Icetera 197 Report post Posted January 8 15 minutes ago, RiverYuppy said: Perhaps a partnership with VCU would be good too. VCU Basketball, high school & university graduations, concerts, and other special events could keep it going year 'round. This may be a tough sell given VCU already has the Siegel Center and accompanying practice facility, though they could certainly play the larger games at the new arena (which was a big part of prior intentions). Amusingly, the only school in the area that may have the graduation numbers to utilize an arena is VCU, though I suspect the Siegel Center may be being outgrown for such a use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eandslee 616 Report post Posted January 8 (edited) Just wanted to point out that we are only 1 month away from the proposal due date 9 February). I doubt we’ll know anything about any of them until the finalists are chosen, so we’ll have to wait longer I’m afraid before we know any details. Edited January 8 by eandslee 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wahoo 07 249 Report post Posted January 26 https://richmondbizsense.com/2018/01/26/c-ville-developer-plans-go-vertical-near-scotts-addition/ Potential new development along the Pulse corridor. Article states that it could goes as high as ten stories. This is another example of how transit fuels development. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eandslee 616 Report post Posted January 26 Funny thing is that the article doesn’t mention anything about the height of this development. It only mentions that the code allows buildings UP TO 10 stories...that doesn’t mean that this developer will build something that tall there. In fact, there is no design nor specs yet. I thought the title of the article was very misleading, but I do not deny that the Pulse is part of the reason for the development in the first place. So, go Pulse! I hope it spurs even more development! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent114 184 Report post Posted January 27 Here’s that VA Lottery sign I mentioned earlier... The Pulse stations are changing the look and scale of Broad Street (for the better, IMO). 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blopp1234 209 Report post Posted January 27 It’s really lookin good. Hopefully it is so successful that they have to expand to the surrounding counties and areas like the east end, Jeff Davis and north side. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drayrichmond 455 Report post Posted January 28 (edited) 18 hours ago, blopp1234 said: It’s really lookin good. Hopefully it is so successful that they have to expand to the surrounding counties and areas like the east end, Jeff Davis and north side. That's my hope as well, I hope it works so well that all the detractors are proven wrong and we'll have not choice but to expand it. And maybe so successful that they upgrade to light rail (one can dream)!! Also thanks for all the pictures Brent, I feel like we forget that there's do much development going on around the city and start feel like there isn't much going on, but ever corner of this town has something major going on! The pictures are a great reminder of that! Edited January 28 by drayrichmond 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eandslee 616 Report post Posted January 29 Does anyone know what the WestRock deal means for WestRock (other than it just got bigger) and it's downtown headquarters? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent114 184 Report post Posted January 29 I assumed the project in Fulton Hill would never happen. I was wrong I have more photos of the construction but in being told that the files are too large. Guess I’ll try to resize them... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drayrichmond 455 Report post Posted February 3 Work has begun on the Drury Plaza Hotel in Henrico. It's good seeing the county slowly grown more dense, trading parking lots for hotels and apartments. http://www.richmond.com/business/local/metro-business/buzz/work-underway-for-new-drury-hotel-on-west-broad-street/article_03d9c9df-f355-5c9c-ad25-b71adbfce557.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent114 184 Report post Posted February 3 (edited) Here are those condos that replaced the Westhampton theater (and a surface lot on the corner of Granite and Grove). And the on-again, off-again condos on Libbie Edited February 3 by Brent114 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent114 184 Report post Posted February 3 This here’s a box of apartments on Monument. And a box of infill in the Museum District (i like the elevation of these, lots of steps up to the door). 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent114 184 Report post Posted February 3 Whole Foods )nog much to see, just some fill... but for those out of town, this is what Broad Street looks like with Pleasant’s gone. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wahoo 07 249 Report post Posted February 12 https://richmondbizsense.com/2018/02/12/panel-urges-shared-vision-shockoe-bottom-development/ Interesting article about Shockoe development. The idea tying a school to an urban agriculture program in conjunction with the 17th Street Farmers Market is an interesting one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blopp1234 209 Report post Posted February 12 3 hours ago, Wahoo 07 said: https://richmondbizsense.com/2018/02/12/panel-urges-shared-vision-shockoe-bottom-development/ Interesting article about Shockoe development. The idea tying a school to an urban agriculture program in conjunction with the 17th Street Farmers Market is an interesting one. I’d love to see this project extend the farmers market all the way from Main to Broad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrldcoupe4 275 Report post Posted February 12 What is the highest and best use for this property which has a luxury of multimodal transit options? One could put an urban farm anywhere on a tough to develop plot in the city. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brent114 184 Report post Posted February 13 Tower crane! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eandslee 616 Report post Posted February 13 52 minutes ago, Brent114 said: Tower crane! Wait, hold up...where is this? I'm must be turned around somehow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blopp1234 209 Report post Posted February 13 (edited) Is this a new project we haven’t heard about? Edited February 13 by blopp1234 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hike 395 Report post Posted February 13 Civil War Museum expansion or Va War Memorial Expansion - hmmmmm, someone do tell... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blopp1234 209 Report post Posted February 13 I think it is probably the war memorial expansion. Anyway great to see things really moving along! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZUMAN2 7 Report post Posted February 13 1 hour ago, blopp1234 said: I think it is probably the war memorial expansion. Anyway great to see things really moving along! I didn't see anything on the Virginia War Memorial's website concerning an expansion project but the construction is right there at their site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eandslee 616 Report post Posted February 13 15 minutes ago, ZUMAN2 said: I didn't see anything on the Virginia War Memorial's website concerning an expansion project but the construction is right there at their site. Well, I knew they were doing an expansion, but I didn't know it would require a tower crane! I really think the expansion may be 2 stories, at the most. I'll have to double check though. If it were anything significantly higher, we would have known...right? I mean, that IS what we do...we know these sort of things. This has caught me off guard for sure! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icetera 197 Report post Posted February 13 2 hours ago, eandslee said: Well, I knew they were doing an expansion, but I didn't know it would require a tower crane! I really think the expansion may be 2 stories, at the most. I'll have to double check though. If it were anything significantly higher, we would have known...right? I mean, that IS what we do...we know these sort of things. This has caught me off guard for sure! Certainly a surprise. Perhaps the elevation called for a longer boom than a traditional crane could reach? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eandslee 616 Report post Posted February 13 The above rendering is what I found when searching for the expansion plans for the Virginia War Memorial. Hardly seems like it would need a tower crane. Well, I’ll take it! Would love to see a new photo of the crane all assembled! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
