The DeedBook: Local property transfers for 3.28.25

LocationSale DateSellerBuyerAmountChesterfield3820 N Bailey Bridge Road3/14/2025Jerry’s 23 Bailey LLCBVLY Partners X LLC$1,025,00011921, 11923 Centre St3/18/2025Centre Street LLCPlacer Aisha Maria Rosario & Sis Aristides Vidal Sis$587,5006741 Courthouse Landing Lane3/21/2025Courthouse Landing VA LLC
Read MoreMedical spa Sage & Vine moves to larger location in Hanover

Sage & Vine owner Rana Hamadani recently relocated her medical spa’s Hanover location into a larger space. The company also has a location in Midlothian. (Photos courtesy Chelsea Schmidt/Brand Gloss)A local medical spa has relocated its Hanover outpost into a larger space.Sage & Vine Aesthetics rece
Read MoreNew Business Licenses: 3.28.25

Business NameLocationZip BusinessHenricoJane C. Probst Child and Family Counseling10222 Falconbridge Drive23838OtherRoute 1 Academy of Driving5238 Preston Square Loop23059OtherRiverside Packaging5401 Eubank Road23150OtherThe Puri LLC1113 E Nine Mile Road23075RetailDaniels Custom BuildersVariousConst
Read MoreHenrico to begin search for new developer for arena-anchored GreenCity next month

The former Best Products headquarters building, which is to be repurposed as part of the GreenCity development. (Henrico County images)Henrico County will seek developer interest in the stalled arena-anchored GreenCity project through a formal solicitation that will go out in about a month.The count
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Read More VCU Health files plans for 100,000-square-foot medical office in Chesterfield

VCU Health has filed plans to build a four-story, 100,000-square-foot medical office building on a recently acquired property near the Chesterfield courthouse. (BizSense file)Recent filings with Chesterfield County have shed light on VCU Health’s vision for a property it recently acquired near the i
Read MoreSlow-braise-focused Brazen restaurant opens on Cary St.

From left, co-owners Jon Bell, Neil McLean, Doug Clodfelter and TJ Hayes. (Courtesy Doug Clodfelter)A restaurant concept created by five friends is officially up and running in the Fan. Brazen, which serves guests a slow-braise-focused menu, opened at 2028 W. Cary St. on March 12. The team behind t
Read MoreNew Sephora store set to debut in Stony Point Village on Friday

The Stony Point Village Sephora, pictured here, will open its doors Friday. (Photo by Jackie DiBartolomeo)The first standalone Sephora south of the river is set to debut this week.The cosmetics retailer officially opens the doors on its location at 3002 Stony Point Road Suite B in the Trader Joe’s-a
Read MoreOwner of soon-to-open Shenandoah Mansions hotel in the Fan sued by local contractor

The six-story building stands near the intersection of Allen and Monument avenues. (Mike Platania photo)As it nears completion and its rooms become available for booking, a new boutique hotel in the Fan has been caught in a legal dustup.Ash Hotels, the New York City-based firm converting The Shenand
Read MoreThe Docket: Local court roundup for 3.27.25

Chesterfield Circuit CourtAlly Bank v. MWS Transport Group LLC and Bilal Bhatti a/k/a B.S. BhattiPlaintiff says defendant has defaulted on a retail sales contract for a freightliner, and seeks return of the collateral or damages of $76,948.97.Attorneys: Angela M. TonelloFiled: 3/7/2025CL25002348Blac
Read More‘It’s greed’: Former Richmond Fed bank examiner gets 2-year prison sentence for insider trading

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s building downtown at 701 E. Byrd St.Robert Brian Thompson, a former long-time employee at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will serve 24 months in federal prison for an insider trading scheme he perpetrated while working as a bank examiner at the central b
Read MoreProject Snapshot: Fairways homes coming into view at former Glenwood Golf Course

Homes are beginning to rise at Fairways, Godsey Properties’ redevelopment of the former Glenwood Golf Course along Creighton Road. (Jonathan Spiers photos)Where golfers teed off for nearly 100 years, the first batch of what’s planned to be nearly 300 homes across two subdivisions is beginning to tak
Read MoreIndoor athletics facility XL Sports plans to add outdoor turf fields in Chesterfield

XL Sports World Richmond is planning to expand its facilities with a pair of outdoor turf fields. The $3 million project is slated for undeveloped land on the site of the indoor complex. (Jack Jacobs photo)Two years after launching a youth soccer club, a Chesterfield sports facility is now in the mi
Read MoreThe R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 3.26.25

Heat Diffuser For An Aerosol-generating SystemPatent No. 12256469A heat diffuser for use with an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device is configured to be removably coupled to the aerosol-generating device. The heat diffuser includes a non-combustible porous body for absorbing heat from an
Read MoreAirport commission approves first RIC parking fee increase in 20 years

The airport is planning to build a 5,500-spot parking deck. (BizSense file photos)Starting this summer, for the first time in over 20 years, it’s going to cost more to park at Richmond International Airport. This week the Capital Region Airport Commission voted to approve increasing the airport’s da
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Read More Youngkin rejects bid for Henrico referendum on Staples Mill gambling parlor project

A rendering of the Roseshire Gaming Parlor planned at Staples Mill Shopping Center. (Images courtesy RoseshireGaming.com)A bipartisan push to have county voters weigh in on a planned horse-betting parlor in Henrico has been rejected by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, giving the controversial project that’s alr
Read MoreMarkel | Eagle proposing 138-home ‘Highfield’ project near Rockville

Images from Markel | Eagle Partners’ proposal for the ‘Highfield’ development it’s proposing in Goochland. (County documents)A Henrico-based real estate development group is eyeing almost 140 acres in Goochland for about as many new homes.Markel | Eagle Partners is proposing a 138-home subdivision a
Read MoreThe Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 3.25.25

Tony Markel, vice chairman of Markel Group, is retiring in May.Joining Melone Hatley:Brandon Cornejo is a litigation attorney.Jessica Lee and Jessica Wolfe are paralegals.Lindsay Shea is a receptionist.Sammy Landolt joined Providence Hill Real Estate as a Realtor.Linas Razgaitis joined John B. Levy
Read MoreSweetgreen opens doors on first Richmond location in Carytown

The new Sweetgreen in Carytown marks the chain’s 250th location. (Photo by Jackie DiBartolomeo)Sweetgreen is officially up and running in the Richmond market.The national fast-casual restaurant chain, which serves salads and grain bowls, last week opened its first location in the region at 3502 W. C
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