Major real estate transactions taking place this month in Fifeville

As planning and negotiations continue over a grocery story at 501 Cherry Ave., major transactions continue to take place in the Fifeville neighborhood.  On September 9, the firm Neighborhood Investments paid $2.24 million for an undeveloped property between Roosevelt Brown Boulevard and Ninth Street SW. There have been several development projects associated with the land, […]

Albemarle County to seek federal funding to jump-start initiatives

The recent purchase of the Cavalier Crossings apartment complex on Fifth Street Extended by an Alexandria-based investment company prompted one member of the Albemarle Planning Commission to tell his colleagues the county should be investing in “social” housing.  “If we can think about how we can put county resources toward public goods, which to me […]

Closing arguments filed in challenge to city’s new zoning code

The waiting game continues for a lawsuit filed earlier this year that seeks to nullify Charlottesville’s new zoning code.  A group of residents filed suit against Charlottesville in January alleging that city officials failed to follow state guidelines to study the impacts higher residential density allowed in the Development Code would have on transportation infrastructure. […]