Worship again?
In 2019, City Council rezoned a church site in Belmont to allow for subsidized apartments to replace parking on the three-quarter acre lot. The project never materialized, and four and […]
Up less
Albemarle County is reporting another increase in average property values for 2024, but its not as high as in the past two years. “This year what we’re looking at is […]
Now what?
Nearly a month has passed since Charlottesville City Council approved a new development code intended to increase the number of places for people to live. But the city still has […]
More beds at ABC
Rezonings for large, mixed-use complexes include a legally binding document called a “code of development” that lays out what can be built in a given project and how much the […]
New year, new process
Now that 2024 is here, one of the challenges for a land-use reporter will be how to cover potential buildings as they make their way through Charlottesville’s new rules for […]
Due diligence
On Wednesday, December 13, Albemarle supervisors will get an update on a study of the 462 acres near Rivanna Station that the county wants to preserve for a major employer. […]
Ever expanding
Members of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors who drive to Charlottesville along U.S. 29 from points north for this week’s meeting will pass the latest purchase made on […]
Manufacturing affordability
Albemarle hopes to build over 10,000 units by the year 2040, and civil engineer Justin Shimp has an idea for how the county can reach its goal. “Within the […]
What and where
One of the major ideas driving reform of land-use approvals in Charlottesville is the notion that developers will construct much more housing if City Council and the Planning Commission are […]
Shifting numbers
One assumption in the draft of Albemarle’s new Comprehensive Plan is that the county must increase its housing supply. “Albemarle County needs to add approximately 10,070 affordable units to […]