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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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Design panel votes against permit required for planned student housing

In yet another test of the city’s new zoning code, the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has denied a necessary permit required for the current design of an apartment complex. […]

Sean Tubbs | January 7, 2026

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Charlottesville City Council briefed on next set of affordable housing requests

Charlottesville City Council will not officially see a draft of the next budget until March, but City Manager Sam Sanders spent some time on December 15 setting up the next […]

Sean Tubbs | December 24, 2025

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Planning commission recommends approval of rezoning

The Albemarle County Planning Commission has recommended approval of a rezoning that would allow a mixed-use development with 600 homes on 62.5 acres of land close to the junction of […]

Sean Tubbs | December 24, 2025

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City using AI-powered license plate readers to charge for garage parking

Those who use public parking garages in downtown Charlottesville experienced big changes December 16 when the city moved to a system where access is controlled by new software.  “With the […]

Sean Tubbs | December 17, 2025

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Amtrak adjusting Northeast Regional schedule to accommodate bridge construction

People accustomed to catching a morning train to Washington, D.C., and other points north will have to make some adjustments in the next few years as Amtrak makes service changes […]

Sean Tubbs | December 12, 2025

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Lewis Mountain neighborhood property has new owner after development fell through

When Charlottesville City Council adopted a new set of building rules in December 2023, one intention was for developers to have an easier pathway to construct more homes on land […]

Sean Tubbs | December 10, 2025

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Global investment firm purchases The Standard, rebrands it as Yugo Crestline

Two transactions in Charlottesville this fall illustrate how student housing is a lucrative global business with healthy cash flow fueled by households that can afford to pay premium prices for […]

Sean Tubbs | December 10, 2025

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Area economic development officials seek state recognition of Piedmont Virginia region

The Virginia Tourism Corporation currently divides the Commonwealth into 10 distinct regions, from the Southwest Heart of Appalachia to the Coastal Virginia Eastern Shore. “Tourism regions are established by and […]

Sean Tubbs | December 3, 2025

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Albemarle County to display routes for Three Notched Trail at community meeting

Building new transportation projects can take many years as ideas make their way through competitive processes to decide what gets funded.  One concept in Albemarle County is to create a […]

Sean Tubbs | December 3, 2025

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Albemarle converting stormwater basin on Hillsdale Drive into a pocket park

For decades, Albemarle’s Comprehensive Plan has divided the county’s land into two parts: a rural area where public investment is discouraged and a growth area intended to be a place […]

Sean Tubbs | November 26, 2025

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