Spotlight
Welcome to the Spotlight Section!
We welcome you into our home and look forward to sharing with you some of our favorite neighborhoods around Richmond, Virginia. Here are a few neighborhoods that our clients call home.
The Fan
As one drives through the streets of The Fan District, it is evident that the streets in the shape of a fan influenced the name of the neighborhood. The Fan District extends west from Belvidere Street , on the eastern edge of Monroe Park and westward on to the Boulevard. As development increased from downtown during the street car era, The Fan District become a desirable neighborhood and sought out address for many in the region. The Lower Fan is home home to Virginia Commonwealth University and the Upper Fan includes the popular Robinson Street. The Fan is home to college students, young professional and wealthy residents. The neighborhood is surrounded by fragrant flowers, carefully tended buildings, neighborhood parks and spellbinding turn of the century architecture.
Monument Avenue
Monument Avenue is the only avenue in America designated as a National Historic Landmark. In 2007 it was also designated as One of Ten Great Streets in America by the American Planning Association. A renowned example of urban design, Monument Avenue is a parade of distinctive homes, churches and statues that are unified by its landscaping and scale. Richmond, Virginia is proud to be home to this avenue, which is one of the most beautiful streets in America. It is lined with trees up and down the boulevard, and the center of the street with its lush green lawns in the middle of the city is often an oasis to neighbors, runners, and visitors. The avenue is filled with a variety of architecture, which ranges from English Tudor, to Georgian, to Beaux Arts and Italianate, and is as diverse as its residents. The streets that are lined with homes, churches and apartment buildings provide a European feel. The historic monuments that call the boulevard home represent a taste of Virginia's History. Monument Avenue is alive with enthusiasm – it’s a neighborhood of congenial residents who socialize with one another, and participate in all types of neighborhood projects, such as the Easter Parade, the Marathon, and the 10K Run. East of the Boulevard, Monument Avenue is situated in the Richmond’s Historic Fan District – one of Richmond’s most unique neighborhoods. It is walking distance from the Virginia Museum, the Science Museum and the Children’s Museum. There are many gourmet restaurants, parochial and city schools, and interstate travel just minutes away.
Museum District
The Museum District is one of Richmond’s great historic neighborhoods. Residents are within minutes of museums, parks, community centers, gourmet restaurants, and parochial and city schools. The neighborhood also offers fabulous boutique shopping in nearby Carytown, as well as the historic Byrd Theatre. The neighborhood enjoys a vibrant and active volunteer community association that sponsors events throughout the year. Monument Avenue runs through the Museum District west of the Boulevard. Connections to all the major Interstates are just minutes away, making this historic neighborhood convenient to downtown Richmond, the West End, Northside, and South of the James River.
