Owner seeks to urbanize Willow Lawn, add more than 2,000 residences

Major changes are planned for the oldest shopping center in Henrico (and Metro Richmond). The owner of Willow Lawn, in Henrico’s Near West End, has filed plans that would remake the 67-year-old shopping center in a significant way for a third time – this time through the potential addition of more than 2,000 residential units and the slight expansion of commercial and office space (from about 463,000 square feet to about 510,000) at the nearly-38-acre site. In documents filed with Henrico County, officials with Maryland-based Federal Realty Trust (the shopping center’s owner since the 1980s) outlined their desire to redevelop...Article LinkSupport the show