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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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Albemarle Supervisors approve permit allowing floodplain fill-in

T he developer of a future industrial building in the Woolen Mills neighborhood has succeeded in a second attempt to convince the Albemarle Board of Supervisors to allow land to […]

Sean Tubbs | January 21, 2026

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Charlottesville’s economic development director addresses AI-powered parking 

The company that now operates both municipal downtown parking garages only collects data in order to make it easier for vehicles to get in and out, Charlottesville’s economic development director […]

Sean Tubbs | January 14, 2026

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City Council majority wants further negotiation with UVA on housing project

In 2019, former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan announced an affordable housing initiative in which the public institution or its real estate foundation would provide land to help bring […]

Sean Tubbs | January 14, 2026

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Developer’s bid to fill in floodplain for Woolen Mills building not recommended

The Albemarle Planning Commission has recommended denial of a developer’s second request to fill in a portion of the floodplain in order to build a commercial building in the county’s […]

Sean Tubbs | January 7, 2026

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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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