No idea on the costs but it’s truly a massive chunk of property in Shockoe. It includes five renovated apartment buildings with more than 700 units, a 137,000-square-foot office building, row of 12 townhouses and runs six blocks from 21st Street to Pear Street, along Cary Street. More details from Richmond BizSense.com.
I always thought Santa smelled of booze and smoke, now I know what type of smoke.
I missed this yesterday. Nice work by the victims, EMS, and the police.
From the Historic Richmond Foundation – Under the Radar Series on Facebook; 2101 E FRANKLIN ST Richmond, VA 23223-7044 Owner: TWENTY ONE O ONE EAST FRANKLIN STREET ASSOCIATES Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 26427, RICHMOND, VA 23260 Current Assessment Land Value: $61,000 Improvement Value: $68,000 Total Value: $129,000
wtvr has the story on the Fas Mart robbery last night: Police Officials say two suspects robbed a Fas Mart at gunpoint Friday night at 11 p.m. in the 2600 Block of East Main Street. The suspects were then pursued by Police into Henrico County. While fleeing from police, the two robbery suspects lost control [...]
Preston got an amazing shot of tonight’s rainbow arching over Tobacco Row from Manchester.
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The fire department responded to a false alarm report of a fire at 4:23AM at the American Cigar Company lofts. [via]
The RTD has a look at the near-complete conversion of the 3 buildings of the Lucky Strike complex.
Richmond Business & Commercial News reminded us about Walk Score, a site that “calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.”, part of an effort to recognize the benefits to our health, the environment, and our communities of living in walkable neighborhoods. This site puts a number on how [...]
The listing of National & State Historic Registers for Richmond includes information about the Shockoe Valley and Tobacco Row Historic District (PDF), Shockoe Slip Mason’s Hall (PDF), the Manchester Industrial Historic District, the Manchester Residential and Commercial Historic District (PDF), Southern Stoveworks (Manchester), and even Belle Isle (PDF).
An undated photo of the Lucky Strike cigarette factory off of Dock Street by Jason Garber. [via]
