Sean Tubbs

The appointed body with power to approve the design of buildings and streetscapes in certain parts of Charlottesville had been expected to weigh in September 15 on a service counter that Sal’s Caffe Italia installed around one of the Downtown Mall trees.  Under the city’s Development Code, staff in the Department of Neighborhood Development Services […]

In March 2021, Charlottesville City Council adopted a plan that made a moral commitment to invest $100 million in affordable housing initiatives through the end of 2032. The elected body got a progress report at a September 8 work session.  “In that time, the city has invested approximately $65.8 million, which is about 66 percent […]

The No. 1 objective of Albemarle County’s housing strategy is to build more units, and the county’s new Comprehensive Plan calls for projects to be as dense as possible.  On September 2, the Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 1 to approve a rezoning of three acres from R-1 to R-6 to allow for 18 […]

The Piedmont Housing Alliance has purchased two lots on Cherry Avenue, where it plans to build 71 affordable apartments as well as space to be held for a future community grocery store on one of Charlottesville’s busiest streets.  “The goal is to start construction in October,” says Sunshine Mathon, PHA’s executive director.  On August 18, […]

Developer Nicole Scro is working on several projects across the City of Charlottesville that take advantage of higher residential density allowed by the zoning code adopted in late 2023. One of them is a 13-unit development on two parcels, separated by a narrow strip of city-owned land, on Palatine Avenue in Belmont.  On August 17, […]