Henrico Planning Commission endorses apartment proposal in Near West End
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The Henrico Planning Commission June 15 endorsed a proposal from Marshall Land Company, LLC for a multi-family apartment building in the Brookland District on the south side of Jacque Street, west of its intersection with Dabney Road.
The proposed development would be no more than 241 units (averaging 900 square feet apiece) along with amenities on the first floor, a courtyard pool, and a five-story parking deck. Amenities may include gathering space for residents, bike storage, dog park, grilling stations and outdoor kitchens, benches, various game areas, fitness center, business center, among others. Traffic would enter from Jacque Street.
The proposal next will proceed to the Board of Supervisors for final consideration. The site is currently used as vehicle parking and office space by a car rental company, and the surrounding properties are offices and warehouses.
The proposal contains two layout options – one in which the parking deck sits in the middle of the building (pictured above) and one in which it sits at the southwest corner (pictured below) – and multiple options for exterior designs.
Three Chopt Supervisor Tommy Branin, the board’s non-voting representative on the planning commission, asked if anything prevented the developer from using the less-attractive designs if they chose to have the parking deck at the edge of the property.
“I don’t know what Brookland wants to do, but in Three Chopt we don’t ever want a parking deck to look like a parking deck,” he remarked.
At the request of Brookland Commissioner Bob Witte, the developer agreed to remove that design option from the proposal.
A neighbor, representing a distribution company, asked about the impact of the development of increased traffic on that business.
“We respect property rights, but we’ve been operating here since 1967,” he said.
A Henrico traffic engineer said that the development would bring an expected 1,100 cars additional a day without any traffic disruptions.
