Biscuit Run

C-VILLE Writers | March 4, 2008

Previous coverage:

Enough staff for Biscuit Run proffers?
County official hopes for gentle wind in dealing with complex promises

Biscuit Run: This too has passed
Craig says he, not large corporation, will see project through

Supes candidates address Biscuit Run
Is the development good for the community?

Developers wrangle over proffers
Hollymead, Biscuit Run push for less, county pulls for more

Supes take first stab at Biscuit Run
Question whether city will get too much

Biscuit Run submits new plans
Proffers go up—but enough to appease critics?

Biscuit Run back to Planning Commission
Developers ask for second chance

Planning Commission denies Biscuit Run
Developers say they’ll go by-right if Supes don’t approve

Supes take first stab at Biscuit Run
Question whether city will get too much

The skinny: In order to complete the road network for Biscuit Run, the largest residential development in county history with 3,100 units, developers got approval from the county Planning Commission for three stream crossings.

Next step: Keep working on design and engineering plans. “The market conditions right now are such that we’re not expediting the beginning of construction,” says Steve Blaine, the attorney representing the project. “Once the investors pull the trigger on that step of the process, it’s hard to throw the switch off.”

How it fits into the larger picture: Another sign that the housing market isn’t going to recover overnight.

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