New Jackson Ward events venue opens above Gallery5 in historic firehouse
April 8, 2021
The Loft at Steamer Co. 5 recently opened at 200 W. Marshall St. The events venue has leased out the second floor of the historic fire station. (
Jack Jacobs photo)
Undeterred by the pandemic’s effects on the events industry, a North Carolina venue owner is full steam ahead on an expansion into Richmond.
Nicole Clayton recently opened the doors at The Loft at Steamer Co. 5, an events venue inside the historic firehouse at 200 W. Marshall St. The 3,000-square-foot space, which opened in mid-February, is the upstairs neighbor of Gallery5, an art gallery that’s been in the building since 2005.
Starbucks planning takeout-only store with no customer seating in the Fan
Jack Jacobs photo)
A Starbucks. Hold the dining area. One shot of takeout.
That’s what the Seattle coffee giant has ordered for one of its latest Richmond-area locations, a takeout-only store in the Fan near VCU’s campus.
Starbucks plans to open the new-to-market concept at 1115 W. Main St. in an existing commercial building next door to a 7-Eleven. The property is owned by Mark Wilson, who said he believed the location would be Starbucks’ first such outpost in Virginia.
“It’s a new concept for Starbucks and this will be the first one in Virginia to have this concept,” property owner said on Thursday. Wilson declined to comment further.
Cannabis dispensary taking over former Short Pump KFC
April 2, 2021 5
Green Leaf plans to open its first satellite dispensary at 11190 W. Broad St., which is in the Shoppes of Best Buy shopping center. (
Jack Jacobs photo)
The spot where hungry Short Pump shoppers used to go for Colonel Sanders’ secret blend of herbs and spices will soon be dishing out an herb of a different sort.
Green Leaf Medical, the Maryland-based company that built and runs the Richmond region’s first and thus far only medical cannabis production facility on the city’s Southside, inked a lease earlier this week for its first satellite retail dispensary in the area.
Better Housing Coalition buys former motel property in Chester
April 1, 2021
A rendering of the Colbrook Community, an upcoming income-based housing project by the Better Housing Coalition in Chester. (
Courtesy of Better Housing Coalition)
The Colbrook Motel property in Chester is the latest target for the Better Housing Coalition.
The local housing nonprofit bought the now-razed motel’s site at 13916 and 13920 Jefferson Davis Highway for $1.2 million earlier this month, according to the county’s online property records.
Better Housing, which focuses on income-based housing, plans to build a 166-unit, income-based project called the Colbrook Community, with a mix of primarily garden-style apartments and 16 townhomes. Units would come in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations, said John Bolton, the nonprofit’s vice president of real estate development.
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