The city of Charlottesville has yet to begin a small-area plan for Cherry Avenue, but one developer is seeking a rezoning to help turn the street into more than just a way to get to the University of Virginia Medical Center. “We think this area is calling out for small apartments to meet the needs […]
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Massing approved for Ridge Street apartment complex
A plan to build an apartment building on Ridge Street as part of the William Taylor Plaza development advanced last week when the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review approved its size and general shape. The BAR voted, 5-3, Tuesday to approve the project’s massing and scale. Mary Joy Scala, the city’s historic-preservation planner, said the […]
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Review begins for new homes on Ridge Street
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has asked the architect for a planned residential building at the proposed William Taylor Plaza to find a way to reduce its size. “We do have a lot of projects whose developers start off building to the edges of their [property] and then developers will voluntarily carve stuff out […]
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Designs for new Charlottesville hotel, downtown building move forward
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has granted preliminary design approvals for a new hotel at Ridge Street and Cherry Avenue as well as a six-story building on Water Street, but deferred action on a five-story building on West Main Street. The developers of the Fairfield Inn & Suites on Cherry Avenue will need to […]
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New William Taylor Plaza drawings shown to city panel
The developers of a proposed Fairfield Inn at the controversial William Taylor Plaza project returned to the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on Monday with a preliminary design intended to reduce the scale of a building stretching 275 feet along Cherry Avenue. The new design also includes space for a small retail establishment at the […]
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William Taylor Plaza begins steps towards construction approval
Neighbors of the proposed William Taylor Plaza had two opportunities Wednesday to express their opposition to the project, even though there is little chance of overturning a recent Charlottesville City Council decision that cleared the way for a hotel. “I’m embarrassed by Charlottesville,” said Stan Sweeney, owner of a historic home on 5th Street SW. […]
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Split Council approves William Taylor Plaza amendment clearing way for hotel
The Charlottesville City Council voted 3-2 Monday to amend a previous zoning for the William Taylor Plaza, a controversial mixed-used development at the corner of Ridge Street and Cherry Avenue. Councilors Kathy Galvin, Satyendra Huja and Kristin Szakos voted for the amendment. “The council is not ignoring what the neighborhood wants but it can’t indulge […]
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Vote on William Taylor Plaza rezoning postponed
Charlottesville’s City Council will wait until later this summer to take a final vote on a rezoning amendment for William Taylor Plaza, a controversial development proposed for the corner of Ridge Street and Cherry Avenue. The council opted late Monday not to take a vote after the city attorney raised questions about whether language in […]
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Neighborhood mounts opposition to hotel at William Taylor Plaza
Residents living near the corner of Ridge Street and Cherry Avenue pleaded with the Charlottesville City Council on Monday to deny a zoning amendment that would pave the way for a hotel to be built as part of the mixed-use development known as William Taylor Plaza. A representative of the Ridge Street Neighborhood Association presented […]
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Council majority favors amendment for William Taylor Plaza
The Charlottesville City Council is poised to grant a zoning amendment that will allow a proposed mixed-use development at the corner of Cherry Avenue and Ridge Street to proceed. A majority of councilors indicated their support Monday to allow more surface parking at the site to satisfy the needs of a Marriott-brand hotel expected to […]
