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19 hours ago, I miss RVA said:
@RVABizSenseMike has reporting in today's RBS on upgrades and improvements forthcoming at City Stadium. A new, larger, full-video scoreboard, improvements to the main concourse and parking area, renovating the press box, and the addition of mini fields and Futsal courts on the stadium campus. Mikes reporting includes a good write-up about the Ivy - RVA's new women's soccer club.
From today's Richmond BizSense:
https://richmondbizsense.com/2024/03/27/kickers-kicking-off-next-big-upgrade-at-city-stadium/
Given the popularity of Ted Lasso, the Kickers should rebrand as the Greyhounds (sorry if this has been suggested previously). The marketing nearly writes itself and maybe Virginia native Jason Sudeikis could make an appearance.
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Watching the rebirth of this area is amazing. Twenty years ago, it was a tired, overlooked area. I remember going to the Bill's BBQ in Willow Lawn in high school and it being depressing. Now it may be the hottest (and certainly most interesting from a development standpoint) area in Henrico. Incredible.
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The bridge deck park is a wonderful idea that I sincerely hope comes to fruition. It would be a tremendous asset for the neighborhood, heal an urban gash, and hopefully start a trend to do more of this around RVA. Plenty of stretches of 195 and the downtown expressway should be covered.
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This is great. Between this and the Diamond redevelopment, Hermitage Road will be a premium street (something unimaginable ten years ago). Excited to see this materialize.
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1 hour ago, Virginian11 said:
Give me bottom floor restaurant/retail below 15 stories of hotel space, below 15 stories of residential (mixture of rentals/to own) for a nice 31 story tower.
I'd take it. The block, or at least part of it, would be great for a mixed use building. The southern facing units/rooms would have a fantastic view of the river and beyond that would, most likely, never be obstructed. That many new bedrooms would be a big step towards the CBD becoming a twenty-four hour neighborhood.
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City releases years-in-the-making Shockoe area plan - Richmond BizSense
The city has released its Shockoe plan. While I haven't read it yet, I'm sure it will generate a lot of discussion. Solving the flood problem will certainly help the neighborhood's long-term development prospects.
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1 hour ago, eandslee said:
The Fall Line Trail Update:
Thought that this is best placed here…here or regional transportation…
Anyway, this article is great news! I didn’t know that this was going to be built so soon (thought it would take a decade or more). Anyway, Henrico plans to complete their portion of the Fall Line trail in 4-5 years! Design for sections are already happening and construction should be starting soon!
This is a great idea. Hopefully more Commonwealth spanning trails will follow.
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16 hours ago, I miss RVA said:
I didn't know that Elton John chalked the infield for the R-Braves. Who knew?
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When it comes to BRT expansion, the powers that be need to focus on lines that are the most likely to be successful. Successful lines are paramount. Aside from the benefits of mass transit, they prove the concept and open the door to more. Skeptics of BRT, who would gladly pounce on any underperformance, would be silenced by thriving Pulse lines. Being too ambitious here could turn the Pulse into the transportation version of the 6th Street Marketplace. We'd never heard the end of it from the BANANA crowd.
While I am totally in favor of Pulse extensions and new lines, they need to focus on those that are most likely to succeed.
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Third apartment building at Libbie Mill to add nearly 400 units - Richmond BizSense
Nice article on a new building at Libbie Mill. Interesting that the article states that there isn't much developable land left at the site. I guess some suburban parking must persist, although I wished they'd consolidate in a parking deck and build on the rest.
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One potential benefit that hasn't been discussed is transportation. Should the biotech center become the economic driver the article says it could be, it will give a boost to the planned intra-Commonwealth train system.
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Sauer planning 780-home mixed-use development near VCC - Richmond BizSense
Big development coming to VCC. Combined with Green City, this could be the development of a major northern node for the metro.
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While I generally agree that RIC's passenger volume doesn't support a fixed rail link at present, if that part of Henrico experiences significant high-density growth, there could be enough people there to merit a BRT/rail option. Unless something unforeseen happens with RIC's numbers (which would be fantastic), any rail connection would require a lot of population growth around the airport too.
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Henrico EDA approvals set stage for massive GreenCity development - Richmond BizSense
Another hurdle cleared for GreenCity.
*Sorry if link doesn't work -- it looks strange but is working for me.
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Libbie Mill taking another step towards its next phase. The transformation of that part of town is mind blowing.
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https://richmondbizsense.com/2022/10/27/sauer-center-developer-snags-last-piece-of-the-puzzle/
Sauer Center progress. This has the potential to be the next big locus of development. It is the crucial connection between the Diamond/SA and the Fan/VCU. Maybe we'll see a few buildings crack the ten floor ceiling, especially on Hermitage/Leigh.
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Another infill project. Hopefully the restaurant happens. I love the idea of Richmond having neighborhoods with pedestrian friendly amenities.
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This is a placeholder. I suspect Dominion didn't receive much of a response from its RFP and this is a medium term measure that allows it to keep its options open.
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Construction firm building new HQ, 26 apartments near Rocketts Landing - Richmond BizSense
Nice to see development spreading north to Williamsburg Ave.
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3 hours ago, Niccckk said:
Exactly. Definitely in the next 10 years we'll certainly see "North American International" flights to the tropics and Canada. As of now the real international flight I can hope of in the next 10/15 years is maybe to Reykjavik, Iceland, since RDU has that route with Iceland Air. j
Hopefully London will come sooner than ten years. While certainly a long flight (and long shot), I could see Emirates launching a RIC-DXB route. RIC could be marketed as a backdoor into DC/NOVA. Emirates doesn't appear to have a traditional profit/loss focus. It functions more like a loss leader for Dubai so perhaps RIC could be an attractive East Coast destination from which to funnel people and business through the emirate.
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17 minutes ago, I miss RVA said:How cool is it that this year's Richmond Folk Festival pulled in a RECORD attendance figure of more than 230K! Fantastic!!
Here's hoping that in the coming years, this event will grow significantly and be recognized nationally and internationally and achieve the same level of status as the Newport Jazz Festival and become for Richmond what Coachella is for SoCal and Lollapalooza is for Chicago. I know the folk festival is already pulling in artists from around the world to come and perform. Particularly when the new amphitheater opens on the riverfront in the next few years, I hope the RFF really explodes as a real national-level/international-level event that REALLY REALLY REALLY puts RVA on the map!
From today's Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Newport seems like an apt comparison, given that folk music, like jazz, is not a mainstream genre. It'd be great if Richmond carved out a nationally recognized niche in the music scene. The RFF further demonstrates how Richmond hits far above its weight class when it comes to amenities.
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1 hour ago, I miss RVA said:City Council gave the green light to converting the Shenandoah building into a new boutique hotel. VERY cool! We've had this project on here previously - but now there's actual movement and the ball is rolling. What's cool is that the New York-based developer ASH NYC - has done similar hotel projects in New Orleans, Providence, RI, Detroit and Baltimore - with a fifth hotel on the way for Philadelphia. So this project will be the company's sixth nationally, putting Richmond in some VERY exclusive company in terms of cities in which this company has developed its particular brand/style of hotel. Ya GOTTA love that!!
Another win for Richmond!
From today's Richmond BizSense:
https://richmondbizsense.com/2022/10/13/new-boutique-hotel-in-the-fan-gets-council-go-ahead/
Aside from what you mentioned, a big takeaway is that a serious player with no ties to the area thinks that Richmond is a good place in which to develop and invest.
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11 minutes ago, 123fakestreet said:
https://richmondbizsense.com/2022/10/07/longtime-hardees-on-arthur-ashe-blvd-closes/
Hardees on AA closing. That thing is an eyesore with an oversized parking lot, hopefully something nice goes in. Next we can get rid of the CVS.
As the CVS parcel increases in value, hopefully it can be redeveloped into an urban CVS (ground floor retail with lots of floors stacked on top of it). Having a readily accessible drug store is a good selling point for a neighborhood.
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Some more Willow Lawn infill. That area is becoming quite the density outpost.
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Fall Line Trail project breaks ground on 5-mile Hanover segment - Richmond BizSense
Nice to see progress on the Fall Line Trail. This is a great project and I'd love to see a spider web of trails crisscrossing greater Richmond. As someone who has lived in multiple places that have such systems, the benefits they created cannot be overstated. Hopefully the whole system comes online before the proposed 2030 completion.