Each of the Grove Avenue townhomes would reach three stories. (BizSense file)
Lombardy apartments, Grove church site redevelopment on city planning agenda
The Richmond Planning Commission meets Tuesday at 6 p.m.
On the consent agenda are two special-use requests from Jean Carlos of Hispanos Unidos for a 161-unit apartment building at 2423 N. Lombardy St. and an 88-apartment mixed-use building at 2412 N. Lombardy St. and 2414 Seminary Ave. The two five-story buildings were first proposed to the city in 2023 and would replace the former Animal Motel building and a row of car garages, dealerships and parts shops on the properties.
On the regular agenda is a special-use request from Macfarlane Partners for a residential redevelopment of the Seventh Street Christian Church property at 4101 Grove Ave. The proposal for 35 for-sale townhomes has been halved from an earlier proposal for the 2-acre site that called for 72 units with a mix of townhomes and a condo building.
The full meeting agenda can be viewed here.
Chesterfield BZA to hear appeal of permit requirement for data center project
The proposed data center project would be built on more than 400 acres near Chester. (County documents)
A developer’s bid to appeal the need for a conditional-use permit for a data center project is going before the Chesterfield Board of Zoning Appeals this week.
Reston-based developer WestDulles Properties is seeking to overturn county staff’s determination late last year that a CUP must be approved before construction can start on data centers planned at 1120 Battery Brook Parkway.
The company is arguing it has a vested right to develop the property by right, as was allowed under Chesterfield’s previous zoning ordinance. The new ordinance that took effect this year requires a CUP for data center projects.
Staff recommends denial of the appeal. Earlier this year, the BZA rejected an appeal made on similar grounds by a different developer behind another data center project in Chesterfield.
The full agenda for the BZA’s Wednesday meeting can be found here.
Two Main Street Homes projects go before Powhatan planning commission
Plans for the one of the Depot at Fighting Creek residential buildings. (Powhatan documents)
Powhatan planning commissioners are set to hear from Main Street Homes on two separate projects at their Tuesday meeting.
The Midlothian-based builder is presenting Depot at Fighting Creek, which would add 10 for-rent triplex townhomes, for a total of 30 residential units, as well as several commercial buildings in the Village area along Old Buckingham Road just north of Route 60.
Main Street Homes is due to present its pattern book for the project, which covers such items as the residential units’ planned exterior color scheme, among other granular details like building height, length and materials.
It’s the next step in the process to start vertical construction of the residential portion of the project, half a decade after the Powhatan Board of Supervisors approved its zoning.
Each of the 10 residential buildings would contain two roughly 1,320-square-foot units and one roughly 1,380-square-foot unit, for a total area of just over 4,000 square feet per building.
Main Street Homes also seeks a rezoning of around 60 acres from agricultural to rural residential on the north side of Anderson Highway to develop a 10-lot subdivision in the county’s Fifth District.
Lots for the project would be a minimum of 5 acres each, and the project would include a 50-foot-wide internal road.
Per project documents, the proposal would combine two adjacent parcels for 10 single-family homes on what would be a newly created road.
Staff recommends approval of the rezoning for the 10-lot development.
Petersburg budget manager named city finance director
Garry Cozier
The City of Petersburg named Garry Cozier its new finance director. Cozier has more than a decade of experience across financial management and most recently served as the city’s budget and grants manager.
In that role, Cozier oversaw the development and administration of an annual operating budget exceeding $175 million. He also managed core financial processes including budget reporting, operational expenditures, vendor payments, account reconciliations and grant-related financial activities, the city said in a release.
“Garry’s deep knowledge of Petersburg’s budget and operations, combined with his proven commitment to fiscal integrity, makes him the right leader for our Finance Department,” City Manager March Altman said in the release. “I’m confident he will help build a stronger, more fiscally sound Petersburg for all residents.”
“I am honored to step into this role and build on the work we’ve done to strengthen Petersburg’s financial foundation,” Cozier said. “My focus will be to bring greater clarity, efficiency, and fiscal discipline to our stewardship of the City’s resources.”
Cozier has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Cyber Security & Forensics from Virginia State University. He is pursuing a Master of Business Administration.
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