This story is part of our #CvilleCurious project. You ask the questions, you vote on the questions you’re most curious about, and we answer. To ask your question, visit the CvilleCurious page. This question came from an anonymous reader. Just outside of Charlottesville, an ancient forest is glowing with the gold autumn colors of hickory […]
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School officials look west as Crozet growth continues
SECOND IN A SERIES As developers in Crozet continue to propose new subdivisions, Albemarle County Public Schools’ 10-year enrollment projections show little effect on the division’s western feeder pattern schools. Numbers from the division’s Long-Range Planning Advisory Committee show that only Meriwether Lewis Elementary and Western Albemarle High School will be more than a few […]
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Supervisors reject expanded Crozet Re-Store ’N Station
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors denied a Crozet gas station’s plan to build additional office space, a drive-thru doughnut restaurant and an auto retail business and repair shop on its 4-acre lot. Crozet Re-Store ’N Station, located at the intersection of Rockfish Gap Turnpike and Freetown Road near Western Albemarle High School, currently consists […]
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Supervisors Divided on Re-Store ‘N Station Expansion
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has deferred a decision on whether a Crozet gas station and convenience store may construct additional buildings and extend its business hours. At the board’s meeting Wednesday, Supervisors Rick Randolph, Liz Palmer and Ann H. Mallek moved to reject the proposal but Norman Dill, Diantha McKeel and Brad Sheffield […]
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Downtown plaza space, traffic discussed at Crozet meeting
Members of the Crozet Community Advisory Committee recently received an update on a proposed rezoning for downtown Crozet. “We’re trying to build a town center that’s relevant in the 21st century,” Frank Stoner, of Milestone Partners, who is working to redevelop about 20.5 acres in the heart of Crozet, said at a CCAC meeting earlier […]
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Cohousing community coming to Crozet
A new cohousing community will be coming to Crozet by 2018. Emerson Commons will be located on 6.1 acres along Parkview Drive off Route 240, near the Crozet Veterinary Care Center. “For some people, this ‘cohousing’ term, they’ve never heard it before, this is the first in this region,” said Peter Lazar, who is developing […]
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New commercial space coming to Old Trail, with mixed-use building expected in 2017
A new commercial space will likely bring three to five new retail spaces to Old Trail in Crozet next summer. “We’re actively pursuing tenants as we speak right now,” said Dave Brockman, executive vice president of development for Old Trail Village. Initial details were recently announced for a second phase of commercial space for the […]
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Proposed developments worrisome to some in Crozet
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 […]
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Sky bar and BBQ to be part of Piedmont Place in Crozet
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 […]
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New subdivision in the works for Crozet, will bring 25 homes to western Albemarle
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 […]
