Atlantic Park (Under Construction)

[vdogg]

Apparently the Dome Site contract went before the Development Authority today. Let's hope we get some movement on this.

[vdogg]

Haven’t seen this video posted yet. Pharrell is doing his best to raise the profile of this city.

http://thewavevb.com/

[Virginia City]

Well someone has too and it certainly isn't going to be the people in charge of it.

[Willy18]

Other than the multiple shots of cities that aren't VB it was a very well put together site and video. 

[Mike A.]

This project looks really awesome and would be so nice to have in VB. Which essentially means it will never, ever happen. 

[BFG]

Negotiations are ongoing, in spite of a looming (non-binding) deadline. Apparently there are concerns from other restaurants about too much competition, which makes me wonder have any restaurant owners around here ever visited a large city before.

https://pilotonline.com/news/government/local/article_17a6a55a-0d18-11e9-af78-ffc47ed9f008.html

[baobabs727]

Hmm. Any predictions for 2019? 

[vdogg]

Dare I say this might actually happen. Still needs to get past the council vote, and with a new city council, there's a bit of uncertainty.

[vdogg]

 Well, I’m going to eat a little crow tonight, but I must say that I was impressed with the way Mayor Dyer handled himself tonight when talking about the term sheet. He seems to be all on board with the concept, as do all the council members that were in attendance tonight. This seems like it may be a done deal. The way he spoke was not the Dyer that I have heard in the past, he honestly sounded like Will Sessoms. This is a good start. Perhaps he has taken a different view of city governance now than he is responsible for the entire city and not just one district.

[Urbanlooker]

Council will vote on The Wave tomorrow(Tuesday).

https://pilotonline.com/news/government/local/article_4287e326-15bd-11e9-8e01-63c364ca28a6.html

[vdogg]

Man, the pilot NIMBYs are mad as h@*l about this.  I think they truly believed Dyer was just going to up and stop all development in VB (tbh, that was a concern of mine). Never been so happy to be wrong. 

[BFG]

39 minutes ago, vdogg said:

Man, the pilot NIMBYs are mad as h@*l about this.  I think they truly believed Dyer was just going to up and stop all development in VB (tbh, that was a concern of mine). Never been so happy to be wrong. 

It was the same thing in the Instagram post I put up earlier on the Norfolk board. I really hate to paint VB with a broad brush, but the NIMBYs think merging (or doing anything) with Norfolk is like making a deal with the devil, or think VB is a first-class city on the same page as Miami or Honolulu. It's a nice, inexpensive vacation spot, but that's it.

Back to this, I get you don't want tourists crowding the beach, but the moment they go away, your taxes are skyrocketing to make up for the lost revenue. The parking lot is an eyesore, and has been an eyesore for a quarter of a century.

[BFG]

Council approved a "non-binding term sheet".

https://pilotonline.com/news/government/local/article_dbfe45a2-183a-11e9-972a-7b5c68746b5d.html

I notice local curmudgeon resident Reid Greenmum was on hand to complain, as he does about everything.

A few people questioned the need for the project with flooding issues in the city and the timing of the vote on the same night as public comment. 

“What’s the rush?,” asked resident Reid Greenmun.

I wish the Pilot would stop with its obsession over tax dollars and infrastructure issues. Last I checked, the tourism and storm budgets are completely unrelated.

Edited January 16, 2019 by BFG

[vdogg]

Reid Greenmun has never seen a project he supported...Literally.... Ignore him.

[baobabs727]

Pharrell should leave the branding to the professionals. The name change is nothing short of bewildering and idiotic.

[vdogg]

11 hours ago, baobabs727 said:

Pharrell should leave the branding to the professionals. The name change is nothing short of bewildering and idiotic.

Not feeling it either. It sounds like the name of a bad neighborhood. 

[BFG]

I think of Atlantic City. It's just really generic.

[vdogg]

 Part of the benefit of having Pharrell Williams as an investor is the name recognition, he should lean into that. Something like “Pharrell Williams Wave Resort” or something like that. 

[vdogg]

http://www.virginiabusiness.com/news/article/long-held-dream-takes-shape

Pretty decent article on the Dome Site.

[vdogg]

The Dome Site has begun the planning process. An application was submitted by Kimley-Horn & Associates on August 28th. Status is currently listed as “In Review”.

[HRVA]

Virginia Beach reaches deal with developer on how to pay for surf park, entertainment venue at Oceanfront

“A public briefing on the development agreement will be held Tuesday, followed by a hearing at the Nov. 12 City Council meeting. A vote is scheduled on Nov. 19.”

[Virginia City]

Every time I see it's going to a vote I automatically assume it's going to fail and move on with my life. 

[BFG]

The new financing plan must be publicly vetted before the City Council and the Virginia Beach Development Authority vote on it in November.

Oh goody! Another study? Can't wait for the NIMBYs who never even go to The Strip to come out and pooh-pooh this one!

[Mike A.]

Living in Raleigh for just shy of two years, it's crazy to see all of the projects that get approved without lenghty fights and seeing cranes and high rises sprouting up all over the place. It pains me to see all of these cities flourish and pass my hometown by because they continue to shoot themselves in the foot. I've pretty much given up on anything changing substantially in Hampton Roads until I'm too old to enjoy it. It's sad to know what the area is capable of and never seeing it come to light.

Edited October 28, 2019 by michael ary
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[BFG]

I hold out hope that something will give and that the new leadership and Chamber of Commerce will bridge the gap. Of course, because it's Hampton Roads, it'll take 20 years to do this.