The Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council will be holding its monthly board meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1st, at the Jacob House at 619 W. Cary St. at 7 PM. All are welcome.
This is a great time to remind that OHHIC has affordable houses for sale in Oregon Hill.
From RichmondBizSense.com:
Gammino practiced law for more than a decade but left the legal profession to start his contracting business, which he grew a knack for after buying and fixing up homes in Oregon Hill. A native of Providence, R.I., Gammino has lived here since 1989, when he moved here to attend law school at the University of Richmond.
BizSense caught up with Gammino on the site of his first project as a developer and asked him what it’s like getting started as a developer and also about his next project he is planning in Jackson Ward.
Richmond BizSense: Tell us about your first project as a developer.
David Gammino: I’m working on the IVNA (Instructive Visiting Nurses Association) buildings at 223 S. Cherry St, which was most recently a law office for attorney David Baugh. It is 16,000 square feet over two buildings. The architect is Johannes Design Group, and my company, City & Guilds, is the contractor and developer.
RBS: What about the financing?
DG: The acquisition and construction is a total of about $2.8 million. First Market Bank is financing the project. The tax credit proceeds are secured by the bank at the front end of the deal and held by the bank until it is rented and stabilized and you meet a certain debt service ratio. The proceeds from the state and federal tax credits on this project are approximately $600,000.
RBS: Why did you decide to start doing your own development projects?
DG: I wanted to diversify the company and client base. Doing so in this environment is very difficult. There is a dearth of new development and what new business that is out there is being very aggressively bid by a multitude of players.
Growing the company within the traditional general contractor model is very difficult to do under the circumstances, so I realized one way I could continue to grow is by doing my own development. By virtue of having the existing business, I have the infrastructure in place to do so.
I have not had time to plug it or refine it as much as I would like, but there is an ‘online store’ at Zazzle.com for buying Oregon Hill-branded clothing and items. Proceeds go to the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association.
You can get some great deals from the store today with promo code, ‘ZAZZLEFRIDAY’.
As one of Richmond’s natural high points and one of Richmond’s urban, riverfront neighborhoods, we have a special responsibility to curtail stormwater runoff.
From announcement:
It’s that week when we feast til we burst! OK, almost burst. As we prepare to grace family and friends by sharing great food and warm company, remember the RENEGADE Market is open this week –Tuesday from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm– to make available the freshest produce, meats and baked yummies available for your holiday convenience. Join us!
Brussels Sprouts – Cabbage (New Jersey Wakefield & Flat Dutch varieties) – Cauliflower – Broccoli – Spinach – Kale (Red Russian, Siberian and Tuscan) – Swiss Chard – Radishes – Beets – Broccoli Raab – Locally grown apples (Granny Smith, Red or Yellow Delicious, Jonagold, & Fuji varieties) – Eggs, Chevre Cheese, Chicken, Honey – Get free-range Turkey for the Holidays – Applesauce – Apples with Cherries and Raisins –
Cranberry-Apple Relish – Homemade Egg Noodles – and MORE!Shop with a wild bunch!
BHM’s Renegade Market
Shop at the Byrd House Market’s Renegade Market, every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. Corner of S. Linden St. and Idlewood Ave (same as BHM) where vendors sell autumn and winter vegetables, meat, chicken, pork, eggs, preserves, baked goods, and holiday greens.
For more information on vendors, go to www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com
From announcement :
Hey Oregon Hill! You know the Halloween Parade put on each year by All The Saints Theater Company? Well we’re starting to organize for the May Day Parade and we’re looking for folks who would like help us with that. If you’re interested check out the info below. We’re also looking for help to raise some money to assist with some of the expernses that come with organizing something like this. If you have any ideas or would like to throw a benefit event for us get in touch!
May Day 2010 Planning Committee
Sunday December 13, 2009
Meet at Plant Zero Studio #3
0 East 4th St. (right accross the 14th st bridge on southside)If you’re interested in getting involved this year with organizing of May Day in 2010, please consider attending this initial meeting. We will be discussing what we would all like to see happen, how we can achieve these goals and how we can all help. There will be projects big and small, so please don’t be discouraged if you haven’t been involved with anything like this before. It’s a learning experience for us all, even those who have been doing this kind of thing for years.
We will be meeting at the All The Saints Theater puppet studio in the Plant Zero Art Center. It’s easy to get to and just across the 14th St. Bridge downtown.
What is May Day?
May Day! International Workers Day! Our day to recognize and appreciate the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. The struggle began in 1884 when the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions passed a resolution that would enact an eight-hour workday beginning on May 1, 1886. On May 4th, 1886 during a general strike for the eight hour day in Chicago, police fired on strikers and killed a dozen people in what has become known as the Haymarket Massacre. In 1890, Labor activists, Leftists, Socialists and Anarchists began celebrating May 1 as the International Worker’s Holiday to achieve “…the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, the class demands of the proletariat, and universal peace.”
from Kenneth Yates, causticcastle@gmail.com
Help commemorate the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Equal Suffrage League of Va, Nov.16-20th, 2009
Click here for more info on this event.
SynerGeo headquarters, at the corner of Laurel and Albemarle, was recently painted. Click here to see more of Tess’ SynerGeo pictures…
The John Marshall Memorial Association will hold a ceremony at Hollywood Cemetery on Veteran’s Day, November 11th at 12:00 noon. The ceremony will include artillery fire.
I am a little late getting this posted, and for that I apologize. Personally, I am very excited and thankful for this successful action by Richmond’s finest. Oh behalf of the neighborhood, thanks to the Richmond Police Department!
From the press release:
Trio Charged With Fan/Carver Neighborhood Robberies
Nov. 5, 2009
Thanks to the hard work and covert actions by several Richmond Police officers, three people who robbed multiple citizens around the Fan and Carver neighborhoods are off the streets and being held without bond.“We are pleased to bring closure to these robbery cases and we will continue to use a variety of deployment strategies to both deter and arrest those individuals that commit robberies,” Chief Bryan T. Norwood said.
Jayquan L. Perry, 19, of the 500 block of Patrick Avenue, has been charged with:
five counts of robbery, five counts of abduction and 10 counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the Sept. 9 robbery at 10 S. Brunswick St.;
a Sept. 11 armed robbery at 100 S. Cherry St.;
four counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery and five counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the Sept. 13 armed robbery at 700 Norton St.Brian A. Walker, 18, of the 3800 block of Pinewood Glen Lane, has been charged with:
five counts of robbery, five counts of abduction, 10 counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon in the Aug. 27 robbery at 1 S. Vine St.;
two counts of robbery, two counts of abduction, four counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon in the Aug. 25 robbery at 2400 W. Main St.;
a Aug. 29 armed robbery in the 800 block of Cumberland Street;
four counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery and five counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the Sept. 13 armed robbery at 700 Norton St.Dennis J. Loney, 23, of Glen Allen, has been charged with:
the Sept. 11 armed robbery at 100 S. Cherry St.
the Sept. 19 armed robbery in the 800 block of Cumberland Street.This investigation is still ongoing and additional indictments are still being sought in conjunction with our partners at the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.