Demolition signals start of Virginia Center Commons redevelopment
Images courtesy of Rebkee Co.)
With demolition underway and more property in hand, a public-private effort to transform Virginia Center Commons from a suburban indoor mall to an urban-style mixed-use village is beginning to come into view.
Developer Rebkee Co. started work in recent weeks to raze the former Macy’s store at the mall’s eastern end, where collaborator Shamin Hotels is planning a hotel that would anchor the new development — a mix of residential and retail –—alongside an indoor sports and convocation center for Henrico County.
Around the same time, Rebkee and Shamin purchased the mall’s J.C. Penney store, initially excluded from their plans but now part of the project. The roughly 7-acre property on the mall’s northern side sold Jan. 26 for $3 million. The transaction was first reported by the Times-Dispatch.