Hampton Inn on West Main Street changes hands and 66 other May 2023 property transactions in Charlottesville

Yet another anecdotal look at property sales in Charlottesville before the new zoning code goes into effect

By now I suspect you all know what this version of the newsletter is meant to accomplish. If not, a quick recap. In 2016, I was covering a campaign against a rezoning on Booker Street in Charlottesville’s Rose Hill neighborhood. Even though I’d been writing for Charlottesville Tomorrow for nine years at that point, I had so much to learn. 

From that point on, I learned how to read through the city’s real estate records to figure out how land use transactions work. I particularly wanted to find out why it seemed that some people managed to purchase properties at or below the assessed value. 

This work also taught me how to keep an eye on the University of Virginia and purchases made by its real estate foundation. Later in 2016, I used this research to report that UVA bought property south of the railroad tracks in the Fifeville neighborhood.  Now that property is slated as potential housing in the draft Grounds Framework Plan. 

I’m a beat reporter and my beat is land use development. Doing this research into property transactions is how I keep attached to that beat.

This goes out to paid subscribers first because they are the ones who support my ability to work the way I do and share what I uncover.  Paid subscribers allow me to keep paying attention. To see this one in late July, consider subscribing! Ting will match your initial subscription! After that, this will be posted to Information Charlottesville with the other installments.