Newly Approved Historic Districts Transforming South Richmond News by Michael C. Hild - November 25, 2018November 26, 201813 The newly approved historic districts for Manchester, Swansboro, and Blackwell are working to transform South Richmond. Approved only six weeks ago on October 10th by the State Boards of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, both the expanded Manchester Residential & Commercial District and newly created Blackwell Historic District are
New Historic Districts Force RRHA to Develop Its South Richmond Properties News by Michael C. Hild - November 22, 2018November 22, 20184 The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has finally been spurred into action in South Richmond. A new home construction tsunami has been set in motion for the next 18 months. Why the sudden movement? The new and expanded Historic Districts for Manchester, Blackwell, and Swansboro has forced the slumbering giant into
Historic District Initiative Unanimously Approved for Parts of Manchester, Blackwell, & Swansboro News by Michael C. Hild - October 11, 2018October 13, 201811 The proposal to expand the Manchester Residential & Commercial Historic District was unanimously approved yesterday by Virginia's Department of Historic Resources Board and State Review Board, albeit in a slightly different format than was first contemplated. More than 700 new buildings were added to the list of historic buildings for the area,
Expanded Historic District Proposed for Parts of Manchester, Blackwell & Swansboro News by Michael C. Hild - April 4, 2018May 18, 201834 We have been driving around Manchester for almost a decade studying this great neighborhood, and have been confused by the seemingly sporadic renovation we have seen in certain areas, but not others. What we learned through our research is that development has occurred almost exclusively in areas that are federal
Residential Renovation Begins Southeast of Hull News by Michael C. Hild - January 8, 2018January 8, 201810 Until now, residential development has almost entirely been confined in Manchester to the area northwest of Hull Street. More specifically, the area seeing the activity has been bound by Semmes and Cowardin Avenues, Hull Street, and Commerce Rd. But now renovation is beginning to pick up steam southeast of Hull in
Manchester Crime Down by 25%, Bucks City Trend News by Michael C. Hild - July 30, 2016July 30, 201653 Crime statistic trends have generally been moving in the wrong direction for Richmond in 2016. The city has seen a 53% increase in homicides, a 43% increase in vehicle theft, and an overall increase of 5% across all crime categories. But Manchester is an entirely different story. Manchester has seen a reduction or