Economic Development

Wheels turning for Carvana facility, Torch, Farrish

By Caleb M Soptelean on August 27, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

The Chesterfield County Planning Commission gave a unanimous approval recommendation last week on a proposed Carvana auto storage and inspection facility that would be built off Woods Edge Road east of Interstate 95. The matter now goes before the county Board of Supervisors on Sept. 25. The rezoning and conditional use permit application for the online car seller was delayed on July 16 after commissioners deadlocked on three 2-2 with Midlothian commissioner Peppy Jones absent. Matoaca commissioner Craig Stariha had said that he wanted to wait for an approval recommendation from the county transportation staff, which recommended approval at last…

Candlewood Suites coming near I-295

By Caleb M Soptelean on August 13, 2019 Business, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

It looks as if a Candlewood Suites hotel is coming to eastern Chesterfield County. A site plan for a 90-room, five-story hotel was approved by the county Planning Department on April 25. The plan calls for a 54,545-square-foot building at 572 E. Hundred Road, next to a Wawa convenience store and near a Hyatt Place hotel and Jalapenos, Chen’s and Taco Bell restaurants, west of Interstate 295. The owner of the 5.1-acre property – 572 Hospitality LLC of Glen Allen – plans 90 parking spaces and 1,024 feet of sidewalk. Shailen Patel is the contact person for the company. Another…

Craft brewery opening inside Molly’s Bicycle Shop

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 30, 2019 Business, Economic Development

Louis Scheer holds a mash paddle that was made by Eric Bardrof. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) Something’s brewing in Chester, literally. Louis Scheer recently opened a craft beer brewery in Molly’s Bicycle Shop. The brewery – officially known as Molly’s Blind Dog Brewery and named after one of Scheer’s dogs, an Australian Shepherd who was deaf and mostly blind due to a birth defect – offers six brews at 4515 W. Hundred Road. Scheer – who purchased the bike shop in 2013 when it was located at 2126 E. Hundred Road in Enon – said he “grew up in the…

Medical center, auto service, townhomes on the way

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 30, 2019 Economic Development

One business recently opened on this stretch of Ironbridge Road with two more on the way. The hustle and bustle of development in eastern Chesterfield County continues, with an auto service center recently opening next to O’Reilly Auto Parts. Express Oil Change and Tire Engineers opened at 11231 Iron Bridge Road in May, an employee said. A certificate of occupancy was issued July 15 for a Better Meds medical office, but as of Friday, July 26, the business had not opened yet. A call to the developer, Stanley Shield LLC, was not returned by deadline. According to county documents, the…

Cinema Cafe on the way

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 23, 2019 Community, Economic Development, Entertainment

A Cinema Cafe is under construction at Bermuda Crossroads Marketplace on Jefferson Davis Highway, just north of Route 10. A construction company spokesman said site work will take two months, followed by construction of the movie theater over a nine-month period. That would result in a tentative June 2020 opening. Plans call for a 45,000-square-foot nine-plex with 1,400-seats.

New townhomes slated for Chester

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 23, 2019 Economic Development, Housing

A view of from Lee Street last week. A rendering of the townhomes. A new townhome community is coming to Chester. Barney and Kyle McLaughlin, father and son, have teamed up on The Village Townhomes. Dirt was recently turned on the project, located at 4513 and 4519 Lee St., and Kyle said footers would be dug this week. The first of four townhomes, including a model home, should be complete within 90 to 120 days, he said. The remaining homes will be built as demand requires. The 3-bedroom, 2 1/2 bath two-story homes will average around 1,500 square feet and…

Carvana on hold after Planning Commission deadlocks

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 23, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

A graphic of a proposed layout of the Carvana site. A Chesterfield County Planning Commission meeting that ended around 11 p.m. July 16 resulted in three 2-2 votes on the proposed Carvana auto inspection site that would be located on Woods Edge Road east of Interstate 95. The Planning Commission – which was missing Midlothian commissioner Peppy Jones – deadlocked on three votes to approve, deny and defer the vote to the commission’s Aug. 20 meeting. Deputy county attorney Rob Robinson said that, due to the indecision, the matter automatically goes to the commission’s next meeting. If the board fails…

Cash proffers revised for Nash Road subdivision

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 23, 2019 Chesterfield Government, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning

An edge of Nash Lake is pictured above. The Woodland Pond Parkway and Nash Road intersection is located south of the proposed development. A cash proffer revision for a proposed 33-lot subdivision on 79 acres off of Nash Road received a 4-0 vote of approval recommendation from the Chesterfield Planning Commission last week. Cypress Glen was originally approved under two separate cases covering 28 homes at 10940 Nash Road, but the new case combines them into one and reduces the cash proffer amount to $9,400 per house for a total of $310,200. Earlier proffers were pegged at $19,801 and $21,663…

Facelift, remodel coming to Chester shopping center?

By Caleb M Soptelean on July 16, 2019 Economic Development

A sign says changes are coming to Chester Village Shopping Center. A facelift and remodel are coming soon to the Chester Village Shopping Center, a Williamsburg consultant says. On Thursday, July 11, Karl Johnson posted signs at the shopping center, which currently features only one open business: Triple Eight Chinese restaurant. Johnson said that a Virginia Beach company, Hillside Development LLC, is in the process of buying the property from Larry Parks LLC of Washington, D.C. The sale should close in 30 to 60 days, Johnson said. He noted that an extensive interior remodel is planned, along with a new…

Dems, GOP respond to state’s No. 1 business ranking

By Press release on July 16, 2019 Business, Economic Development, Politics, State News

Filler-CornCox Northam Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, House Speaker Kirk Cox, R-Colonial Heights, and House Democratic Leader Eileen Filler-Corn of Fairfax County, responded last week to the state’s recent No. 1 ranking by CNBC in its annual business rankings of the 50 states. The top ranking is determined following an extensive study of all 50 states based on 64 metrics in 10 categories of competitiveness. Virginia is tied with Texas for most years named top state for business by CNBC, with wins in 2007, 2009, 2011, and now 2019. Virginia ranked No. 1 in workforce and education. Its other rankings were:…

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