The appointed body that approves building designs in Charlottesville’s historic districts got a progress report Monday on the latest step in the development of a multimillion upgrade of West Main Street. “We’ve thought a lot about design but we don’t have a specific design plan yet,” said Elliot Rhodeside at a special meeting of the […]
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Blue Moon apartment complex design receives partial approval
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has partially approved the design of a project to construct a six-story apartment complex behind two existing buildings on West Main Street. The BAR approved the massing and scale of the Six Hundred West Main project in February and held a preliminary discussion on the design project in July. […]
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Architecture group gets first look at new West Main hotel
A Richmond-based group met Tuesday with the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review to present their plans for a 75-room boutique hotel on West Main Street in Charlottesville. A prior project at 501 and 503 W. Main St. shepherded by architect William Atwood to develop a mixed-use residential and commercial building never came to fruition. “We […]
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Planning continues for West Main Street streetscape
An Alexandria-based design firm is working on plans for a multimillion-dollar upgrade to Charlottesville’s West Main Street, but a final set of blueprints will not be available for well over a year. “We anticipate the construction document phase to be completed around March or April of 2018,” said Carrie Rainey, the city’s urban design planner. […]
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Council sends West Main density question back to Planning Commission
The Charlottesville City Council has once again sent a rezoning proposal for West Main Street back to the Planning Commission. In March, council adopted a rezoning for West Main Street that eliminated the ability for developers to seek additional height through a special-use permit. The action established maximum heights of 75 feet west of the […]
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Council chooses path for West Main streetscape, partially approves rezoning
After three years of study and discussion, the Charlottesville City Council has decided a course of action for reconfiguring West Main Street. “This is going to be a beautiful, beautiful street that will make us as proud as the Downtown Mall did over thirty years ago,” said City Councilor Kathy Galvin. “It’s time for […]
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Charlottesville City Council close to making West Main height change
The Charlottesville City Council has taken the penultimate step toward a rezoning that would lower maximum heights of future buildings on West Main Street. “What’s happening right now is a significant change over the last zoning overhaul that was done in 2003,” said Mayor Mike Signer. “Municipalities don’t always get it right. We have to […]
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Charlottesville panel recommends West Main rezoning for third time
For the third time in four months, the Charlottesville Planning Commission has recommended adoption of new zoning districts for West Main Street that would lower maximum heights for future buildings. “There’s no new content in what we’ve gotten the third time in what we’ve had the first and the second,” said Commissioner Lisa Green during […]
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Design panel wants another look at new West Main construction
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has granted permission for a developer to remove portions of two historic buildings on West Main, but members want more information before approving the size and shape of a new six-story building there. “This just seems a little bit too much of maxing [the building’s size] out at all […]
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West Main group reviews three concepts for streetscape
The group overseeing a new design for West Main Street was shown three options Thursday for how the roadway might be reconfigured. Consultants with Alexandria-based Rhodeside & Harwell developed the concepts after the steering committee’s December meeting. “It may not be able to possible to achieve everything for everybody in the corridor because of the […]
