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 […]
Tag: Land Use – Crozet
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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 […]
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Planning Commission recommends denial for Re-Store ‘N Station proposal
A proposal to expand Re-Store’N Station, a controversial gas station and convenience store in Crozet, may be facing another contentious review process after the Albemarle County Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend denial of a special use permit amendment. “As good stewards to the community and to our natural resources, I think it is against […]
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Plans for Downtown Crozet continue to evolve
More than a year after a public engagement process, the wheels are turning for Crozet’s Barnes Lumber property and the Downtown Crozet Initiative. “How will Crozet create an identity for itself that’s completely unique and that really makes it viable as an economic development engine for the future?” developer Frank Stoner said in a recent […]
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Crozet community members express concerns about proposed apartment complex
Several members of the Crozet community expressed concerns at a recent meeting of the Crozet Community Advisory Council about a proposed downtown apartment complex off Blue Ridge Avenue. The initial site development plan for The Vue calls for the construction of nine two-story buildings with 14 apartments in each building — a total of 126 […]
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Planning Commission defers decision on Barnes Lumber property
The Albemarle County Planning Commission has deferred a decision on a major mixed-use project that would transform a vacant heavy-industrial site into a new town center for Crozet. The commission and community leaders both said a deferral would allow more time for the developer to address concerns raised about issues such as traffic, parking and […]
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Crozet gas station design approved
By Tracie Cabler Charlottesville Tomorrow Tuesday, August 16, 2011 The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board has given final approval to a controversial gas station and convenience store in Crozet. Representatives of the Re-Store’N Station were pleased with Monday’s unanimous vote in favor of the project. “We will proceed to construction plans, submit our building permit […]
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Jarmans Gap project comes under scrutiny
A $13.5 million road project in Crozet is coming under increased scrutiny from neighbors just as the road’s closure has been pushed from summer to the fall. Virginia Department of Transportation officials met last week with about 20 residents from Old Trail Village to discuss plans for a stormwater runoff pond being built at the […]
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Split Architectural Review Board sends Crozet gas station to another work session
By Tracie Cabler Charlottesville Tomorrow Wednesday, August 3, 2011 After years of setbacks and reviews, a controversial gas station in Crozet is potentially one work session away from approval by Albemarle County’s Architectural Review Board. Following the Re-Store’N Station’s latest review on Monday, some members said they were pleased with the project’s design progress. “This […]
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Talks continue for Claudius Place in downtown Crozet
By Tracie Cabler & Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, June 13, 2011 With the new Crozet Library stalled for lack of funding, it appears a new commercial building will be the cornerstone of a major expansion of downtown Crozet. As the design for Claudius Place works its way through Albemarle County’s Architectural Review Board, the […]
