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8 hours ago, Niccckk said:
Haha! I saw a similar article too, also had some mistakes... "50k passengers daily?!?!?"
50k a day, if only....
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8 hours ago, Flood Zone said:
I'll third that.
Anyone ever been to Citi Field or old Shea Stadium? Urban environment, but like a dozen muffler places within a 1-mile radius. It happens.
Yuppp. Willets Point. The NYC government has had a longstanding goal of redeveloping that whole area and it's been pretty touch and go for well over 2 decades now
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What I always hoped would someday come is evidently in the works. RBS reports that the Willow Lawn owner (Federal Realty) is looking to rezone the center to UMU and turn it into a massive mixed use complex of over 2,200 units + commercial space. The only caveat of course is it would be phased and buildout spread "over a stretch of 20 to 30 years" ughhhhhh
The urban aesthete in me appreciates this passage:
QuoteMany of the current surface parking lots at Willow Lawn would be replaced by new buildings and structured parking decks, the latter of which would be required to be wrapped with residential or commercial uses.
That's what I like to see.
Federal Realty wanted to discuss this at the Henrico Planning Commission meeting as early as Aug 10, but the county has apparently recommended extending that out to give FR time to flesh it all out. But yeah. great stuff all around, the gradual densification of the inner suburbs continues, and as the western terminus of the Pulse, I'm glad it will be densifying (if over a long period of time). Areas near stations should be doing this en masse.
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Breaking from RBS:
Sauer Center Phase 2 has officially been announced, which entails quote "2 million square feet of new construction planned for the 37 acres the firm owns between Hermitage Road, West Broad Street and North Allen Avenue." Essentially as they explain, building a new neighborhood from scratch on what is mostly (at present) vacant or underutilized land. This will take around a decade to build out per the article.
Easily the most exciting part of the development is the planned centerpiece: a new 12-story, Art Deco-style building inspired by the CNB, which "Sauer wants to be visible from surrounding highways and be a beacon of sorts for the activity in the area."
There seems to also be a special emphasis placed on quality placemaking, which to me is just as important as the density and height of some of these planned buildings. Big emphasis placed on inspiration drawn from classic European plazas or squares in the master planning.
The first component to this phase will be breaking ground imminently per the article -- the 4 story office building that's been in the plans for about 2 years now.
So yeah. Exciting stuff, and a major hole in the urban fabric will be filled.
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10 hours ago, plain said:
I guess it could've been worse. They could've fooled us with some CoStar height lmao
CoStar height/CoStar feet will never not be funny
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2 hours ago, Shakman said:
These large stick frame structures sometimes worry me during construction. You guys remember in 2004 that block which burned on Broad?
The RAMZ Hall fire. When it was under construction (the apt building with retail on the bottom -- I think at one point there was a Cold Stone and an Xtreme Pizza in two of those spaces -- that's presently next to the parking garage that houses the VCU bookstore on the bottom floor) That was something.
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This came out of nowhere and honestly excites me more than the usual multifamily developments, I don't know why. It just looks so nice and the fact that it's a county-to-city relocation is so satisfying. We need more of that please
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23 hours ago, I miss RVA said:
Great renderings! I'm really glad to see some positive developments on the horizon for Petersburg. They have languished in the role of the "ugly, red-headed step child" for FAR too long now.
I always thought that was Hopewell lol (or at least the joke between our family was such)
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Wanted to drop in to this thread for the sole reason to complain about Google inexplicably appearing to have removed the ability to add descriptions to new objects created on the map, allowing only a title and photos now (which is very frustrating). I noticed this as I was adding the Shockoe townhome infill development announced on BizSense last night. And that's why a lot of the new objects only have that and no descriptions. Objects that already existed before this change and had descriptions can still be edited.
Very annoying, the descriptions contain links and useful information about the developments. Smh
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2 hours ago, Icetera said:
Burger exists solely for our amusement.
Absolutely love that guy who replied to him mentioning the solar. That's a deep cut reference that I think will get lost over most of the BizSense commenters. Peak comedy
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On 1/24/2023 at 10:26 PM, Brent114 said:This isn’t from too far away but here it is as viewed from farther up Grace Street…
You can see the Honors College building there in the picture, which iirc is across from the Bookbinders.com building, which has long been rumored to eventually give way to a VCU-built tower per their master plan. Can't wait for that. This whole block is already looking nice and dense, and with Parc View there in the distance, you get a sense the city feels really large and punches above its weight in density, which I always thought it has.
Edit: I meant Bookholders** lmao
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On 1/14/2023 at 2:39 PM, I miss RVA said:
downtown needs a baseline population total of 30,000 residents needed to restore downtown retail and make downtown a truly viable 24/7 place with abundant human activity and vitality.
Filling in Monroe Ward's empty lots with the highest density allotted by zoning would solve this quickly I feel. Not with the 4-6 story buildings we're getting now, but something more substantive. What's done is done though, and better we get Foushee Mews and One Canal now than the surface parking they've been for so long before. Also truth be told, we could fit a lot of people into the City Center/'Court End' area where the Coliseum/MCV/biotech area is, lots of empty lots/surface parking and underutilized space there, and would liven that corner of downtown up too, beyond the medical center keeping it alive 24/7 it's really kind of a no man's land.
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7 hours ago, rjp212 said:
Building Permits have finally been filed for the Admiral!
At long last my god. This was one of my 'bucket list/will-they-won't-they' developments (shoutout Soda Flats and Locks 7/8). Excellent kickoff to the new year
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On 12/7/2022 at 4:43 PM, whw53 said:SUP filing indicates first piece of Dominion's facility off Robinson is moving through the entitlement process. 26 multi-family units targeted for lot between Stafford and Addison right up against the Downtown Expressway.
We have BizSense confirmation (and visuals) on this.
It's 26 townhomes. It fills out the plot quite nicely, I find.
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On 11/16/2022 at 10:17 AM, whw53 said:POD filed this morning for 301 Hull - the Sampson Coatings site. for 250 unit mixed use development. No word on height or floor count.
Area in square feet of land disturbance is listed as 60,548, while Proposed Floor Area is listed as 312000.
Low bar we can expect 5 floors if structure rises evenly over the disturbed area - 312000/60548 = 5.15. Probably higher - Thalhimer's Overlook 2 next door will contain 275 apartments and is set to rise 8 stores on a larger block.
We now have a BizSense article (the true barometer for determining when a project is officially 'on') on the Sampson Coatings redevelopment. 250 units in 7 stories + a two story parking garage (275 spaces).
We also have this encouraging tidbit from Thalhimer
QuoteHe said fluctuating construction costs and interest rates didn’t slow down the planning process and that the firm is looking to get the plan of development approved as quickly as possible so that once it’s ready to break ground, it’ll be good to go.
And of course, we have everyone's favorite part of new project announcements, renderings.
Truthfully, I'm not sure what to make of the blank brick walls on the side where one would presume windows to be, as they are on the main facade. But a minor gripe against something that will ultimately bring more density and height to a burgeoning, formerly low-rise area.
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On 10/31/2022 at 6:05 PM, whw53 said:
Our friend Nahum must be the principal architect on the Avery Hall project - he has posted renderings of this project to his portfolio.
Additionally the SUP needed to facilitate this project was submitted last week and is Under Review according to the permit portal.
I know right now Manchester is touted for its views of the downtown skyline but in 10 years heck - i think downtown might be marketed for its views of the Manchester skyline.
I....uh.... wow. It's not often that renderings leave me speechless.
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I was reading an article on Jersey Digs (a Jersey City development site -- being a real estate development junkie extends beyond Richmond for me lol), and it was mentioning how Jersey City's downtown has added enough units in the past decade to rank 8th in the country for units growth in downtowns. Sure enough, I look at the graph in the article, and look who I found at 19th place. 7,329 units built.
Got a kick out of it, figured you guys would too.
The article, by the way: https://jerseydigs.com/downtown-jersey-city-growth-study/
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16 hours ago, Flood Zone said:Rooftop bar on the residential tower? Legend's demise is coming quicker than we thought.
So don't ask Dave to be like a cheerleader for it, cause he won't!
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And just like that, we have visuals on the silo replacement project.
20 story apartment tower + 6 story office building. 290 units in the apartment building.
Also included this exciting passage:
QuoteAt 20 stories, Hourigan’s tower would be taller than some other planned high-rises in the neighborhood, including Avery Hall’s planned pair of 17-story apartment towers to the west and the 14-story South Falls I tower from Fountainhead Real Estate Development and WVS Cos. to the east.
Hourigan’s will start demolition later this year and aim to go vertical Q2 2023.
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34 minutes ago, eandslee said:
@I miss RVAwill be sitting on cloud nine this morning after he reads this!! What was known as The Admiral will break ground within the next 60 days! Also, it won’t be called The Admiral…a new name is in the works. The best part is despite losing a partner from Philadelphia, SNP will still build it to 12 stories!!
Fellow insomniac, you beat me to it
Needless to say, this is incredibly exciting. In the next 60 days is awesome. So glad the specs haven't changed and that we're still at 12 floors. At long last
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Interesting.
The developers for the two towers that would block Legend Brewery are tweaking the plan, and in a twist that I certainly didn't expect:
QuoteAvery Hall is also now planning to shorten the length of the eastern building, while increasing its height. Instead of reaching 11 stories, it’ll reach 16 stories along West Sixth Street and 17 stories facing Perry Street, another move that they say will help preserve sightlines.
Of course, the curmudgeons over there at Legend still seem grumpy and qualified with their 'praise' as ever; this is their [comical] two cents per BizSense:
QuoteAfter the meeting, Legend Vice President of Operations Dave Gott said he found the new design to be an improvement but said, “The long and short of it is, anything over three stories down there is just not good for us.”
“They’re going to do what they’re legally allowed to do, that’s going to happen,” Gott added. “Just don’t ask us to be like cheerleaders for it, because we’re not.”
Well, anything under three stories is just not good for Urban Planet, so sorry there Dave.
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Neat, an update on Activation Capital's attempts to build something on one of the largest remaining vacant (surface parking) lots in the BioTech park.
According to the article, 6 stories, 100k sq ft including wet lab space, could break ground this year, finish in 18-24 months. Hope this gets off the ground asap. That lot needs to be filled
Hopefully we see some tasty renderings eventually
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Neat small update:
Google has updated Street View for Richmond with August 2022 imagery
I'm not sure how much of the city got updated imagery but at least Broad definitely does with the striking red painted Pulse lanes. I'm going to go surfing through the streets virtually to see if I can see all the construction updates in various states of progress
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Avery Hall is behind some of the best all-residential projects in NYC rn from a design perspective, hearing that they'll be the primary behind the architecture of this proposal as well as the developer already excites me no matter what height this thing turns out to be.
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Museum Developments in Richmond
in Richmond
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This is actually one of the projects I've been most excited about, perhaps even more than some of the taller projects announced/broken ground in the past few years. VMFA really is a centerpiece of the city and state as mentioned above, and fun fact: as it stands, it is already the 57th largest art museum in the world by gallery space. It's right ahead of the Tate Modern in London and 10 spots ahead of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (!!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_art_museums
I can't wait to see how much new space this new expansion announces. VMFA is truly a treasure