The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.24.21
May 24, 2021
The old Southern States silos would be razed to make way for a proposed mixed-use development up to 20 stories tall if the City Council approves rezoning. (
BizSense file)
Budget hearing and vote, Southern States silos rezoning on city agenda
The Richmond City Council meets in regular session at 6 p.m. Monday. Full agenda available here.
A final public hearing will precede a potential vote on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022. Mayor Levar Stoney has proposed a $770.3 million budget with no increases in real estate, personal property or other general taxes. More on the proposed budget is available here.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.10.21
Poole & Poole Architecture)
Henrico supervisors meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Full agenda here.
Public hearing items include rezoning and provisional-use permit requests for a 500-unit apartment development to replace the former JCPenney at Virginia Center Commons. The apartments would add to a larger redevelopment of the VCC site by Rebkee Co. and Shamin Hotels, which purchased the 7-acre department store building in January for $3 million.
RJM Land LLC seeks approvals for a detached-homes subdivision on 30 acres on the north side of Mountain Road west of Woodman Road. HHHunt seeks to increase the number of condos for its
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.3.21
May 3, 2021
The Lovings Produce site is currently used as a parking lot both privately and by VCU. The owners are seeking rezoning to make way for a mixed-use development. (
BizSense file)
The Richmond Planning Commission meets at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Full agenda here.
Lovings Produce LLC seeks to rezone properties at 300, 400 and 510 Oliver Hill Way from industrial use to the TOD-1 Transit-Oriented Nodal District. The rezoning would potentially make way for a mixed-use development that could bring a new large retailer to the neighborhood.
Max Holdings LLC is proposing a five-story mixed-use building with 52 apartments above 7,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space at 711 Dawn St. The half-acre site is off Tazewell Street just north of where it branches off of Chamberlayne Avenue.
Council adopts plan to unload 77 city-owned properties, including Coliseum
April 27, 2021
Three of the city-owned properties included in the real estate disposition plan include, clockwise from bottom left: the Coliseum; the Public Safety Building at Ninth and Leigh streets; and the parking lot at 609 E. Grace St. The Theatre Row Building on Broad Street, bottom right, is not included in the plan after being considered for a surplus declaration last year. (
BizSense file and submitted photos)
Efforts to position the Richmond Coliseum and other city-owned properties for redevelopment took a step forward Monday night, as the City Council approved a plan for disposing of dozens of parcels deemed to be surplus including the long-dormant downtown arena.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 4.26.21
April 26, 2021
Four of the city-owned properties declared surplus, clockwise from top left: the Public Safety Building at Ninth and Leigh streets; the parking lot at 609 E. Grace St.; the Theatre Row Building on Broad Street; the Coliseum. (
BizSense file and submitted photos)
City real estate plan, Theatre Row Building renovation on council agenda
The Richmond City Council meets Monday starting with a budget amendment work session at 1 p.m. and an informal meeting at 4 p.m.
Business on the 6 p.m. regular meeting agenda includes a vote on the city’s Biennial Real Estate Plan, which proposes the sale and disposal of 77 city-owned parcels considered surplus properties.