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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.

News Real Estate

County supes find $2 million for housing fund after declining property tax rate increase

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors opted not to proceed with a 15 cent increase on the personal property tax rate on April 15, but it did come up with […]

Sean Tubbs | April 22, 2026

News

Albemarle supervisors set to revoke roadway status for Free Bridge Lane

Since November 2024, a narrow roadway along the banks of the Rivanna River south of Darden Towe Park has been closed to motorized vehicles in order to implement one of […]

Sean Tubbs | April 15, 2026

News Real Estate

Charlottesville Low-Income Housing Coalition wants City Council to amend zoning

When Charlottesville City Council adopted a new set of zoning rules in December 2023, the idea was to make it easier for developers to construct housing units.  That is proving […]

Sean Tubbs | April 15, 2026

News

Albemarle supervisors approve more than 700 additional units at North Pointe

The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia projects that Albemarle’s population will climb to 124,560 by 2030, up from just over 118,000 in 2025, as […]

Sean Tubbs | April 8, 2026

News Real Estate

Great Eastern Management Company has until 2031 to build apartment building in Little High neighborhood

While staff in the City of Charlottesville’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services continue to process land-use applications under a new set of zoning rules, there are still many projects approved […]

Sean Tubbs | April 8, 2026

Demographics News

U.S. Census Bureau counts less than 45,000 people in Charlottesville

When the Virginia Department of Education last calculated a formula to determine how easily each locality can afford the cost of public school, staff used a population count of 51,132 […]

Sean Tubbs | April 1, 2026

News Real Estate

Tie BZA vote means Fifeville building can be ‘student housing’

Aproposal from LCD Acquisitions to construct The Mark, a seven-story apartment building along the railroad tracks in Fifeville, can proceed under the city’s affordable housing fund rules, which allow the […]

Sean Tubbs | April 1, 2026

News

$4 million in affordable housing projects approved by county supes

By April 22, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors will decide whether to increase the personal property tax rate by 15 cents to devote more money toward the county’s fledgling affordable […]

Sean Tubbs | March 25, 2026

News Real Estate

Albemarle supervisors okay rezoning for up to 600 units near I-64/U.S. 29 interchange

After more than two decades of preparation, Riverbend Development has secured several dozen acres of land in Albemarle’s southern growth area for a mixed-use community.  “Land assemblage by our company […]

Sean Tubbs | March 25, 2026

News

Expansion of residential at North Pointe clears Albemarle Planning Commission

The Albemarle Planning Commission has recommended approval of a request from Great Eastern Management Company to allow more townhomes at its North Pointe development near the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport.  The […]

Sean Tubbs | March 18, 2026

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