Local land use in 2024, by the numbers
There has not been an uneventful year in Charlottesville real estate for a long time, and no amount of column inches can capture all that happened in 2024. Here’s one […]
UVA unveils preliminary design for new Center for the Arts
As the University of Virginia continues to expand onto Ivy Road, its new buildings are creating a new urban fabric for the public institution’s footprint in Charlottesville. On December 5, […]
UVA Foundation moving forward with North Fork residential development
When the University of Virginia Foundation purchased hundreds of acres of land by the Charlottesville Regional Airport in 1986, the intent at the time was to create a research park […]
Should a downtown movie theater be demolished to build new housing?
Crowds rarely attend meetings of the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review, but quite a few people showed up for a November 19 preliminary review of a potential 184-foot-tall building at […]
Judge is ready to rule in Charlottesville zoning case, but opens door to more evidence
One month after City Council approved a new zoning code that allows more residential density across Charlottesville, a group of property owners filed a lawsuit arguing they would be harmed […]
Neighbors oppose private school in Albemarle’s rural area
The Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia projects that Albemarle’s population will grow from around 116,000 now to more than 155,000 people in 2050, generating the need for […]
Upfitting a West Main building for new kind of donut shop
While the city may have recently abandoned an expensive plan to upgrade West Main Street to be more of a destination, those who want to take a risk on business […]
Another mixed-use project hopes to build more homes, less space for business
When Albemarle supervisors approved a rezoning of 277 acres north of Polo Grounds Road in November 2016, Riverbend Development got the green light to build up to 1,550 residential units […]
Albemarle supes resume Comprehensive Plan review with discussion of growth area
A delay in the completion of a new comprehensive plan for Albemarle County means adoption won’t happen until at least summer 2025, a time when half of the Board of […]
Five-unit Venable apartment building to be replaced with nine-dwelling structure
The future of land use in Charlottesville will be determined parcel by parcel as property owners make decisions about whether they will build units that are required to be sold […]