Partners Fountainhead Development and the WVS Companies had requested several changes to restrictive covenants put in place when the Canal Walk was developed in 1994. Those changes have now been endorsed by the executive committee of Venture Richmond, and director Jack Berry said he expects the full board to approve the changes within the month.
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Richmond citizens recently got together to imagine ways the 1.25 mile Canal Walk could become an exceptional destination spot and community space.
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City of Richmond, Virginia
The developers of a key piece of the Canal Walk received a zoning exemption from City Council last night, which will allow apartments along certain stretches of the canal instead of restaurants or offices.
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City of Richmond, Virginia
It has been more than 10 years since the completion of the Canal Walk and while beautifully landscaped walkways may have replaced the abandoned wasteland that frequently hosted bonfires set by Richmond ’s homeless, the promise of the area remains unfulfilled. rotj.wordpress.com richmond.com
City of Richmond, Virginia
Also last night, the council unanimously approved a special-use permit to relieve some zoning requirements for a development proposed along the city’s Canal Walk. The permit will allow The WVS Cos. and Fountainhead Development LLC to create more than 225 apartments on the ground floor of the development, where the city zoning ordinance and master plan call for commercial uses timesdispatch.com
