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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.

Development News

Albemarle supervisors to update guidelines for use of housing funds, with $7M slated for next fiscal year

When Albemarle’s fiscal year begins on July 1, there will be $7 million set aside by the Board of Supervisors to help keep the cost of housing down—at least for […]

Sean Tubbs | May 27, 2026

News Real Estate

Smaller West Main building still draws ire from public housing advocate

The tension between Charlottesville’s permissive new zoning code and public housing advocates continued to be on display when the Board of Architectural Review took a preliminary look at a revised […]

Sean Tubbs | May 27, 2026

News Real Estate

Hundred-unit apartment building proposed for Rose Hill in special exception zone 

Charlottesville’s Rose Hill neighborhood is the second-least-populous neighborhood in the city, according to a fact sheet produced by Neighborhood Development Services, but that might change if a proposed apartment building […]

Sean Tubbs | May 20, 2026

Development News

Albemarle planners discuss the finer points of a particular piece of jargon

Perhaps one reason that planning is not very popular is the sheer amount of jargon required to understand the rules of what can be built and where.  Albemarle County is […]

Sean Tubbs | May 20, 2026

News Real Estate

Divided Council overturns denial of permit for student-housing tower in Fifeville

In the latest test of Charlottesville’s new zoning code, City Council voted 3-2 on May 4 to allow developers of a private seven-story student housing project to make minor changes […]

Sean Tubbs | May 13, 2026

Business News

Albemarle and Charlottesville’s top officials lead walk across new pedestrian bridge

On the brisk morning of May 1, the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce assembled about two dozen people in the parking lot of the sprawling Seminole Square Shopping Center to […]

Sean Tubbs | May 6, 2026

News Real Estate

Planning Commission recommends denial of mobile home park expansion near Crozet

When Albemarle County supervisors adopted a new Comprehensive Plan last October, they retained a growth management policy intended to limit development in crucial areas.  “The Natural Resources chapter of AC44 […]

Sean Tubbs | May 6, 2026

News Real Estate

United Land Corporation files plans to rezone portion of Hollymead Town Center for up to 2,400 units

There is a trend of late in Albemarle County for developers to return to the Community Development Department to amend previous rezonings and request that commercial space be swapped out […]

Sean Tubbs | April 29, 2026

News Real Estate

Albemarle staff to implement AC44 with zoning changes, new plan for area

The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia projects that more than 137,000 people will call Albemarle County home by 2040, or about 18,000 more than […]

Sean Tubbs | April 29, 2026

Development News

Dark Sky Week brings extra scrutiny to lighting on special use request in Crozet

Mid-April is peak time for migrating birds to cross the eastern seaboard, which is why DarkSky International selects the middle of the month each year for a week-long educational campaign […]

Sean Tubbs | April 22, 2026

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