Richmond officials vow to begin using surplus city properties to spur affordable housing development
Because the city chooses who it sells to, it can help determine what the development will look like.
Housing
Another major affordable housing project off Walmsley Boulevard in the works
Because no objections were lodged, the project was placed on the Planning Commission’s consent agenda.
Citywide cultural heritage plan returns, modified to address fears about stifling housing development
Many residents see it as a critical roadmap for how the city can preserve its historic resources amid a sweeping zoning overhaul.
After Church Hill teardowns, Richmond eyes steep penalties for unapproved demolitions
It could become far more expensive to tear down a building without permission in some of Richmond’s most historic neighborhoods.
Richmond to seek proposals to redevelop city-owned parking lots in Shockoe, Manchester into affordable housing
The plans are part of a broader push by the city to repurpose properties Richmond owns but isn’t using for housing amid an affordability crisis.
Increasing Richmond’s density wouldn’t stretch utility infrastructure too far, officials say
Richmond’s utilities system has the capacity to handle the greater housing density envisioned by the city’s overhaul of its zoning code, according to DPU Director Scott Morris.
Promised sidewalk investments win Snead Road affordable housing project approval
Lynx agreed to either build sidewalks from the project site to the nearby J.L. Francis Elementary or give the city $50,000 to do so.
