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Former auto shop at edge of Church Hill slated for condos, townhomes
Courtesy city documents)
After a years-long plan for a commercial project at the edge of Church Hill stalled out, Zac Frederick is shifting gears and instead looking to build a for-sale residential project in the neighborhood.
Frederick’s Crescent Development is planning a mix of condos and townhomes at the former Duke’s Auto Electric & General Repair shop at 2018 E. Broad and 304 N. 21st streets.
The existing Duke’s building, which sits in the Shockoe Valley City Old and Historic District, would be renovated into 10 condos with an option to use one as a commercial space. The project also would add eight new-construction townhomes facing 21st Street.
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A frontal view of Eagle Construction of VA’s proposed townhomes, described in plans as “classical in aesthetic.” (
Courtesy of Eagle Construction of VA)
Libbie Avenue townhomes, housing zoning changes on council agenda
The Richmond City Council meets Monday starting with a 2 p.m. work session on the Richmond 300 master plan. Councilmembers previously submitted requests for amendments to the plan, which was adopted in December.
Business on the 6 p.m. regular meeting agenda includes a vote on Eagle Construction of VA’s plan to replace two houses at 509 and 511 Libbie Ave. with a 14-unit townhome development. The Planning Commission endorsed the project with one member dissenting.
580-home development planned at old Henrico Plaza Shopping Center site
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An aerial shot of the Henrico Plaza site, which has remained mostly vacant since its namesake shopping center was demolished in the mid-2000s. (
Courtesy of Spy Rock/Crescent)
The remnants of a shopping center from years gone by are setting the stage for new development at a busy Henrico crossroads.
Richmond developers Spy Rock Real Estate and Crescent Development are planning a multiuse development with 580 homes on the site of the former Henrico Plaza Shopping Center on Mechanicsville Turnpike just north of Laburnum Avenue.
Called Henrico Plaza, the 27-acre development would include 300 apartments, 115 townhomes, 165 age-restricted units and at least 13,000 square feet of commercial space. The buildings would fill the currently asphalt-covered site where the 1970s-era shopping center stood until it was razed in the mid-2000s, save for one remaining building that houses a Firestone servic
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