Sean Tubbs, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

Plans moving ahead to redevelop Emmet Street Holiday Inn as residential complex

In the very near future, new residential units will come online near the University of Virginia, including 463 units at the 12-story Verve and 550 units on Old Ivy Road […]

Sean Tubbs | August 12, 2026

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Three-story Hillsdale Drive building to be site of special education private school

One of the goals of the extension of Hillsdale Drive from Greenbrier Drive to Hydraulic Road was to help encourage redevelopment of shopping centers designed for the 20th century. “The […]

Sean Tubbs | August 5, 2026

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UVA still committed to affordable housing initiative launched during Ryan administration

Shortly before the pandemic in March 2020, former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan announced an initiative to contribute land for the development of up to 1,500 affordable housing units […]

Sean Tubbs | July 29, 2026

Environment News

Albemarle supervisors seek tighter regulation of concentrated agricultural feed operations

Anyone who wants to set up a large-scale poultry operation in Virginia has to get a permit from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to demonstrate how heavy amounts of […]

Sean Tubbs | July 29, 2026

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UVA Foundation files for demolition permit for office building on Arlington Boulevard

If people from 2016 Charlottesville time traveled to Ivy Road, they would probably be incredibly shocked that an entire city block has been replaced with a new generation of buildings […]

Sean Tubbs | July 22, 2026

Housing News

Affordable housing project at 501 Cherry will move forward without grocery store

When the Piedmont Housing Alliance begins construction of a 71-unit apartment complex in Fifeville later this year, it will do so without anyone in place to operate the desired community […]

Sean Tubbs | July 22, 2026

Development News

Neighbors question city’s commitment to environmental quality as construction nears on long-planned development

Crews with Stanley Martin Homes are preparing to build about four dozen single-family houses in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood on land currently covered by a forest. The first step in […]

Sean Tubbs | July 15, 2026

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Louisa supervisors delay vote on proposal to allow churches to house people overnight

A group of churches in Louisa have been seeking a change to the county’s Land Development Regulations to allow them to offer overnight shelter for those without a home. In August […]

Sean Tubbs | July 15, 2026

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Albemarle to launch pilot housing program for county employees

The median home price in Albemarle County this May was $554,000 and the median rent is around $2,200. Either is out of reach of many in the community—especially those on […]

Sean Tubbs | July 8, 2026

Budget News

City Council to discuss how sales tax revenue can fund next round of school modernization

The final adoption of Virginia’s budget has authorized all localities to ask voters for permission to increase the sales tax by 1 percent to fund public school modernization and construction […]

Sean Tubbs | July 8, 2026