Sycamore Grove development to bring grocery store, townhomes, restaurants and more to Petersburg
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- New details have been released regarding Sycamore Grove, a project that will bring a Grant's Supermarket, townhomes, restaurants, a coffee shop and more to Petersburg. According to U.S. Census data collected during 2019, Petersburg is considered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be a food desert, meaning it has a larger number of households with low incomes, less access to transportation and fewer grocery stores with affordable prices. In a press conference announcing the new community housing and businesses in 2023, Gov. Glenn Youngkin acknowledged the city's status as a food desert. "We knew from the beginning that Petersburg was and is a food desert,” he said. “We’ll construct commercial and retail areas including an anchored grocery and a successful restaurant — which is one of my favorites, Southern Kitchen — will be here.” The development will be situated on a 24-acre site where the former Southside Regional Medical Center operated, located at 801 South Adams Street. Virginia Development Consortium was selected by Petersburg and Virginia as the developer. Harold Johnson, the managing member, explained that the development will include a Shell gas station, coffee shop, a Grant's Supermarket -- which will be a major drive of foot traffic -- as well as townhomes and restaurants described offering both "fast causal and themed dining experience." The retail space totals about 61,000 square feet. Johnson added that developers are in discussions with a brewery/restaurant concept. In addition, Johnson said the project will include 172 attached single-family townhomes ranging from $350,000 to $500,000 depending on models and size. He said these will be geared toward "the workforce and first-time homebuyers." "We are working with the state and local community banks to offer down payment and closing cost assistance," Johnson said in regard to the townhomes. A groundbreaking event was held in October with Youngkin, Secretary of Commerce of Virginia Caren Merrick, Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham and the City Council. The project was awarded $3.5 million from the Industrial Revitalization Fund and $6 million came from the city for predevelopment and infrastructure. The state also provided an additional $5 million to support the grocery store and retail buildings, according to Johnson.
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PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- New details have been released regarding Sycamore Grove, a project that will bring a Grant's Supermarket, townhomes, restaurants, a coffee shop and more to Petersburg.
According to U.S. Census data collected during 2019, Petersburg is considered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be a food desert, meaning it has a larger number of households with low incomes, less access to transportation and fewer grocery stores with affordable prices.
In a press conference announcing the new community housing and businesses in 2023, Gov. Glenn Youngkin acknowledged the city's status as a food desert.
"We knew from the beginning that Petersburg was and is a food desert,” he said. “We’ll construct commercial and retail areas including an anchored grocery and a successful restaurant — which is one of my favorites, Southern Kitchen — will be here.”
The development will be situated on a 24-acre site where the former Southside Regional Medical Center operated, located at 801 South Adams Street.
Virginia Development Consortium was selected by Petersburg and Virginia as the developer. Harold Johnson, the managing member, explained that the development will include a Shell gas station, coffee shop, a Grant's Supermarket -- which will be a major drive of foot traffic -- as well as townhomes and restaurants described offering both "fast causal and themed dining experience." The retail space totals about 61,000 square feet.
Johnson added that developers are in discussions with a brewery/restaurant concept.
In addition, Johnson said the project will include 172 attached single-family townhomes ranging from $350,000 to $500,000 depending on models and size. He said these will be geared toward "the workforce and first-time homebuyers."
"We are working with the state and local community banks to offer down payment and closing cost assistance," Johnson said in regard to the townhomes.
A groundbreaking event was held in October with Youngkin, Secretary of Commerce of Virginia Caren Merrick, Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham and the City Council.
The project was awarded $3.5 million from the Industrial Revitalization Fund and $6 million came from the city for predevelopment and infrastructure. The state also provided an additional $5 million to support the grocery store and retail buildings, according to Johnson.
