Richmond Developments

[eandslee]

Your thoughts on Bridge Park?  Here’s an article that was released by WTVR.  I has a couple updates:

https://wtvr.com/2018/11/08/plan-for-bridgepark-rva-richmond-virginia/

[georgeglass]

6 minutes ago, eandslee said:

Your thoughts on Bridge Park?  Here’s an article that was released by WTVR.  I has a couple updates:

https://wtvr.com/2018/11/08/plan-for-bridgepark-rva-richmond-virginia/

Personally, I love it and hope it happens.

[Wahoo 07]

1 hour ago, georgeglass said:

Personally, I love it and hope it happens.

Agreed.  I hope that some version of this happens.  Cycling or walking from Manchester to the CBD would be a pretty cool commute.

[tparkerzut]

1 hour ago, Wahoo 07 said:

Agreed.  I hope that some version of this happens.  Cycling or walking from Manchester to the CBD would be a pretty cool commute.

 

2 hours ago, georgeglass said:

Personally, I love it and hope it happens.

I agree. It's very ambitious, hope it happens but am quite skeptical as to if it will. I hope Richmond continues to focus on the river and enhancing the public park and access there.

[Brent114]

I too thought that man was the perfect person to interview for this. 

And I too loath all that concrete, and that they want to redesign Kanawha plaza again. 

Edited November 9, 2018 by Brent114

[Brent114]

And I kinda think the whole thing is redundant. I’d rather see the chapel island park happen.  

The Manchester bridge in its current state is dreadful though.  Reimagining it is long overdue. 

[eandslee]

Just the latest news regarding the possible Pamunkey Casino:

http://www.nbc12.com/2018/11/23/pamunkey-tribe-hopes-announce-potential-casino-location-coming-months/

Look for an announcement within the next several months!

 

[cbl1]

Some may not like it but the Pamunkey Casino makes perfect sense to open in the new Navy Hill.

 

 

[jbjust]

1 hour ago, cbl1 said:

Some may not like it but the Pamunkey Casino makes perfect sense to open in the new Navy Hill.

 

 

A thousand times no.  Have you seen what hat has done to downtown detroit?

[cbl1]

'but it fits the entertainment district of Navy Hill if anywhere in Richmond.  I'm not a casino fan - but it seems inevitable with the draw Maryland has pulled.  If you're with the Pamunkey and you see Richmond getting ready to put together a billion dollar entertainment and convention district in the heart of Pamunkey ancesteral land …. your wanting a piece of that.   Not to mention you have multiple interstates converging at that point and a prime location on the PULSE public transportation artery.   It screams "build here".

And no I don't know what it has done to downtown Detroit.

You mean this https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170717/news/634061/detroit-casinos-have-paid-45-billion-in-taxes-to-state-city-since

 

 

 

 

Edited November 26, 2018 by cbl1

[cbl1]

actually looks like they may have trouble with Richmond downtown in proving part of their land or Tsenacomoco (Powhatan Chiefdom Land they were a part of).  They would probably have much easier go with the state out in New Kent.

[Wahoo 07]

Looks like the  17th Street Farmers' Market is about to re-open.  I hope that this is runaway success and draws new people to the bottom.   Block by block, Richmond is getting better all the time. The skating is a nice touch.

https://richmondbizsense.com/2018/11/30/revamped-farmers-market-reopens-ice-skating-included/

[Brent114]

The opening is super lame. 

It isn’t even finished.  There are some kiosk things still wrapped in  house wrap.  The public will be unimpressed and won’t leave with any excitement to return.  I had expectations of a holiday market atmosphere and festival lights cross-crossing the market.  Nope. 

It may be cool by spring (new places opening, outdoor seating expanded). They should have waited to open. 

It is certainly a better public space than what was there.  If there is the dancing water feature thing it may go over well in the warmer months. 

[tparkerzut]

On 11/30/2018 at 2:44 PM, Wahoo 07 said:

Looks like the  17th Street Farmers' Market is about to re-open.  I hope that this is runaway success and draws new people to the bottom.   Block by block, Richmond is getting better all the time. The skating is a nice touch.

https://richmondbizsense.com/2018/11/30/revamped-farmers-market-reopens-ice-skating-included/

 

On 11/30/2018 at 6:39 PM, Brent114 said:

The opening is super lame. 

It isn’t even finished.  There are some kiosk things still wrapped in  house wrap.  The public will be unimpressed and won’t leave with any excitement to return.  I had expectations of a holiday market atmosphere and festival lights cross-crossing the market.  Nope. 

It may be cool by spring (new places opening, outdoor seating expanded). They should have waited to open. 

It is certainly a better public space than what was there.  If there is the dancing water feature thing it may go over well in the warmer months. 

I went on Friday and thought it was quite a success! Tons of people, everyone I talked to said they thought it was great. The ice skating rink had a line the entire time I was down there. There was temporary barriers out for outdoor seating, which I think will become permanent. Truthfully that's one of the biggest draws in my opinion, a large space for tons of restaurants to have outdoor seating. Yes, there's still a little work to be done but it was quite functional. There were some street performers as well.

[Brent114]

I’m glad that the opening night was well attended.  I stopped by last night and the plaza was clean and looks nice but it was empty and uninteresting.  

There is quite a bit of renovation going on in the restaurant spaces lining 17th Street.  I think it will be successsful in the warmer months.  

As for now, the opening week, it doesn’t even approach what was envisioned (a holiday market like one would find in Germany).  I suspect that things didn’t wrap up in time for all that planning.  I’d rather the city just keep it closed until it is finished (including the restaurants) so that when it was opened to the public it had more of an impact on the public psyche.  

Here are some photos from last night (around 6:00pn).

 

 

[wrldcoupe4]

Apparently the holiday market is in the train shed.

[Brent114]

Does anyone know of the grace street pass through under the train shed  is open ? 

I looked like it was still fenced off last night but I didn’t get that close.  I’ve been waiting for this to open since spring, was hoping that when the 17th Street farmers market was finished, this would be open and threated  like a part of it.   The shed is completely inaccessible from the market area without it.  Another missed opportunity if it is still fenced off. 

Btw, the walkway under the shed (grace Street) is very nice.  It’s crazy to me that the city can wait so long for it to be usable.  It will be full of cobwebs and burned out lightbulbs before the public gains access. 

Edited December 3, 2018 by Brent114

[Icetera]

21 hours ago, Brent114 said:

Does anyone know of the grace street pass through under the train shed  is open ? 

I looked like it was still fenced off last night but I didn’t get that close.  I’ve been waiting for this to open since spring, was hoping that when the 17th Street farmers market was finished, this would be open and threated  like a part of it.   The shed is completely inaccessible from the market area without it.  Another missed opportunity if it is still fenced off. 

Btw, the walkway under the shed (grace Street) is very nice.  It’s crazy to me that the city can wait so long for it to be usable.  It will be full of cobwebs and burned out lightbulbs before the public gains access. 

It was not as of Saturday night.

[wrldcoupe4]

Franklin Street, right?

[wrldcoupe4]

RTD has a development update up. 

[eandslee]

6 hours ago, wrldcoupe4 said:

RTD has a development update up. 

Love the list of developments in this article. I even saw some renderings I haven’t seen before!

I have to say, I’m concerned about the South Falls Tower...it was supposed to start this past summer and nothing has moved yet.  The city is supposed to reconstruct the bridge before demo can even begin.  Makes me wonder....

[eandslee]

39 minutes ago, eandslee said:

Love the list of developments in this article. I even saw some renderings I haven’t seen before!

I have to say, I’m concerned about the South Falls Tower...it was supposed to start this past summer and nothing has moved yet.  The city is supposed to reconstruct the bridge before demo can even begin.  Makes me wonder....

These are the renderings I’ve never seen before:

 

[wrldcoupe4]

2525 Main

Lombardy and Grace

south Falls 

[eandslee]

10 minutes ago, wrldcoupe4 said:

2525 Main

Lombardy and Grace

south Falls 

Yes, thanks for clarifying where these are...I should have done that.

Also, let me just say that I’ve seen a different rendering of South Falls. 

Edited December 8, 2018 by eandslee

[wrldcoupe4]

Also, I’ve heard the old Foushee Mews development site at Foushee and Main/Cary is under contract for development. Would be great infill on Monroe Ward.