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Richmond office building sells for $4.9M
A 13,288-square-foot office building in Richmond sold for $4.9 million, One South Commercial announced Thursday. Located at 4015 Fitzhugh Ave., the two-story building was built in 1954. The architecture firm 3North leases the building, which used to serve as the Boy Scouts of America headquarters. VA Wood Properties LLC bought the property from 1501WW LLC. […]
Mixed-use Richmond building sells for $5.7M
A mixed-use building in Richmond sold for almost $5.73 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Tuesday. Located at 1508 through 1510 W. Broad St., the 1510 Lofts has 10,600 square feet of retail and 17 one- and two-bedroom apartments that are 100% leased. Foot Locker leases 44% of the ground floor. […]
Carver Station to bring food hall, coworking space to RVA
Future Cities, the development firm behind the anticipated GreenCity development in Henrico County, has plans to renovate a historic substation in the Carver neighborhood of Richmond and turn it into a mixed-use development with a food hall, coworking space and micro retail. Carver Station, which will be located near Clay and Harrison streets, will span […]
Second Richmond casino referendum is off ballots
The Virginia General Assembly’s two-year budget, which was passed by both houses Thursday and sent to the governor, includes a provision that would delay a second casino vote in Richmond, where voters defeated a referendum last year. The language would not allow the referendum to appear on Richmond’s ballots until November 2023 — leaving the […]
DHG, BKD merged company names Va. leaders
The merger of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP and Springfield, Missouri-based BKD CPAs & Advisor finalized Wednesday, forming Forvis, the name of the new company that the two companies merging formed. Forvis is a top 10 accounting firm with $1.4 billion in revenue. “Today is a monumental day as BKD and DHG officially […]
Ad agency spotlights historic editor, businessman
The life of 19th century Richmond Planet newspaper editor John Mitchell Jr. — who fearlessly railed against lynching and segregation — will be showcased in a documentary debuting at the 11th annual Richmond International Film Festival on June 10. Mitchell became editor of the Richmond Planet at 21, two years after the paper’s founding in […]
Gift of a lifetime
For Dr. Todd Stravitz, February was an opportune time to make the largest gift in the history of Virginia Commonwealth University — a $104 million donation to support liver research. The retired medical director of VCU Health’s Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Stravitz is an heir to the Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. fortune. His mother, Barbara […]
VCU Massey Center names internship for attorney
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center has established an internship named for Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Partner Rudene Mercer Haynes, the law firm announced last week. “I am humbled by this honor and pledge to continue my support of the live-saving and life-changing work performed by the brilliant clinicians and researchers at VCU Massey Cancer […]
McKinnon and Harris names president
Richmond-based outdoor furniture maker McKinnon and Harris has promoted Ken Dail to president, the company announced Tuesday. Co-founder Will Massie will become CEO and continue to play an active role in new product development and progressing the company’s long-term vision. Dail has been at McKinnon and Harris for 12 years and most recently served as […]
OrthoVirginia names new CEO
OrthoVirginia, the commonwealth’s largest provider of orthopedic medicine, has a new CEO. Dr. David S. Jevsevar became the practice’s top executive on May 16. Jevsevar was most recently chair and regional vice president of orthopedics at Dartmouth Health in New Hampshire. He has more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice as an orthopedic […]
Breeden breaks ground on Richmond apartments
The Breeden Co. has broken ground on a $21 million expansion at The Village at Westlake Apartments in Richmond, the Virginia Beach-based real estate development and management company announced Wednesday. The complex currently has 252 units across 12 buildings. The expansion will include five buildings with 120 two- and three-bedroom apartments between 1,177 and 1,490 […]
Bio-plastic startup wins Lighthouse Labs pitch contest
While pitching to the sharks, entrepreneur Alec Brewer told them, “I do have white powder in my pocket,” before quickly clarifying that it wasn’t an illicit substance: “It’s PHB! It’s PHB!” Brewer passed the vial over for the sharks’ inspection during his Lighthouse Labs Demo Day pitch Thursday for his company, Ourobio, of which he […]
