The Three Party Agreement between the University of Virginia, Albemarle, and Charlottesville requires that both “include a representative of the University as a non-voting member of their planning commissions.”
Michael Joy, an associate architect at UVA, holds that position on the Charlottesville Planning Commission. He provided a series of updates on construction underway around Grounds at their December 9 meeting.
“The first one is going to be the Virginia Guesthouse, which is the hotel and conference center, the flagship property at the university for our guests,” Joy said. “That will be substantially complete in early 2026, which is exciting and it’ll have a big grand opening in April.”
Operations of the Virginia Guesthouse will be handled by the University of Virginia Foundation, UVA’s separate real estate arm. Under the terms of a transfer agreement endorsed by the Board of Visitors in March 2025, UVA will continue to own the land and will have a long-term lease with the foundation…