Staff contact: Susan Pollock at (757) 664-4765, [email protected]

http://norfolkcityva.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=2082&Inline=True

 

 

Updated renderings for this development. It's on the discussion list for the ARB today.

[BFG]

Boxy as it is, I like the last design for some reason. It has a DC look to it that I can't explain.

[vdogg]

Not too bad actually. I like it. Adds quite a bit of density to that area.

[Lluck002]

On 3/6/2023 at 3:30 PM, BeagleAccountant said:

 

Updated renderings for this development. It's on the discussion list for the ARB today.

I don’t like how they have the loading area for the grocery store facing the street corner. That corner should be used for an entrance or something to activate the urban streetscape. But overall it’s not a bad proposal.

[Arctic_Tern]

2 hours ago, Lluck002 said:

I don’t like how they have the loading area for the grocery store facing the street corner. That corner should be used for an entrance or something to activate the urban streetscape. But overall it’s not a bad proposal.

That corner is facing the radio store that refused to sell their land to ODU, and right now there aren't any plans to update the parcels around it. It might not be the best look arriving north from Hampton blvd but it is the least active corner they could have chosen