People living near Crozet Park and in the Westlake Hills neighborhood may have a more direct route to Route 240 if a rezoning is approved. “The proposal is to construct Eastern Avenue from the current end of Park Ridge Drive, south to and just across the creek [on the southern end of the property],” Valerie […]
After breaking ground in November, the Brooks Family YMCA in McIntire Park is taking shape and offering a glimpse of the future functions of the facility. “There’s a lot of progress that we’ve made in seven months,” said Jessica Maslaney, CEO of Piedmont Family YMCA, a nonprofit. “We actually are on schedule to the day […]
A future subdivision in Crozet is one step closer to being built after the Albemarle County Planning Commission recommended approval of a special-use permit for a stream crossing at its meeting Tuesday. “This is a close call, a judgment call,” Commissioner Bruce Dotson said. West Glen — a proposed development between the Crozet Crossing and […]
Members of Albemarle County’s Places29 Community Advisory Committee got a first look at a new Marriott hotel being proposed between U.S. 29 and Hillsdale Drive at a meeting Monday. “If you go back there, it’s really in disarray,” Dominion Engineering’s Mike Myers said as he described the site, which is located 900 feet north of […]
Residents of the Crozet area are expressing concerns about overcrowded schools and new residential developments that will increase population and impact existing neighborhoods. “We are redistricted to the point where there is nothing left to redistrict — everything is going to be overcrowded,” said David Oberg, who represents the White Hall District on the Albemarle […]
A vacant lot at the intersection of Route 240 and U.S. 250 between Ivy and Crozet could be home to a new restaurant by this time next year. “It’s been a long, arduous process to restore rights to the property. It took a while, and we are happy that we are successful at this point,” […]
A new three-story building in downtown Crozet is slated to bring several new businesses and apartments to the area, including a sky bar restaurant. “Building a downtown is more than just the buildings,” developer Drew Holzwarth said. “It’s the makeup of the businesses, it’s the layout, it’s the use of indoor and outdoor spaces. It’s […]
Preparation is underway for a new subdivision off Crozet Avenue slated to be completed by 2018. “It’s really downtown [Crozet’s] latest community,” said Chris Syldes, director of sales for Stanley Martin Homes in Charlottesville. Chesterfield Landing will be a 25-home by-right development on a 21-acre property across from the Meadows, an affordable senior-living community associated […]
“Here’s the prize,” John Hermsmeier says as he gently touches the blooming milkweed plant in the backyard of his parents-in-law’s house. To some people, the native plants in the yard may appear to be rather weedy when compared with a crisp, manicured green turf lawn, but to Hermsmeier and others, such plants are part of […]
Intersection improvements sought for entrance to University The University of Virginia’s Ivy Corridor strategic planning study is continuing to develop, and several of the study’s ideas propose increasing open green space and demolishing the Cavalier Inn. “It is at one of the major entries to Grounds,” Ricardo Dumont, of DumontJanks Architecture and Planning, said while […]
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