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So after doing a little research I learned that Afterglow Brewery and Sanctuary DMZ are already both open in the Rail Yard District. I never saw anyone mention these businesses.
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On a side note, I went to Rivers and found it quite nice. A buddy and I went last Friday around 5:00 and had a good time. It was clean, felt safe, and it was easy to get drinks. I also like how they are putting in a "Yard House" restaurant.
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That might be the lamest tennant list I have ever seen...
- A drive-thru Jimmy Johns
- Nothing Bundt Cakes
- Domoishi
- CycleBar
- Club Pilates
- StretchLab
- Sushi King
- DB Nails
- ABC
- Unnamed grocer
Literally nothing unique. Well, at least its not run down blight.
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That is pretty laughable.
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Sorry to say, but BA had horrrrrrible service. I tried to eat there multiple times but literally had to leave because the service was so slow/poor. That said, they did have an amazing atmosphere. Oh well.
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They wanted the city life, they're gettting the city life haha
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Why do I have a feeling THIS will become the permanent casino...
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12 hours ago, HRVA said:
Norfolk tables temporary casino for Harbor Park stadium after address snafu
The location in Harbor Park is nixed but they are still aiming for a temporary casino to open in March.
“Constructing a temporary casino in Harbor Park’s parking lot — which is the future site of the Headwaters casino and now bears the address of 200 Park Avenue — will allow for a larger gaming facility than originally planned, Thompson said. The temporary casino will open in March 2023, he said.”
So wait, they are building an actual structure?? So will they tear it down to build the actual casino? This is confusing...
I could not read the article so if this is explained I apologize.
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On 6/10/2022 at 10:37 PM, baobabs727 said:
This all seems rather personal for you. But why? It’s not really about you. It’s not about putting you in a box. It’s about economic reality. It’s about how lenders view us and our market. It’s about our lower than average incomes, income growth and job base expansion, population growth, and a local economy that is not well diversified.
And…what is up with this quote: …”People like Bruce?” Say what?! LOL. How bizarre. What ever do you mean by that? And what is Bruce “like,” exactly?
Allow me to inform you.
Bruce Thompson is a self-made Norfolkian who has always dreamed big for his home region. Bruce Thompson has been honing his craft right here, locally, for three plus decades. Bruce Thompson has emerged, hands-down, as the best developer of high-end hospitality, restaurant, residential and entertainment in this region. Bruce Thompson routinely delivers projects of a scope, size and quality that no other local developer has ever delivered in his category before him. It’s not even close.
It all started with Turtle Cay, The Hilton @31st St and the luxury oceanfront timeshare towers. With those developments, BT single-handedly redefined the hospitality and restaurant industry at the Beach. He put the industry on notice that they should and could aspire to produce much higher quality offerings. He showed his peers that taking a gamble on luxury can work here in Hampton Roads
And with the success of those projects, BT has continued building bigger, better, grander. Bruce is the only one who could’ve delivered the spectacularly reimagined Cavalier with its $80+ million dollars in renovations. BT is the only one who could have produced the likes of The Ocean Beach Club and the Marriott & Embassy Suites projects on the grounds of the Cavalier Compound.
Bruce is the only one who could’ve delivered and sold 35 stylish, modern, best-in-market condominiums ranging from 500,000 to 4+ Million dollars (!) in a market where no one, and I do mean no one, had been building any for-sale condos, much less at such a lofty price point —since the Great Recession! 14 years ago!
And we all know that BT never gave up on his hometown of Norfolk, either. No one but Bruce could have delivered the immaculate, exciting, trend-setting Hilton Norfolk, The Main. Indeed, others tried, and failed.
And need I remind you that BT is the one who proposed a super-regional airport for RVA and HRVA? Yes, THAT Bruce Thompson. The one who thinks big and then DELIVERS big. The same man who you seem to think has lost all hope and wants to put us all in some lowly box.
Are you even talking about the same individual?!?
Bruce Thompson is a man of credentials and credibility. His words have weight to them. He is supremely, eminently qualified to make the aforementioned pronouncements about local efforts to land an arena. Self-serving or not. Truth is truth.
You should never discount the possibility that he is correct. And you should never ignore the historical record in so doing.
And BTW, even if you can’t shake the feeling of being put in a box, don’t take it so personally. Richmond has had its own well-publicized arena struggles, as have all of those other cities which BT cited in his presentation.
Good to hear from you Bruce!
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43 minutes ago, HRVA said:
First casino license issued in Danville. Hopefully a sign of others to shortly follow.
That Danville casino rendition looks like a community college/small hospital. Yikes. Makes me like the Headwaters renditions even more.
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We only went to Waterside to utilize their giant 20' screen haha.
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23 hours ago, BeagleAccountant said:
Very excited for their installation of the seawall and the docks. And looking forward to spending future NCAA tournaments watching games in their Sportsbook.
If I remember correctly, wasn’t there a master plan for SPQ that included a massive park in this area? That park could also act as a place to push water to during Nor’easters.
So funny you say this. My buddies and I roamed Granby yesterday and ended up watching the tourney at Waterside (still dead as a doornail). We all talked about how stoked we are to eventually be able to watch the tourney at Headwaters.
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Yeah, I think there is a bit of a difference between a Rosie's and Caesar's Palace in Vegas haha
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I like it, nice renderings.
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Nice! Basic but far better than what was there. Just gotta keep spreading that walk able urban footprint.
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Last I saw (a week ago) they were clearing the land and had mobilized.
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22 hours ago, NFKjeff said:
From the renderings it doesn't look like the hotel is being built atop the parking deck, but it is elevated to be above the top level of the deck. I'm not sure whether this will increase the overall height of the finished product.
I think you are correct. Parking seems to be beside the hotel persay.
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Although short, with its placement and footprint, Gravity will be quite a significant edition to downtown.
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Is this still going to be an entertainment district?? Looks like it is becoming more of an office park...
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No offense, but I think Headwaters, which sits above Harborpark with the infinity pool, looks far better than that Caesars (which to me looks much more like a Holiday Inn than the all glass Norfolk casino).
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Is this still happening???
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I saw this project yesterday! It has good size to it.
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Great shots! My wife and I recently stayed at the Glass Light Hotel (as can be seen in the last photo). I highly suggest a night there!
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As negative as we are on this thread, the vast majority of "regular joes" on Facebook love it. That said, I too am disappointed in the fact that we are not getting a tower as advertised. Maybe they will build a couple towers across from in in the next five years or so (as shown in the original rendering). Here's to hopin!
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The Railyard at Lambert's Point (Under Construction)
in Norfolk
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Gotcha. Confusing because Wavy did a story and cited them as being in the RYD