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Roanoke Economic Development Authority

A concept plan.
Jan 31, 2025

Riverdale project moves forward in Roanoke

Work on the $50 million-plus Riverdale mixed-use redevelopment planned for more than 126 acres on the sprawling former campus of American Viscose, a rayon plant that closed in the late 1950s, is moving right along. Developer Ed Walker shared a lengthy written update on the project Jan. 24 that included a rendering of a 267-unit […]

An industrial building and pavement.
Oct 18, 2024

Roanoke EDA delivers on Artspace funding

Artspace, a Minnesota-based ​​nonprofit that develops affordable housing for artists and creative spaces, plans to build a mixed-use affordable housing project for artists and their families in Roanoke, at the massive Riverdale redevelopment project planned for the Southeast quadrant of the city. “This will be their first Virginia project,” Duke Baldridge, vice-chair of the Roanoke [&helli[...]

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