RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After more than a year and a half of asking when work will resume on the Heights at Brady Square, city leaders say plans are underway to restart the project next year.
Hundreds of Richmond tenants were supposed to have moved into the Heights at Brady Square in 2024, located in the southside of Richmond. That was the completion date set by out-of-state developer Dakota Partners, which was hired to bring 264 affordable units to the city. However, it was that same year that 8News learned contractors stopped getting paid, forcing them to stop their work.
At the time, Dakota Partners told 8News that COVID-related financial troubles on the project caused delays. The problem impacted both contractors waiting for compensation and interested residents who were left wondering when they would move in.
For more than a year and a half, 8News asked developers, investors, and city leaders when the project would resume. This month, 8News sat down with Merrick Malone, Director of Housing and Community Development, who says plans to move forward are underway…