Benjamin F. Yancey Elementary School and its predecessors have anchored Southern Albemarle’s African-American community for almost 150 years. In 2017, Albemarle County closed the school in response to low enrollment and a loss of funding.
Tag: Land Use – Crozet
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County development areas attracting growth, but homebuilders see room for more
A larger percentage of Albemarle County’s new housing in recent years has been contained in a small portion of its total land area, as directed by the county’s Comprehensive Plan. But some local developers believe that county government could do more to let them implement this growth management strategy. Albemarle’s Comprehensive Plan calls for most […]
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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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Crozet community prepares to ‘fight hard’ for updated master plan
Members of the Crozet community are itching to update the master plan that will continue to guide the village’s future development. At a Crozet Community Advisory Committee meeting last week, members expressed frustration that their recent recommendations have not been supported by Albemarle County staff. Former committee chairwoman Meg Holden said she thinks the CCAC […]
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Crozet Board of Trade hears downtown Crozet update
Developer Frank Stoner is looking for a nonprofit to help manage a civic space that could be coming to Crozet’s town square if a proposed rezoning is successful. At a Crozet Board of Trade meeting this week, Stoner updated about 25 members of the Crozet business community on plans for a public plaza space proposed […]
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Crozet’s Eastern Avenue underway, proposed rezoning would offer new connection to route 240
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 […]
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New Crozet subdivision gets support for stream crossing
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 […]
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Restaurant to revive vacant spot near Crozet
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,” […]
