The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has approved final design plans for the proposed Quirk Hotel on West Main Street. However, the panel still has to decide whether to allow demolition of an addition to one of the two historical buildings that will be incorporated into the overall project. “This is such a remarkable project, […]
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Quirk Hotel proposal sees expansion
Project one of many on West Main moving forward A Richmond company’s project to build a 75-room boutique hotel on West Main Street has become slightly larger. Quirk Charlottesville LLC paid $950,000 this week for the 0.17-acre property on which the now-closed Atlantic Futon operated. The city’s Board of Architectural Review has re-approved a demolition […]
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Quirk Hotel returns to city panel with new layout
The developers of the proposed Quirk Hotel on West Main Street returned to Charlottesville’s Board of Architectural Review this week with a new design that limits the project’s impact on two historic structures. “Both 501 and 503 West Main Street are now intended to stand alone,” said Mary Joy Scala, the city’s historic preservation planner. […]
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As West Main Street grows, so do safety concerns
As new buildings bring more people to Charlottesville’s West Main Street, one man wants city officials to do more to make the road a safe place for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers during construction and beyond. “The city doesn’t really seem to understand how to make the city genuinely more pedestrian-friendly and that’s by influencing the […]
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City architecture group weighs in on Quirk, Blue Moon projects
As Charlottesville waits for a new streetscape design for West Main Street, the city Board of Architectural Review granted design approvals for two projects that will incorporate four existing buildings. The BAR approved the final design for a new six-story apartment building that will wrap around the Blue Moon Diner and another building at 600 […]
