Albemarle land use: 44 more units at Hollymead Town Center, 244 off Woodbrook Drive

The Hollymead Town Center has been developed in bits and pieces since Albemarle Supervisors approved a rezoning in September 2007. 

The latest plans will see 44 multi-family units in an area designated in the Code of Development as Area C Block VII. These will be in four-story buildings. A hundred parking spaces will be provided. 

Albemarle’s Development Dashboard shows that there are 370 approved units in Area C of Hollymead and 124 have been built so far. (ARB202400045) (SDP202400026) (SDP202400026 (2))

Other items from Albemarle’s development portal:

• There are two recent applications related to the Montclair development in Crozet approved by the Albemarle Board of Supervisors in February. The Architectural Review Board will get to take a look at the design (ARB202400040) There’s also a site development plan that’s under review. (SDP202400023 and SDP202400023(1))
• Rio Hill Shopping Center continues their gradual upgrade with another set of façade improvements. The stretch from the Kroger to Five Below is complete and now its time for the storefront of Joann Fabric to receive the same treatment. (ARB202400041)
• Design Development has submitted a new set of plans for Three Notch’d Center at 5370 Three Notch’d Road (Route 240) in Crozet across from MusicToday and Starr Hill Brewery. The proposal is for a 23,120 square foot building with space for an office and a restaurant. (ARB202400043)
• The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority is converting an existing canopy at its headquarters at 725 Moores Creek Lane into  an enclosed space for vehicular repair. (ARB202400044)
• A site development plan has been filed for 244 multifamily units in a project called Woodbrook Apartments on about seven acres between Woodburn Road and Berkmar Drive. Albemarle Supervisors approved a rezoning to Planned Residential Development on April 17, 2024. There will be 18 studio apartments, 85 one-bedroom units, and 141 two or three bedroom units. There will be 366 parking spaces, a 17 percent reduction over what the formula would otherwise have required. (SDP202400024) (SDP202400024 (2))
• The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority is building a new baler to support recycling of cardboard at the Ivy Solid Waste Transfer Station at 4576 Dick Woods Road. (SDP202400025) (SDP202400025 (2))
• A zoning clearance has been approved for an ice cream shop at 622 Albemarle Square to become Deens Bistro. (CLE202400061)
• Jefferson Coin is moving across U.S. 29 from a former Pizza Hut to the former SunTrust in Albemarle Square. An entity called the 255 Group LLC purchased the 1.19 acre site for $1.5 million on April 4, 2024. Albemarle approved the zoning clearance on June 4. (CLE202400062)
• A 12,500 square foot space in Seminole Place that had been used to make pasta will become space for AgroSpheres, a “biotechnology company producing biodegradable crop protection” and will have “25 employees running day shift only to start” according to the application. (CLE202400073)
• Pro Re Nata in Crozet is set to have a Moo Thru operating at a stand inside the brewery. (CLE202400076). 

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