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People move to and stay in Charlottesville because of the various things that make this place a great place to live.
CLAW – Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers is one of those special things, and they’re trying to make a movie with the help of Kickstarter*
The neighborhood may not be 100% what was originally envisioned, but from my outsider’s point of view, I would argue that it is better – the neighborhood has taken ownership and initiative. … 2 – It’s in a great location; well-positioned to both Downtown Charlottesville and the 29 North (DIA/NGIC) Corridor 3 – The inventory has shifted and adjusted to the market – quite a few townhomes are selling there now. … Walking back down to the heart of the neighborhood, we ran into one of my clients who has lived in Belvedere for nearly a year and she spoke of how much she and her family love living here. … We go into the builder’s model home, talk for a while and upon coming outside, see that the cookie-and-lemonade-sellers have been joined by a girl on a stool in a tie-dye shirt strumming a guitar.
I’ll be 50 before this road is built. (that’s just less than 15 years) Curiously, it’s taken nearly two years to get to this point ; Rachana Dixit reported in the Daily Progress June 15, 2009 : Charlottesville officials will attempt to exercise eminent domain to acquire the land necessary for Hillsdale Drive Extended’s first section, which is being built as a part of the new Whole Foods grocery store. The city is trying to get roughly 1.5 acres that are privately owned to start the multimillion-dollar road project, which would begin before the store’s construction. Those behind the new Whole Foods — Meadowbrook Creek, LLC is developing the property at 1801 Hydraulic Road under a 99-year ground lease that began in 1964 — agreed that the first portion of Hillsdale Drive Extended would be built as a condition of the project. But the road, designed to connect Hydraulic Road through the Seminole Square shopping center to Hillsdale Drive in Albemarle County, cannot be constructed until the land has been designated for public use.

What do they hope to produce that will allow people of the Central Virginia region to move from here to there more efficiently, whether on foot, bike or automobile? … These include: • A performance measurement system, • a common land-use and transportation map, • identification of specific “livability strategies,†• recommendations for changes to local regulations, and • a plan for voluntary changes by the public and organizations to improve livability in the community.
…“It’s an opportunity to get in and learn a little bit about what we have been doing in past plans that gets us where we are right now,†said Cilimberg. “Part of this is a little bit of history and how we have evolved to where we are as a community in our planning processes.â€
For real this time. CBS19 has learned that the City of Charlottesville has signed an agreement to begin construction on the Meadow Creek Parkway, known as McIntire Road extended. Apparently the agreement was signed a week ago.
– Good News for the Charlottesville/Albemarle economy – Two Vacant Manufacturing Plants get Tenants : CustomInk and Indoor Biotechnologies . – Podcast of last week’s radio show on Coy Barefoot’s Charlottesville – Right Now! … If you have 15 minutes, please give it a listen; I’m curious to know your thoughts. (especially about my explanation as to why the Days on Market numbers in the MLS are crap). – If you’re working with an out-of-area agent, you’re doing yourself a disservice (and the agent is opening him/herself up to liability) – If you’re thinking about buying a short sale (with Bank of America), watch this video . … What will the impact be of the Matterhorn SeaStar? – Some really quick, brief perspective on the Charlottesville MSA real estate market, in my attempt to ascertain (and educate about) where we are right now in the Charlottesville real estate market: Listed between January 1 and March 20, 2011: – 1194 in 2011 (down 11%) – 1335 in 2010 – 1437 in 2009 Put under contract between January 1 and March 20, 2011: – 499 in 2011 (down 5%) – 528 in 2010. – 405 in 2009. Closed between January 1 and March 20, 2011 : – 306 in 2011 (down 17%) – 369 in 2010 – 237 in 2009 – I heard from another Charlottesville Realtor yesterday who had met an active buyer that the reason they didn’t buy last year is because they read this blog.
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