Summary
The mayor previewed an upcoming memorandum of agreement between the city and RRHA on the Gilpin transformation, with the city handling resident case management and neighborhood planning and RRHA handling housing redevelopment. He cited economist Raj Chetty's national data showing children who moved from concentrated public housing to mixed-income communities earn hundreds of thousands more over their lifetimes.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 5
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Deeply affordable housing costs more to subsidize per unit, so redevelopment will produce fewer units at the same investment.
Gilpin Court residents and future generations of public housing children, per the national research cited.
Residents anxious about relocation during redevelopment, as raised indirectly in displacement discussions.
Mentions & discussions (7)
City Council — November 9, 2026
The Council will consider a formal agreement with the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority spelling out each party's role in redeveloping Gilpin Court — one of the city's largest public housing communities — and future MOUs for other communities.
Hotel next to The Crossings Golf Club to be razed for 350-unit retirement community
Pinnacle Living wants to build a $150 million complex where the Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center now stands. The project comes as the neighboring golf course is set for a major renovation from its new owner. The post Hotel next to The Cr...
City Council — October 13, 2026
The resolution asking the CAO to sign an MOU with RRHA on redeveloping Gilpin Court — and future public housing communities — was continued to November 9.
Informal Meeting — October 13, 2026
The mayor previewed an upcoming memorandum of agreement between the city and RRHA on the Gilpin transformation, with the city handling resident case management and neighborhood planning and RRHA handling housing redevelopment. He cited economist Raj Chetty's national data showing children who moved from concentrated public housing to mixed-income communities earn hundreds of thousands more over their lifetimes.
The old Dairy Bar is coming down in Richmond. Here's what's going up.
The old buildings on the two-acre site are being taken down to make way for a seven-story mixed-use project.
Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee — July 21, 2026
A new city–housing authority agreement would define who does what in redeveloping Gilpin Court, the city's largest public housing community — and sets the same template for other public housing sites.
City Council — May 26, 2026
A plan for up to 500 homes plus ground-floor shops on about 12.84 acres at 1804 and 1930 P Street was amended (density and building materials changes) and delayed to June 8. East End residents will want to watch the next round.
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