Featured Richmond VA Condos


Rocketts Landing

Current MLS Listings in Rocketts Landing

Rocketts Village is Richmond’s first attempt at ‘new urbanism.‘ Located along the James River on land that straddles the border of the City and Henrico County, RV is slated to be a massive mixed use project of over 1500 residences and 4,000,000 square feet of commercial (office/retail) space spread over 20+ city blocks when completed. The original expectation was an 8-10 year window for project completion but the recent economic environment has obviously rendered that timetable no longer reasonable. The final chapters of RV are likely to be written well into the 2020′s.
The developer (the WVS Companies) is a Northern Va based company that deals primarily in apartments and mixed use projects. WVS purchased the land along the James River from the late William Abeloff who was instrumental in the development of the warehouses along Tobacco Row. Before his passing in 2006, Abeloff and WVS were able to create a vision of a development that could overpower the pervasive and ingrained western bias of Richmond and establish a new neighborhood with powerful views of the city along the banks of the James River.

“Condos For Sale in Rocketts Landing”

Opened initially to great fanfare, RV quickly sold some upscale and ‘price-pushing’ units and had success in the Sky Line, Fall Line and Cedar Works buildings. However, once the market turned, sales slowed dramatically (as they did everywhere) and the unsold units as well as the 210 Rock building sat largely dormant for the better part of 2009 and 2010. RV did a good job of making adjustments and creating favorable programs that worked within the confines of lending rules yet still created acceptable forms of occupancy. At the end of 2011, RV should be close to 70% sold across the existing residential portfolio. This should be considered a very good number, especially considering their inventory at the time the market shifted.
Rocketts is largely new construction (with a few exceptions) and (as of now) entirely located in Henrico County…which differs from much of its competition. The projects in the City typically employ Historic Tax Credits and also qualify for Tax Abatement program meaning lower costs of construction/development as well as reduced ongoing real estate taxes. Due to its location (Henrico County), RV does not have access to either of these programs and thus its costs feel higher. This disadvantage will disappear over time as the historic building stock evaporates and the abatements phase out.
As one of the two RVA area ‘New Urbanist’ communities, RV has a commercial/service retail element that supports the residential spaces. While it has been a bit slow to develop, commercial momentum is now relatively strong and it beginning to complement the residential experience. By the end of 2011, RV will have 3 fully operating restaurants (M Bistro, The Boathouse, Conch Republic) and the large majority of its street level office/retail filled. The Mariner’s Club offers boating and several fitness based events that also help create an ‘experience’ at Rocketts.

Features

  • 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units
  • public and private outdoor spaces
  • maple or better cabinetry
  • mix of granites
  • mix of tiles
  • secure garage parking
  • guest parking

Location

Rocketts Landing is located at 211 Rocketts Way on the banks of the James River in Richmond’s MLS Zone 40. You can get a map here.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)