One potential site for Stone Brewing Co. is a stretch of warehouse space on Bainbridge Street in Manchester. Photo by Evelyn Rupert.
A pair of Richmond sites competing for a massive brewery development got the green light from the city’s Planning Commission on Monday.
The commission approved two special use permits aimed at luring California-based Stone Brewing Co. The permits would allow a brewery at Williamsburg Avenue near Rocketts Landing and at the former Reynolds South plant in Manchester.
The two sites will go in front of city council for final approval at an Oct. 13 meeting.
The East End location takes up 12 acres at Williamsburg Avenue and Nicholson Street. Most of that land is owned by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and is largely undeveloped.
Developer Thalhimer Realty Partners owns the Manchester site, which covers 17 acres on the south shore of the James River. The company’s special use permit application covers about six acres of the development running along Bainbridge Street, a stretch covered almost entirely by a trio of former warehouses that Thalhimer was planning to convert into apartments.
While Stone’s name doesn’t appear on either permit request, the brewery specs line up with numbers included in a request for proposals Stone released for its planned East Coast hub. The development would include a brewery, restaurant and retail facility.
Localities and economic development departments up and down the East Coast have clamored to lure Stone to their city. Various local reports had Stone considering sites in cities including Roanoke, Philadelphia, Charlotte, N.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Stone trimmed down its list of potential locations and announced in August the search had narrowed to Richmond, Norfolk and Columbus, Ohio. The company had originally planned to announce a decision by the end of the summer, but pushed back that deadline in August.
At the end of August, Stone spokeswoman Sabrina LoPiccolo told BizSense a decision was expected in 30 to 60 days and would include both a city and an exact location. On Monday, LoPiccolo did not offer an updated timeline for Stone’s final decision.
One potential site for Stone Brewing Co. is a stretch of warehouse space on Bainbridge Street in Manchester. Photo by Evelyn Rupert.
A pair of Richmond sites competing for a massive brewery development got the green light from the city’s Planning Commission on Monday.
The commission approved two special use permits aimed at luring California-based Stone Brewing Co. The permits would allow a brewery at Williamsburg Avenue near Rocketts Landing and at the former Reynolds South plant in Manchester.
The two sites will go in front of city council for final approval at an Oct. 13 meeting.
The East End location takes up 12 acres at Williamsburg Avenue and Nicholson Street. Most of that land is owned by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and is largely undeveloped.
Developer Thalhimer Realty Partners owns the Manchester site, which covers 17 acres on the south shore of the James River. The company’s special use permit application covers about six acres of the development running along Bainbridge Street, a stretch covered almost entirely by a trio of former warehouses that Thalhimer was planning to convert into apartments.
While Stone’s name doesn’t appear on either permit request, the brewery specs line up with numbers included in a request for proposals Stone released for its planned East Coast hub. The development would include a brewery, restaurant and retail facility.
Localities and economic development departments up and down the East Coast have clamored to lure Stone to their city. Various local reports had Stone considering sites in cities including Roanoke, Philadelphia, Charlotte, N.C., and Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Stone trimmed down its list of potential locations and announced in August the search had narrowed to Richmond, Norfolk and Columbus, Ohio. The company had originally planned to announce a decision by the end of the summer, but pushed back that deadline in August.
At the end of August, Stone spokeswoman Sabrina LoPiccolo told BizSense a decision was expected in 30 to 60 days and would include both a city and an exact location. On Monday, LoPiccolo did not offer an updated timeline for Stone’s final decision.