NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A long-vacant commercial building along Jefferson Avenue is expected to be demolished as Newport News continues efforts to improve and revitalize the corridor.
The roughly 18,000-square-foot building previously housed Unclaimed Freight Company, a furniture store in the Sedgefield area of the city. Neighbor Ron Cupp, who lives across from the property, said the building has been vacant for several years.
“I’ve been living here 40 years. When I first moved here, it was a great place,” Cupp said…