Posts Tagged ‘Development’
National Park Service asks for input in designing the Richmond Wellness Trail
National Park Service (NPS) agents in the East Bay have been working with administrators from the city of Richmond and other community partners since last year to create a wellness trail for Richmond as part of their “Park Prescription Initiative.” Their hope is that constructing a wellness trail will revitalize a two-and-a-half mile stretch of…
Read MoreDeveloper looks to build massive, affordable apartment complex off 23rd Street
Should the project break ground, the estimated 18 months of construction would require between 100 and 300 workers, according to the proposal.
Read MoreCity Council grants exclusive negotiation rights to developer
In a unanimous vote the Richmond City Council granted a real estate company the exclusive right to negotiate for the purchase of a water front property in Point Richmond during Tuesday night’s meeting.
Read MoreBoot seller: Construction jobs are coming back
The last few years saw many boots unlaced as development stalled and jobs disappeared, with construction workers—carpenters and roofers, pipefitters and welders, cement masons and bricklayers—unemployed at more than double the rate of the general population. But things finally seem to be improving, says one local boot seller—and he would know.
Read MoreHistory to make way for housing
Richmond’s Japanese nurseries were mostly purchased before passage of the Alien Land Law in 1913, which barred Japanese immigrants from owning property. During WWII, the Japanese families who owned the Richmond nurseries were forced from their land and moved into detention camps. Today, the vestiges of these once great enterprises are targeted for redevelopment.
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