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VCU Health to plant its flag in Carytown with new CT facility
The new center would mark VCU Health's first expansion into Carytown, where it would occupy part of the Patient First building.

Project Snapshot: New homes rising at Highland Grove project in Northside
New houses and townhomes are beginning to fill the 40-acre site at Dove Street and Richmond Henrico Turnpike, where a group of nonprofits will ultimately build 125 homes at varying price points.

Local developer Historic Housing wins RFP to build $40M apartment project on city-owned lot in Shockoe Bottom
A prominent local developer has bested two out-of-towners for a chance to redevelop a piece of city-owned land in Shockoe Bottom.

Main Street Homes’ Depot at Fighting Creek project moves along in Powhatan
Main Street Homes has two projects on Powhatan planning commissioners' agenda next week, including a review of the builder's longstanding Depot at Fighting Creek project and a new 10-lot subdivision proposal.

After foreclosure this summer, Cary St. building once planned for redevelopment changes hands for $1.1M
The 126-year-old buildings at Cary and Lady streets were planned to be renovated into a mixed-use development that was never completed. A foreclosure auction in June preceded the sale.

Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 9.30.26
Three permits totaling $237 million for a Google complex in Chesterfield. (BizSense Pro required)

Plans submitted to revive Goochland subdivision that was first proposed two decades ago
A tentative plat for the Rose Retreat project was approved in 2008 but it stalled and never materialized as “a result of the 2008 recession.”

Foreclosures: 9.28.26
Twenty-eight properties are scheduled to be auctioned, including a Chesterfield property with a $627,298 delinquent loan. (BizSense Pro required)

Owners of Chesterfield Towne Center sell off neighboring shopping center less than a year after buying it
The seller was a joint venture of JRE Partners and Anastacia AG, which bought the roughly 63,000-square-foot strip center as part of their $80 million purchase of the larger mall last year.

Bolling Haxall House puts finishing touches on $2.4M renovation project
“We stand in this space, and we think of everything that’s happened in this room, and we also think of all that’s to come,” said Woman's Club executive director Sally Schwitters. “To see it with a new life is inspiring.”

The DeedBook: Local property transfers for 9.25.26
A rehab center in Henrico sells for $56 million, plus dozens of other deals. (BizSense Pro required)

Horsey homes: Racing exec’s house, equestrian estate hit market with $4M price tags
One of the investors involved in getting Colonial Downs back open several years ago is looking to sell his local residence, while a late attorney's equestrian estate in Montpelier is also on the market.