33 townhomes at former Seventh Street Christian Church site
Richmond
Summary
McFarland Partners proposes replacing the landmark church at 4101 Grove Avenue with 33 for-sale townhomes, cutting density in half from the original 72-unit plan after a year of neighborhood negotiation. The flash point was a new mid-block driveway on Grove Avenue that city traffic engineers opposed but the neighborhood and most commissioners supported.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Demolition of the 23,000-square-foot church and new townhome construction reshape a full block of Grove Avenue; the church sale funds its congregation's next chapter.
The developer, the departing church congregation, and townhome buyers; the neighborhood association backed the deal for its second access point.
Neighbors mourning the loss of the Gothic-revival church landmark face demolition debris and a 45-foot building next to one-and-a-half-story homes.
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