Insights
Practical guides to leasing, buying, and investing in Richmond-area commercial property — organized by location and product type.
Retail · Henrico
West Broad Street inside I-295 costs less than Short Pump and has more space available. Here is what storefronts lease for by submarket, what is changing at Willow Lawn and Regency, and how the Pulse extension and Henrico zoning affect a storefront lease.
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New owners bought Chesterfield Towne Center for $80 million and say redevelopment is on the table, but no plan has been announced. Here is what is known, what is not, and how tenants and neighbors should think about it.
Route 360 through Chesterfield is two retail markets: value-priced older centers on the closer-in stretch, and new construction following rooftops out toward Route 288, Harbour Pointe and Magnolia Green. Here is how they differ and what to check before you lease or buy.
Route 60 through Chesterfield is really several retail markets in one. Here is how the Chippenham gateway, the Towne Center area, Midlothian Village and the Route 288 node differ, and what that means for rent, vacancy and deal structure.
Restaurant space in Short Pump is scarce and expensive, so the space you pick has to work on day one. Here is how to check the building, the zoning, the permits, and the lease before you sign.
Since April 2023, Richmond’s zoning ordinance no longer requires a minimum number of off-street parking or loading spaces. That removes a zoning hurdle for restaurants and redevelopment, but not the market’s expectations about parking.
Scott’s Addition turned a century-old industrial grid into Richmond’s densest cluster of breweries, restaurants and flex users. Here is how zoning, old buildings and the Diamond District shape what a lease there really costs.
Short Pump is the tightest and most expensive retail submarket in metro Richmond. Here is what space costs, how the corridor is laid out, and what to negotiate before you sign.
VDOT plans a $24.3 million operational overhaul of West Broad Street between I-64 and East Pouncey Tract Road, with construction estimated for fall 2028 to fall 2030. Here is what changes and how to protect a lease or property.
Midlothian Depot is a 13-acre, Whole Foods-anchored development at Midlothian Turnpike and Alverser Drive. Here is what is being built, when it opens, and how it changes the math for shop-space tenants nearby.
The Diamond District is Richmond’s 67-acre, city-led redevelopment around CarMax Park. Here is what is actually built, what is under construction, and what it means for retail and office tenants and Scott’s Addition owners next door.
Most Henrico restaurants in business zoning open by right. A provisional use permit comes in for late-night hours, outdoor cooking, patios in B-1, drive-throughs outside B-2 and B-3, and a few other cases. Here is how to tell, and how to plan for it.