A friend is trying to convince a friend to move to the Crozet or Charlottesville area; he shared with me his argument to his friend, advocating for a move to Charlottesville. For all of our area's faults (all areas have them), Charlottesville is a fantastic place to live. Crozet and Charlottesville I can't win with price. So I won't try too hard. But heres why Crozet and Charlottesville are great - and some of these are going too be really silly reasons. Access to mountains and hiking are absolutely endless. Big huge … [Read more...]
Who Are the Major Employers in Charlottesville?
Who are the major employers in Charlottesville? Asked another way, as was by a client, how do people afford buying houses in Charlottesville? I asked the Nest Charlottesville minds to help add to my list. UVA ecosystem - School, Medical School, Maintenance, etc Martha Jefferson Hospital NGIC/DIA CFA Institute Worldstrides WillowTree Apex Clean Energy State Farm Construction industry - residential & commercial S & P Global (neé SNL) GE Local government Educators in Charlottesville … [Read more...]
Fire Trucks and Street Design
Surely, we can do better. Why do we design streets almost exclusively for massive vehicles, rather than for vehicles and people to interact safely? Another question - how long would it take to redesign Charlottesville and Albemarle planning to accommodate more reasonable streetscapes designed for humans first? Rick Randolph in 2016 told #Albemarle Fire Chief the larger and larger fire engines are the dinosaurs and need to shrink https://twitter.com/NeilSWilliamson/status/785948138209054720 How Fire Chiefs and Traffic … [Read more...]
Tariffs, Affordability, and the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
I'm no economist. But, I can read. And I can read people. Uncertainty is bad. Headwinds are bad. Perception is often reality and when materials costs are higher, costs to build are more expensive, homebuyers' prices will rise, and our community continues to want new homes "over there," the Charlottesville Albemarle community will continue to be an expensive, and more expensive, place to live. Think about this uncertainty in the context of the residential construction ongoing in Charlottesville and Albemarle, the big buildings proposed in … [Read more...]
West2nd In Doubt, Albemarle Growing, Crozet Needs Infrastructure
A few stories of note this week of interest. Bolding is mine; please read the stories in their entireties. Albemarle officials discuss effects of county’s growth - Alison Wrabel at DP According to the Weldon Center Cooper for Public Service at the University of Virginia, the county’s population estimate as of July 1 is 107,697, an 8.8 percent increase since 2010. “While it’s growing, it’s actually changing,” Burton said. “It’s becoming more racially diverse than it has in years prior and decades prior. At the same time that it’s … [Read more...]
UVA Re-Imagining 29 North Research Park AND Ivy Road Corridor
Ruth Severn at the DP: A master plan, drafted in June, shows the park expanding from three brick office buildings to a 500-acre “innovation district” along U.S. 29 from Airport Road to the Rivanna River, with residential development, a “research Grounds” and a science and technology campus. Adding mixed-residential and 24/7 uses is a growing trend in research parks, according to Carol Stewart, CEO of the Association of University Research Parks. “Regionally, university parks are regarded as inclusion catalysts through … [Read more...]
Albemarle County Assessments – 2018 – Like a Zestimate by the Locality
More to come soon, as the Albemarle County assessments have yet to be mailed, but for now, bone up on what assessments mean. Read this story from last year about Albemarle County assessments. Read the Albemarle County real estate assessments - Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) Question Which is more accurate, the county assessment or the zestimate? Answer It depends on what actual market value is. An assessment is a backwards-looking valuation. A zestimate is an algorithmically-derived guesstimate. The Zestimate is … [Read more...]
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