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Sean Tubbs

Sean Tubbs moved to Charlottesville in 2002 and has since sought to understand why development occurs the way it does. Since 2005, he’s helped innovate information-gathering to try to help people know they belong and how they can have their say. In addition to writing a C-VILLE Weekly column on real estate, Tubbs is also the person behind Town Crier Productions, which seeks to rebuild journalism for the rest of the 21st Century.

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Governor Youngkin eliminates funding that would have gone to a Biscuit Run connector trail

The Commonwealth of Virginia purchased nearly 1,200 acres of land at Biscuit Run in late 2009 in order to create a new state park, but funding to build the various […]

Sean Tubbs | May 9, 2025

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Investment firm seeks rezoning to add 165 more units to former Cavalier Crossing

When an investment firm purchased the former Cavalier Crossing apartment complex on Fifth  Street Extended last year, affordable housing advocates were horrified that the intent was to convert the 144 […]

Sean Tubbs | May 7, 2025

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There will be at least one contested Supervisor race in Albemarle this November

The Albemarle Board of Supervisors will adopt a new budget on May 7 that is based on increases in the tax rate for real property and personal property.  On April […]

Sean Tubbs | May 2, 2025

News Real Estate

City evaluates proposal to create authority to purchase land for affordable housing

When City Council adopted a new zoning code in late 2023, the action granted property owners the ability to build many more houses and apartments than under the old rules. […]

Sean Tubbs | April 30, 2025

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Divided Albemarle Planning Commission recommends key approval for floodplain development in Woolen Mills 

One of the areas Albemarle Board of Supervisors has identified for industrial development is along Broadway Street in a land-locked section of the county only accessible via roads through Charlottesville.  […]

Sean Tubbs | April 25, 2025

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A couple pays $3.5 million for Dairy Road estate

Over the last few years, analysis from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors has captured a trend of fewer homes being sold in the region, while the average purchase price […]

Sean Tubbs | April 23, 2025

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Another preliminary ruling from Judge Worrell allows lawsuit against Charlottesville’s zoning code to proceed

A major feature of Charlottesville’s relatively new zoning code is that developers can build more places to live without seeking additional permission from local elected officials. There has been an […]

Sean Tubbs | April 18, 2025

News Real Estate

Piedmont Community Land Trust continues to add to portfolio

There are many ways to make it more affordable for an individual or family to own a home. One of them is to separate the cost of land from the […]

Sean Tubbs | April 16, 2025

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Albemarle Supervisors agree to put $5.2 million toward affordable housing next year

Earlier this year, dozens of organizations sent a letter to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, demanding it increase the real estate tax and put at least $10 million a […]

Sean Tubbs | April 11, 2025

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Coalition seeks zoning change in Louisa County to allow churches to be used for overnight stays in winter

The arrival of spring brings the end of the season for PACEM, a network of churches that provides overnight shelter for hundreds of unhoused individuals in the Charlottesville area each […]

Sean Tubbs | April 9, 2025

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