real estate archive
July 2, 2008
seeking to invest in the area…
A reader writes: “I’m considering buying a multi-family property set of apartments in Church Hill as an investment, and to be able to provide some guidance as this part of the neighborhood cleans itself up a little. I have some questions and I’m not sure who to turn to.”
May 17, 2008
church for sale?
Rumor has it that the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church @ 3200 East Broad Street is for sale for an amount between $1.5 and $2.5 million.
April 10, 2008
Beckstoffers at Church Hill?
7th District Council Representative Delores McQuinn and T.K.Somanath of the Better Housing Coalition hosted a community meeting about a proposed development at the former Beckstoffer’s on 28th Street. Featuring a bold design by Urban Design Associates, BHC would like to build a mix of both attached single-family homes and condo/apartment units on the land.
March 9, 2008
1206
A photographic cross section of the neighborhood: the 1206 of every block from 38th Street to 19th Street…
January 26, 2008
real estate assessments 2008
The 2008 real estate assessments are now available online. A spot check around the neighborhood shows general a small increase, with many property values remaining flat from last year. Previous years: 2007 | 2006 | 2005
January 11, 2008
proposed development at Cedar and Broad
I’m hearing about a development proposed for Cedar/Broad/18th/Marshall that could be *big*. It would be mixed use, residential and commercial, to wrap around McDonald’s and use the rest of the block, and 3 to 4 stories. There will be a meeting for a special use permit Monday, January 21 at 7PM at American Tobacco Center community room, with materials on the proposed project available at the meeting. This area is in that particular cut-away corner that is *not* in the Shockoe Valley O&H district, btw.
December 6, 2007
get your very own vacant lot!
Motley’s will be auctioning for the city a group of 12 different properties (PDF), including undeveloped lots in Union Hill, Woodville, and Oakwood, on Wednesday, December 12th at 6:00PM.
December 5, 2007
new condos for Oakwood?
According to the City’s online Land Use Logbook (PDF), a Plan of Development (POD) has been submitted to construct a 33-unit condo complex called “Oakwood Heights Condos” at 3618 E Broad St. The property is zoned to allow this, though the address is within a City Old and Historic District and will require approval from CAR.
November 25, 2007
condo living at Church Hill Gables
The condos at Church Hill Gables are on the market, with 11 of 16 the units already sold in the former brushes and brooms factory (and more recently home to the U.S. Historical Society).
November 9, 2007
affordable housing
This 1910 bungalow at 2203 Q Street is for sale for $69,950.
October 21, 2007
the most extreme makeover
The RTD looks at Gable Painter’s award-winning and TV-bound renovation of 816-818 North 23rd Street in Flipped to the extreme - Union Hill renovation worthy of Learning Channel program was ‘a nightmare’ undertaking. The Learning Channel, which airs the “Flip That House” series, will broadcast a special show called “Flip It Back” detailing the renovation of this house on November 1.
October 8, 2007
1104 North 20th Street is slowly collapsing
Assessed last year at $47,000, the house at 1104 North 20th Street has been vacant for years. As recently as 2 years ago, everything appeared solid, but the front porch has started to rapidly decay.
October 1, 2007
a local look at affordable housing
The episode of WCVE’s weekly half-hour public affairs program Perspective that will air this Friday@9PM & Saturday@noon examines the topic of affordable housing. One of the guests will be Fairmount resident Frieda Bolling, who heads up the monthly Home Ownership Education Program at the East End Library.
September 17, 2007
outside influences
Mechanicsville blogger Virginia Palmetto has a good wrap-up on development to the north and east of us. What’ll mean for the neighborhood as Eastern Henrico builds out?
September 8, 2007
update on Union Hill A&E house
We’ve heard that A&E will be filming a segment for Flip This House @ 816/818 North 23rd Street Street on Wednesday/Thursday of this coming week, weather permitting. The subject will be the Gable Painter’s renovation of the double house, underway since March. The segment is scheduled to air on Saturday 11/17@8PM.
August 25, 2007
fix’em or sell’em
Local hoarder of vacant housing Bayou Properties and its main owner Oliver Lawrence, were recently served with 175 violations on their buildings by the city. Lawrence owns an estimated 100 vacant buildings under various corporate entities, and according to owner listings on Vacant Richmond, at least 20 vacant properties in the Church Hill area.
July 19, 2007
big ass tree falls on big ass house
The brief and intense weather that blew through this afternoon pushed over a very large tree onto 1201 North 20th Street, one of my favorite vacant houses in Fairmount.
June 21, 2007
Cold Storage to be apartments, restaurants, brewery
Historic Housing has plans to renovate the Cold Storage complex into more than 300 apartments, a couple of restaurants, and a new micro-brewery. [via]
June 20, 2007
development proposal for 1903 East Marshall
Plans have emerged for residential and commercial development on the now empty lot at 1903 East Marshall Street, at the foot of Jefferson Hill Park.
