Green City

BigE · Dec 1, 2020

NBC12 WWBT Richmond
@NBC12

JUST IN: Henrico County officials are endorsing a developer’s vision for Green City, a $2.3 billion private, mixed-use “eco-district” development, including a 17,000-seat arena for major concerts, sporting events and other entertainment.

A-10 Tournament?
CIAA Tournament?
CAA Tournament?
NCAA 1st Round?
VHSL State Hoops Tournament?
Minor league hockey and/or hoops?

BREAKING: Navy Hill developers now planning 17,000-seat arena, massive mixed-use project in Henrico

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Mr. X · Dec 1, 2020

BigE said:
NBC12 WWBT Richmond
@NBC12

JUST IN: Henrico County officials are endorsing a developer’s vision for Green City, a $2.3 billion private, mixed-use “eco-district” development, including a 17,000-seat arena for major concerts, sporting events and other entertainment.

A-10 Tournament?
CIAA Tournament?
CAA Tournament?
NCAA 1st Round?
VHSL State Hoops Tournament?
Minor league hockey and/or hoops?

BREAKING: Navy Hill developers now planning 17,000-seat arena, massive mixed-use project in Henrico

The award-winning, independent, nonpartisan local news source of Henrico County, Virginia since 2001.

www.henricocitizen.com

Big East Invite.

AlienAiden · Dec 1, 2020

Henrico endorses proposed GreenCity development at Parham, I-95, I-295 - Henrico County, Virginia

<p>$2.3 billion 'ecodistrict' is planned around former Best Products headquarters; Project would generate nearly 2.3 million square feet of office and retail space, 2,400 housing units, 2 hotels, 17,000-seat arena at no financial risk to taxpayers</p>

henrico.us

AlienAiden · Dec 1, 2020

Here is the announcement in its entirety that I shot.

VRam · Dec 1, 2020

I hope they know they're going to have to compete with the mighty Spaceship.lol

Ramcounter · Dec 1, 2020

AlienAiden said:
Henrico endorses proposed GreenCity development at Parham, I-95, I-295 - Henrico County, Virginia

<p>$2.3 billion 'ecodistrict' is planned around former Best Products headquarters; Project would generate nearly 2.3 million square feet of office and retail space, 2,400 housing units, 2 hotels, 17,000-seat arena at no financial risk to taxpayers</p>

henrico.us

Apologizes if this has already been announced but I didn’t see it. Will Green City be accessible via public transit or will you have to drive there?

Cyniclone · Dec 1, 2020

America's best arena football stadium!

AlienAiden · Dec 1, 2020

Ramcounter said:
Apologizes if this has already been announced but I didn’t see it. Will Green City be accessible via public transit or will you have to drive there?

I guess you could go via GRTC Pulse

Richmond does not have any other public transit options.

Cyniclone · Dec 1, 2020

Ramcounter said:
Apologizes if this has already been announced but I didn’t see it. Will Green City be accessible via public transit or will you have to drive there?

Considering the scope of the project, I'd be shocked if there wasn't a major public-transit component to it. Kinda wish Richmond had committed to rail, but it is what it is.

AlienAiden · Dec 1, 2020

I hope a Shoe City opens in Green City.

Wolfpack Ram · Dec 1, 2020

Ramcounter said:
Apologizes if this has already been announced but I didn’t see it. Will Green City be accessible via public transit or will you have to drive there?

Not sure why this matters since the City of Richmond voted down the Navy Hill project. The City of Richmond has proven time and again that no other municipal government is capable of screwing up a one car funeral the way they can. The City of Richmond has had their chance to build an arena. Now it's time for someone else to step up, with or without accessibility via public transit.

AlienAiden · Dec 1, 2020

BigE said:
NBC12 WWBT Richmond
@NBC12

JUST IN: Henrico County officials are endorsing a developer’s vision for Green City, a $2.3 billion private, mixed-use “eco-district” development, including a 17,000-seat arena for major concerts, sporting events and other entertainment.

A-10 Tournament?
CIAA Tournament?
CAA Tournament?
NCAA 1st Round?
VHSL State Hoops Tournament?
Minor league hockey and/or hoops?

BREAKING: Navy Hill developers now planning 17,000-seat arena, massive mixed-use project in Henrico

The award-winning, independent, nonpartisan local news source of Henrico County, Virginia since 2001.

www.henricocitizen.com

Funny that you posted an NBC12 tweet. They are the only ones who were “too busy” to show up. We told them that it was big news but alas

Guess they did not believe it was big news. Now they are playing catch up. They are lucky that my dept is helpful with footage and interviews in that regard.

Cyniclone · Dec 1, 2020

AlienAiden said:
I hope a Shoe City opens in Green City.

Along with the world's largest Party City

WillWeaverRVA · Dec 1, 2020

AlienAiden said:
I guess you could go via GRTC Pulse Richmond does not have any other public transit options.

Considering that this is a long-term project, I would not be surprised if Henrico worked with GRTC to increase public transit access to that area. They're definitely more open to working with them than Chesterfield is.

rvaram · Dec 1, 2020

WillWeaverRVA said:
Considering that this is a long-term project, I would not be surprised if Henrico worked with GRTC to increase public transit access to that area. They're definitely more open to working with them than Chesterfield is.

Particularly in the past decade, the county board of supervisors has shown a legit interest in adding GRTC routes to the county.

The willow lawn pulse stop is by far their busiest. I feel like more often than not, there's a solid group of people coming and going from there with plenty of bags of stuff purchased at Willow Lawn. I'd have to think they'd get bus service to this new development, particularly if they're playing up the whole "green" thing. Maybe they'll put a dispensary up there too.