The former Richmond Machinery & Equipment Co. site at 1701 Roseneath Road was previously eyed by locally based Blackwood Development in a deal that fell through.
The 6-acre plot at 4400 W. Broad St. that's twice been eyed for large apartment projects by out-of-town developers was once again listed for sale last week.
It’s been an iconic example of what planners and architects like to call adaptive reuse of historic buildings – even though the roughly century-old commercial buildings that opened the door to tax-credit financed redevelopment in Scott’s Addition aren’t everyone’s notion of landmarks of the past – but the neighborhood has been changing.
The ordinance, which the city council unanimously approved at its Monday night meeting, dictates that the alley located in the block bounded by Stuart and Kensington Ave., and N. Nansemond and Roseneath Road, will be named: “Rose Pedal Alley.”