CitiWalker

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April 12

How tall is the hotel supposed to be?

February 1

Images from across the riva…

January 25

I don't mind tipping either.....if.... the service is good service. In fact, I would usually tip quite handsomely. The issue I have is when automatic gratuities are placed on my bill. I just feel like it is another way that employers use to cut how much they have to pay out to employees by passing the buck to the consumer. Also, I am a person that will not pay my hard-earned money for bad service, and I will not be shamed into paying just to pay. As I said I believe in tipping. It used to be that the people who were good at providing great service could expect good tips. Now not so much. Seems like everyone is going to be rewarded either way. I know people count on tips for a living and that is why I do tip big time when the service is GOOD. By the way....I hate self-checkout. I refuse to use them. That is a whole other topic.

December 26, 2023

22 hours ago, eandslee said:

Saw this on social media just now and wanted to post it here. It was posted about 3 days ago, but gives a perspective of ground zero at CoStar:

Looks like the main building is about to peak above ground very soon. I can see having the first floor complete in a couple of week or at most by the end of January.

October 18, 2023

2 hours ago, eandslee said:

I thought this deserved its own thread now that construction started THIS WEEK! Due to be completed by Spring 2025:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2023/10/18/riverfront-amphitheater-project-ramping-up-this-week/

https://www.rvaamp.com

This along with the Costar development is really going to kick it up a couple of notches on the riverfront. I love the design. The only thing is it would have been nice to have some sort of well-designed covering over the seating space. But hey, I will take this every day of the week.

October 10, 2023

20 hours ago, I miss RVA said:

Unquestionably the vantage point is from Manchester. I'd be curious to know where in Manchester.

@CitiWalker- from where did you snap these photos?

I friend sent me pictures from the Costar building.

October 9, 2023

Two cranes in the sky this morning.

August 30, 2023

Hey what do you say we start our own Save The Monroe Tower campaign...lol. We can all give our version of its supposed historical value and relevance to our skyline. I for one agree that the outside of the building is more about aesthetics than anything. Remember how old and outdated the Bank of America Building looked before they painted it white? Same ole blah brownish concrete looks up until that point. Here is a side thought. Has anyone ever thought about what the coliseum could possibly look like if it were re-skinned with modern materials. To me the spaceship like shape was really unique and provided a sort of landmark architecturally for the city. Sure, the brown color played out and made it look dated, but it was still functional. Imagine if it had a more up to date skin like what they did to city hall. Yeah, I know the coliseum is old, but it has good bones on it. I am not an architect but if I were, wouldn't it me more of a challenge to take something that is existing and incorporate modern design and materials with older materials and design elements to make something exciting and new that has history and stories to go along with the structure. As person who as a child grew up with not a lot of anything, I always was taught how to make something out of nothing, which meant using your imagination and ingenuity. To create something useful.

August 30, 2023

Either way... everything cost money no matter what direction the state chooses. Just playing devil's advocate about the logistics of tearing it down. Could be costly and time consuming. Hopefully a developer ( if sold) can find a cost-effective way to implement some type of adaptive re-use.

August 29, 2023

I have to say I love to have green space.. Who says a park has to be supper crowded to have any value. Sometimes people wan to just have to have a peaceful stroll or sit down and relax. One thing I like about Richmond is we do have open space. That s important. There is a need to have a balance of green space and increased density. No need to fill up every nook and cranny to achieve that. For starters, it would be good to simply maximize getting rid of all of the surface parking downtown. I also am big on adaptive reuse when possible. Apparently the state backed out on building a new building to replace the Monroe Tower. I am kind of happy about not tearing down the tallest building we have in the city. Anyway....the way it is situated feet from the highway how would that work in terms of tearing it down,. I can't see implosion. It would take weeks to clean up the debris. Also it would take years to break it down bit by bit. I would rather see green space over surface parking lots or buildings that are sitting and serving no purpose. I like the fact of having little oasis in the middle of dense structures. It is important for cities to reinvent themselves without relying on old concepts rather adapting new patterns that help the environment, promote density, and create functionality. It involves and different way of thinking. Cities evolve so it makes sense to be evolutionary in our concepts of what a city should look, feel, and function like.

July 26, 2023

8 minutes ago, DalWill said:

Wouldn't you? One of the reasons why I stepped away from that website in a while, a bunch of noises. Nothing but assumptions about city government and the mayor failing to do it's job (kissing ass to the brats of the affluent). Same ol' song, same kind of singer.

Tell me something, when people complain like that, don't they realize a good portion of city government are no more than their next door neighbors?? Might as well say your neighbors don't care about you either.

I often wonder how many people who love to bash the City of Richmond actually live in the city.

May 25, 2023

22 minutes ago, ancientcarpenter said:

Is this in addition to or replacement to the official building signage of Manchester CoStar? If this is their official building signage then I'm no fan.

I like what Dominion did: Got their logo on there like any other building in addition to an artistic (changing) color scheme that has nicely thought out placement and style

.....reminds me of the equivalent to LED lighting at vape shops in Carytown.

Costar has a lot of companies under it's umbrella so it would be impossible to put a logo up for each one. I think this is the best concept. However, I could see the Led sign on the newer campus as bigger and bolder.

April 25, 2023

16 hours ago, I miss RVA said:

The second photo - is that in Carver? Just up Lombardy from the Opus?

That is Carver. Right across from Maggie Walker HS and on the other side of the bridge from the newly acquired property. You can throw a rock from carver to the property by VUU if you have a good enough arm...lol

April 25, 2023

On 4/18/2023 at 5:41 PM, I miss RVA said:

This corner? (southeast corner) Do we know of anything planned for any part of this swath - or - has any paperwork been filed with the city?

The new owners don't want to make it residential because they claim nobody wants to live near a highway or railway.....I say what? Rockets Landing. You bought a piece of property in an urban area. Come on!. You can do better than that. Get the picture!

April 25, 2023

23 minutes ago, wrldcoupe4 said:

Obviously they are never closing Mayo Bridge to vehicular traffic. I just don't think it would be so disastrous if they did. If we are building a new bridge, I'd rather see the money spent on creating a new crossing connecting southside and east end a little downriver since Shockoe Bottom is already a total jam-up. Also, will never happen. Sadly, I fear we'll have to have a few pedestrians killed along that stretch of Hull before better traffic calming is in place. Hopefully they can secure funding before that happens.

I agree that a new bridge would help further down river to the east. I live on the east end of the city. A bridge that would connect the north side of the city to the south further down would definitely help and would make a lot of sense. Hopefully no one gets killed on Hull St. Manchester is getting more and more dense. Thats what most of us wanted to happen. Part of being in a densely populated area is congestion. Hopefully for those who wish to bike they can take advantage and park their cars and commute by bike on nice days. It's an option. Also, people can choose to utilize GRTC also a viable option. It is important to make the Mayo bridge as efficient and function as possible. If all of the projects come to pass (especially The Southern States Silos via Hourigan) it will be a lot more crowded in that area,

April 25, 2023

17 hours ago, 123fakestreet said:

According to USNews it's enrollment is under 1200.

Most Likely the Undergrad numbers

April 25, 2023

3 minutes ago, I miss RVA said:

Guaranteed- there is no way the city is going to spend the kind of coin they're going to spend to replace the existing bridge deck with one that's not only new but nearly 30 feet wider, replace the support structure/pillars, etc., not to mention having gone through the long and time-consuming process of obtaining federal and state funding just to turn this into a pedestrian bridge and force the re-routing of U.S. 360. Not gonna happen. And even though the city has loosely indicated a BRT line to Manchester would cross via the Manchester Bridge - the fact that it would bypass the entirety of the Hull Street corridor and only skirt the southern edge of lower Manchester doesn't make sense. Whether this new bridge deck design can accommodate a PULSE line remains to be seen - but it seems only logical to run a BRT line directly through the Hull Street corridor and through the most densely populated section of Manchester.

I have to agree. It makes no sense to cut that route off for traffic. It would be a big mistake. Making the sidewalks wider is a huge improvement. doubling the width of each side. It would also create more of a bottleneck within Manchester and reduce traffic flow. I would also hinder the egress of evening traffic going south from downtown. We already have a nice scenic bridge Tyler Potterfield in addition to the suspension bridge underneath the Lee Bridge. By the way.... whatever happened to Bridge Park idea for The Manchester Bridge? The rendering looked like a good concept with more useable and functional space.

April 19, 2023

2 hours ago, I miss RVA said:

I've been wondering the same thing - seems like all the excavators are at ground level - isn't the hole going to be considerably deeper, particularly on the north end of the site?

Depth….

March 30, 2023

11 hours ago, I miss RVA said:

I missed it the first time through the video and had to go back and look at it again - and I nearly fell out of my chair laughing! Honestly, I think I missed it the first go around because I was too busy trying to forklift my jaw off the floor from the otherworldly EPIC and, gents, I DO MEAN EPIC FAIL that is this so-called bus transfer "station".

About this glorified freshly-paved surface parking lot with pretty little medians, all I can say is - quoting John McEnroe at Wimbledon in 1980:

"YOU ... CAN ... NOT... BE ... SERIOUS!!!!"

This is suppose to be temporary right? I would imagine they are going to add benches and covering pretty soon. It appears that they are testing whether or not busses are able to maneuver through the lot. I would not expect much in the way of amenities or appeal for something that is not suppose to be permanent. I think it would be more about functionality and access at this point. At least this makes way for the development of the old safety building. Hopefully something more substantial is in the works. To me it does not make sense to invest a lot of money into something that is a suppose to be a temporary fix. Just my two cents.

February 15, 2023

1 hour ago, I miss RVA said:

Thanks SO much for taking and post these! I think a silver port-a-potty will have to be shined up with your name on it. Was this photo taken from Manchester?

I LOVE how the Pinecrest/Parc View actually sticks out above the Berkshire, even if only just barely. How close is this building to topping out?

This was taken from the Manchester part of the city. I just wanted to give a different visual perspective.