Richmond Developments

[vaceltic]

Anyone know what is stored in the tanks East of Commerce? 

[Icetera]

3 minutes ago, vaceltic said:

Anyone know what is stored in the tanks East of Commerce? 

Richmond

• Storage Capacity (barrels): 546,000
• Tanks: 25
• Truck spots: 4
• Rail spots: 9
• Supply Method: Waterborne, Pipeline, Rail, Truck
• Products: Gasoline, Diesel, Renewable Fuels, Chemicals, Heavy Oils

http://www.transmontaignepartners.com/operations/asset-map/

Edited February 21, 2020 by Icetera

[wrldcoupe4]

Look what got approved. 
https://www.richmond.com/news/local/proposal-for--story-apartment-tower-at-broad-and-lombardy/article_908a662c-bf28-5716-86b5-d7e00aa1f915.html

Edited February 25, 2020 by wrldcoupe4

[Downtowner]

Look what got approved. Look who opposed it. 
https://www.richmond.com/news/local/proposal-for--story-apartment-tower-at-broad-and-lombardy/article_908a662c-bf28-5716-86b5-d7e00aa1f915.html

Does not shock me one bit who opposed it. Scary part is gray is running for mayor. It is very scary to think someone like her who opposes anything and everything could actually be mayor of Richmond. She will drive everything and everyone out for good.


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[marinog711]

Gray and Reva at it again!!! Need to vote them out in November 

[Icetera]

"Representatives from the Fan District Association and other civic organizations in Gray’s district, which borders the property at West Broad and Lombardy streets, asked the council to delay a decision or oppose the project outright.

They said the building would be a de facto dormitory for college students, bring more traffic to the area and exacerbate difficulties current residents have finding parking. They pointed to fewer on-site parking spots than apartments in the plans. Some said they believed the project had not been properly vetted, a concern Gray echoed."

Most of these people have private off-alley parking spaces.  Boo-hoo.  They are welcome to move to the suburbs and give me their home.

[DalWill]

13 minutes ago, Icetera said:

"Representatives from the Fan District Association and other civic organizations in Gray’s district, which borders the property at West Broad and Lombardy streets, asked the council to delay a decision or oppose the project outright.

They said the building would be a de facto dormitory for college students, bring more traffic to the area and exacerbate difficulties current residents have finding parking. They pointed to fewer on-site parking spots than apartments in the plans. Some said they believed the project had not been properly vetted, a concern Gray echoed."

Most of these people have private off-alley parking spaces.  Boo-hoo.  They are welcome to move to the suburbs and give me their home.

How do you know that?

[wrldcoupe4]

Many of the single family homes in the Fan have off-street parking. I'm sorry, but this is a city. 1 for 1 parking is unacceptable along a TOD corridor.

[Brent114]

I agree with Icetera.  Boo-hoo.
The  area has sufficient infrastructure to support many more people.  The retail spaces along Broad and Grace need many, many, many more residents to be successful.   The areas surrounding this project already have restricted parking.  These tenants couldn’t park in the Fan even if they wanted to (well they could conceivably park there in the evening, but parking is ample in the Fan too).

[rjp212]

Update on the old Armstrong School redevelopment into a mixed income neighborhood. Seems to be turning out pretty nice, and if I’m not mistaken will be the blueprint for the Creighton Court redevelopment. 
 

https://richmondbizsense.com/2020/02/26/project-snapshot-church-hill-north-rising/

[Wahoo 07]

https://richmondbizsense.com/2020/03/05/90-unit-condo-development-planned-off-lombardy-st-in-carver/

Nice infill in Carver

[Icetera]

3 hours ago, Wahoo 07 said:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2020/03/05/90-unit-condo-development-planned-off-lombardy-st-in-carver/

Nice infill in Carver

Demolishing the 4 fairly new existing town-homes seems odd to me but I like there work based on the units in Rocketts Landing.

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

42 minutes ago, Icetera said:

Demolishing the 4 fairly new existing town-homes seems odd to me but I like there work based on the units in Rocketts Landing.

^^^^ I always wondered why those newish townhomes looked like a larger development that went unfinished. The parking lot and empty lot behind them should have been developed when those were as well. Anyway

[Brent114]

All of that land was supposed to be filled with those townhomes.  The plumbing was installed for the others on the lot behind Lombardy.... then the Great Recession happened.   They were never built.

 

[rjp212]

While I lament the loss of a 100 year old building, I do appreciate that they oriented the buildings to face the street. This will help it feel more cohesive with the neighborhood and make the walk down Lombardy more pleasant.  “Slot home” developments are a huge issue for a lot of cities experiencing a resurgence in urban living and can ruin an urban fabric. 
 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.denverpost.com/2018/05/06/denver-slot-home-crackdown/amp/

[rjp212]

On 9/17/2019 at 8:58 AM, rjp212 said:

Pretty cool looking building. Better than the parking lots that are there now. 

 

Construction is set to start in late Spring for this building with expected completion in 3Q 2021. 

"The plan calls for the exterior of the building to have a type of color-shifting material that changes color tones as the sunlight changes through the day. "

https://www.richmond.com/business/construction-to-start-in-late-spring-on-million-building-project/article_8496b74a-ffc2-57c7-8ca1-1d59d9856a56.html

Edited March 6, 2020 by rjp212

[Brent114]

Great to see some new development of the biotech park. 

[eandslee]

I can’t read the article because I don’t have a subscription to the RTD, but it looks like the Pumunky Tribe Casino got the legal “GO Ahead” from the state!  Now for another hurdle in November when the “OK” from the city will have to be approved through a referendum.  We shall see what the people say.  I’d like to see this happen. 

Update:  I found a free article here:

https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/va-house-senate-pass-bill-legalizing-casinos-in-five-cities-including-richmond-norfolk/

Edited March 8, 2020 by eandslee

[Richmonopoly]

I’d love to see this happen on or around the Southern States silos in Manchester.  

[Wahoo 07]

https://richmondbizsense.com/2020/03/12/second-phase-of-centennial-development-getting-underway-on-main-st/

Better than a vacant lot, but I can't forget their 30 story proposal.

[eandslee]

32 minutes ago, Wahoo 07 said:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2020/03/12/second-phase-of-centennial-development-getting-underway-on-main-st/

Better than a vacant lot, but I can't forget their 30 story proposal.

Yeah, what a letdown.  I don’t see why they can’t (in this amazing economy) build what they originally had planned for that site.  The economy is better now than it was back when the 30-story tower was originally proposed.  Oh well...

[georgeglass]

4 hours ago, eandslee said:

Yeah, what a letdown.  I don’t see why they can’t (in this amazing economy) build what they originally had planned for that site.  The economy is better now than it was back when the 30-story tower was originally proposed.  Oh well...

The good news is that another vacant lot gets developed and makes the need for the next development to perhaps be taller and more dense. We still have so so many of those lots in Monroe Ward to fill in. I think until that happens we probably won't see too much height. I hope to hell I am wrong, but just my guess. Still though, I would love love love to see those parcels fill in rapidly...like Manchester and SA so we can get some taller buildings going.

[Brent114]

I’m happy to see that work is continuing on many of the projects around  town.   I had feared that everything would stop (more than ten people typically on a construction site). 
 

The glass curtain is going up on the new hospital and it looks great (shiny, transparent) , site work is still happening at the new Tobacco Row apartment building.   The sites along Hull Street in Manchester are still active.   The elevator shaft at the new General Assembly building continues to grow. 
 

My biggest concern is the massive development at the south east corner of the Lee Bridge.  It isn't that far along making it easier to put on hold/cancel.  But as of yesterday, work continues there too.  BTW, did anyone actually see any renderings of what is being built there?  If I recall it’s something like 150 townhomes but what does that look like? 

Edited March 21, 2020 by Brent114

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

6 hours ago, Brent114 said:

My biggest concern is the massive development at the south east corner of the Lee Bridge.  It isn't that far along making it easier to put on hold/cancel.  But as of yesterday, work continues there too.  BTW, did anyone actually see any renderings of what is being built there?  If I recall it’s something like 150 townhomes but what does that look like?

That's McRae & Lacy, indeed a townhome development by Eagle Construction; while 150 units would be great density wise for that area, it's actually just 26 lol

https://www.eagleofva.com/our-communities/mcrae-lacy/

https://richmondbizsense.com/2019/09/20/eagle-construction-breaks-ground-on-first-development-in-the-city/

[vaceltic]

1 hour ago, RVA-Is-The-Best said:

That's McRae & Lacy, indeed a townhome development by Eagle Construction; while 150 units would be great density wise for that area, it's actually just 26 lol

https://www.eagleofva.com/our-communities/mcrae-lacy/

https://richmondbizsense.com/2019/09/20/eagle-construction-breaks-ground-on-first-development-in-the-city/

I think Brent is wondering about the development at Semmes and Cowardin. It’s bigger than this one.