The city is planning for a neighborhood revival in the area around a new baseball stadium.
City officials in Richmond, Virginia hope a new Minor League Baseball stadium and event venue will serve as the anchor of a vibrant mixed-use 'Diamond District,' reports Brendan King for CBS 6 Richmond.
The planned development, a private-public partnership, will include 161 middle-income housing units and 730 market-rate units. The city sold roughly $130 million in bonds to finance the construction of CarMax Park and spent $40 million in city and state funding on adjacent infrastructure. Richmond director of economic development Angie Rodgers said the stadium alone is expected to net $430 in revenue over 20 years after the bonds are paid off.
Read the full story: Richmond’s Diamond District could deliver affordable housing and green space: ‘There's so much opportunity’
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