CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Woodard Properties, the developer of the 501 Cherry Avenue project, told Cville Right Now it “respectfully disagrees” with a consultant’s analysis that plans for the Charlottesville Food Co-op are not feasible.
A release from the co-op Monday said Seven Roots, an independent grocery consulting firm, found the design of the property is not conducive for delivery access and waste removal for a grocery store.
“501 Cherry Avenue is the site of a former neighborhood grocery store, and bringing fresh food back to this corner has been a central goal of this project from Day 1,” Woodard Properties said in a statement. “BRW Architects and Shimp Engineering designed the development in close partnership with Piedmont Housing Alliance, the Fifeville Neighborhood Association, and the Music Resource Center. Our design professionals have extensive experience with constrained urban infill sites like this one, and other experienced operators who have studied this project have found it both feasible and desirable.”…