http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/12/16/the-collegiate-is-taking-shape/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/12/16/the-collegiate-is-taking-shape/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:09:08 +0000 BizSense Staff http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=35991 An 11-acre, $22.4 million student apartment project is quickly coming out of the ground off Chamberlayne Ave., north of ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/12/16/the-collegiate-is-taking-shape/feed/ 6 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/10/27/justin-french%e2%80%99s-wife-files-for-bankruptcy/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/10/27/justin-french%e2%80%99s-wife-files-for-bankruptcy/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:04:51 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=34230 Tanya French and her two children moved to the Miami area as her husband’s legal and financial troubles mounted]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/10/27/justin-french%e2%80%99s-wife-files-for-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/23/coffee-shop-gets-a-kick-start/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/23/coffee-shop-gets-a-kick-start/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:31:15 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=33123 Lamplighter Roasting Company took over a derelict gas station in the Fan and transformed it into a neighborhood hot spot. Now the owners of the coffee shop are looking to recreate the magic]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/23/coffee-shop-gets-a-kick-start/feed/ 19 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/15/2-french-properties-back-on-track/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/15/2-french-properties-back-on-track/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:01:52 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=31720 Two buildings previously owned by convicted tax schemer and former developer Justin French are on their way to becoming apartments. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/15/2-french-properties-back-on-track/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/03/another-french-property-goes-to-foreclosure/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/03/another-french-property-goes-to-foreclosure/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:21:37 +0000 admin http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=31388 As he sits in federal prison in West Virginia, another lender is foreclosing on yet another property owned by former Richmond developer Justin French. Virginia Commonwealth Bank is foreclosing on 2601 Floyd Ave., an historic building in the Fan for which French received a $439,000 tax credit in 2008. The 7,200 square foot building sits ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/03/another-french-property-goes-to-foreclosure/feed/ 7 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/20/justin-french%e2%80%99s-other-scam/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/20/justin-french%e2%80%99s-other-scam/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 11:14:29 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=29110 Abusing historic tax credits wasn’t the only scheme developer Justin French might have had his sleeve]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/20/justin-french%e2%80%99s-other-scam/feed/ 9 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/04/french-gets-16-years/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/04/french-gets-16-years/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/03/french-gets-16-years/ The formerly high-flying developer is sentenced for a massive real estate tax credit fraud, and the judge does not go easy on him]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/04/french-gets-16-years/feed/ 9 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/27/french-bankruptcy-approved/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/27/french-bankruptcy-approved/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:17:42 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=28330 A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved the involuntary bankruptcy petition against fallen developer Justin French. Three banks petitioned for the Chapter 7 bankruptcy; Paragon Commercial Bank, Franklin Federal Savings Bank and Citizens Bank & Trust say they are owed a combined total of $2.47 million from bad real estate loans. Earlier this month, French’s lawyer ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/27/french-bankruptcy-approved/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/13/paragon-commercial-bank-wades-further-into-french%e2%80%99s-wake/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/13/paragon-commercial-bank-wades-further-into-french%e2%80%99s-wake/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:56:41 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=27832 One of Justin French’s former banks is pressing hard to make sure they are first in line for repayment, this time asking the bankruptcy court to appoint a trustee — and fast. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/13/paragon-commercial-bank-wades-further-into-french%e2%80%99s-wake/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/03/30/banks-try-to-force-french-into-chapter-7/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/03/30/banks-try-to-force-french-into-chapter-7/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:07:34 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=27344 Paragon Commercial Bank, Franklin Federal Savings Bank and Citizens Bank & Trust have petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond to place the formerly high-flying developer into bankruptcy. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/03/30/banks-try-to-force-french-into-chapter-7/feed/ 10