David Levine (left) and A.J. Shriar are working on a Cary Street redevelopment project. Photos by Katie Demeria.
RICHMOND, Va. — A group of friends turned developers have big plans for an overlooked corner of West Cary Street.
David Levine of Plus Properties has teamed up with A.J. Shriar and Ronnie Shriner to renovate the vacant building at 2028 W. Cary St. and build a new building next to it for a finished product of seven new apartments and a restaurant space.
The project came about unexpectedly, Levine said, when he noticed the property was for sale, made an inquiry, and realized it was zoned not only for residential use, but also for a restaurant.
“I just got chills down my spine,” Levine said. “So I called these guys together, and it was not even a minute-long discussion, we knew we had something going here.”
Plans call for a new three-story building dedicated to six apartments and a redeveloped two-story building to hold a restaurant and a single apartment. Courtesy of David Johannas.
The plans include gutting the 3,200-square-foot building that sits at West Cary and Rowland streets and renovating the bottom floor for a 1,500-square foot restaurant space and the second floor for a 1,600-square-foot three-bedroom apartment. Journey’s End Tattoo Studio formerly occupied the space.
Then on the vacant lot next door, new construction will add three levels of apartments, with one 600-square-foot one-bedroom unit and a 1,000-square-foot two-bedroom unit on each floor.
“I just can’t believe no one bought it before,” Levine said.
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