Archive for “development”
New Restaurant between Fan and Byrd Park
Here’s a great post from RVAFoodie about a new restaurant going in at Parkwood and Addison. He suggests that more is needed than just a restaurant to bring greater cohesion to these two neighborhoods, but he also outlines how development like this can be a small step toward responsible urban renewal. But I’d just like [...]
Bye Bye BP?
I picked this up from Richmond BizSense. There’s talk of bringing a mixed use project to the intersection of Meadow and Cary Streets. Currently a BP gas station occupies that corner, but Ed Eck (whose Eck Enterprises seems to own most all of Main and Cary Streets from Harrison to Meadow) has been pushing for [...]
VCU’s Plans for Ukrops
I couldn’t make it to the VCU presentation about their plans for the old Ukrops at Harrison and Grace. But here’s a great summary from Richmond BizSense. The gist: It will probably be another six to eight months before the university begins to make use of the property, according to [University spokesman] Ohlinger. “We need [...]
Highwoods Presentation on Baseball in the Bottom
The Museum District Association and Fan District Association are hosting a joint presentation from the developers of the proposed baseball project in Shockoe Bottom. The meeting is tomorrow night (Wednesday, April 22) at Albert Hall Middle (3400 Patterson Ave.) at 7 PM. It will be led by Paul Kreckman, Vice President for Highwoods Properties, the [...]
VCU’s Plans for Fan
Just a reminder that tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 21st) a representative will share on VCU’s Master Plan for expansion around the Fan. The presentation will be held this Tuesday evening, April 21, 2009, in the Binford School Auditorium at 7:00 pm. Brian Ohlinger will be highlighting the VCU expansion accomplishments that have occurred since the [...]
