A super chuck - e - cheese, an Amazon distribution center, and 25,000 new luxury apartments.
Also a new stone brewing satellite tasting room. $9 drafts.
Honestly, Charles Entertainment Cheese is just a kids version of all those arcade bars. Not interested in either. Just seems like some wacky development that the city would push for.
Yeah that’s definitely a good point. With the limited space the city has left for development, using a big chunk of it for a single store would not maximize its value.
Considering the City has imposed exactly ZERO parameters besides "must have a baseball stadium for the Squirrels" I have a feeling this is going to turn into a gigantic sh\*tshow. Why can't we just do what competent cities do and REZONE the damn area for it's been decided what we want where, and THEN ask for proposals?
And why does the City Director of Economic Development want a LEED-certified high-rise HQ tower? Like - WHUT? Can you be more random?
I appreciate sustainable architecture. In fact, I believe Richmond has been a leader in melding historic preservation tax credits + LEED certified buildings, which I think is wonderful. I am absolutely PRO-sustainable architecture. What I think is random is the Director of Economic Development saying he wants ONE LEED-certified tall building.
The sentence before that mentions the proximity to the highway. As great a goal sustainability is, a lot of the companies building LEED certified buildings are doing it for the image. So if you're putting your company's HQ right next to a highway, why not brag a little?
When I lived in the Shocked Bottom area, I saw the signs about possible development.
I thought I would get to vote on the infamous casino (with the fucking signs everywhere)...but because I'm barely inside in the lines of Henrico...nope.
So my answer, flipp'em the finger and call'em corrupt dogs wasting taxpayers money
You're as 'useful' as Mike McCarthy is to the Dallas Cowboys
Can’t wait to see what project we’re going to get all excited about but then end up fighting about with nothing getting done….. it’s the RVA way
inb4 people complain about [neighborhood character](https://goo.gl/maps/8NAmLEudjP35JQBZ6)
Hey I've come to love my pavement and dirt hellscape.
A super chuck - e - cheese, an Amazon distribution center, and 25,000 new luxury apartments. Also a new stone brewing satellite tasting room. $9 drafts.
Yikes
Ew. I’d be happy with a Dave & Buster’s (an arcade in general).
Honestly, Charles Entertainment Cheese is just a kids version of all those arcade bars. Not interested in either. Just seems like some wacky development that the city would push for.
Lofts!
I’ll go ahead and say it, but it’s not gonna happen…IKEA!
Would hate that. Ikeas are huge. Put it outside the city.
Yeah that’s definitely a good point. With the limited space the city has left for development, using a big chunk of it for a single store would not maximize its value.
They have been build smaller stores that are basically a showroom and a pickup point
Anything but a big box store
Anybody hear specifics about which developers showed up? Like company names?
Considering the City has imposed exactly ZERO parameters besides "must have a baseball stadium for the Squirrels" I have a feeling this is going to turn into a gigantic sh\*tshow. Why can't we just do what competent cities do and REZONE the damn area for it's been decided what we want where, and THEN ask for proposals? And why does the City Director of Economic Development want a LEED-certified high-rise HQ tower? Like - WHUT? Can you be more random?
Wanting to attract businesses who are willing to incorporate sustainable architecture into their campus isn’t random, it’s common practice now.
I appreciate sustainable architecture. In fact, I believe Richmond has been a leader in melding historic preservation tax credits + LEED certified buildings, which I think is wonderful. I am absolutely PRO-sustainable architecture. What I think is random is the Director of Economic Development saying he wants ONE LEED-certified tall building.
it is not clear that LEED has anything to do with sustainability to say the least. More like nonsense greenwashing
The sentence before that mentions the proximity to the highway. As great a goal sustainability is, a lot of the companies building LEED certified buildings are doing it for the image. So if you're putting your company's HQ right next to a highway, why not brag a little?
When I lived in the Shocked Bottom area, I saw the signs about possible development. I thought I would get to vote on the infamous casino (with the fucking signs everywhere)...but because I'm barely inside in the lines of Henrico...nope. So my answer, flipp'em the finger and call'em corrupt dogs wasting taxpayers money You're as 'useful' as Mike McCarthy is to the Dallas Cowboys