Development - The Roanoke Rambler (Page 2)

After 5 Years and 3 Proposals, Roanoke City Council Approves Fralin Development on Brandon

Council members said the need for more housing trumped neighbors' concerns about traffic and the environment.

Roanoke’s planning commission said the city should rezone the Brandon Avenue property for 29 townhomes.

R. P. Fralin Inc.’s scaled-back plan is the third time in five years it has tried to develop the land, efforts neighbors have rebuffed.

Since Roanoke City Council voted to pay for a development master plan, a small group of activists has been strategizing.

The hotel and an adjoining restaurant would replace a hair salon and former Famous Anthony's.

City Council stressed no specific plans exist for Evans Spring, where a controversial development proposal fell through in 2020.

Southwest Roanoke residents have rallied around fears that developer Robert Fralin will pitch again before City Council a twice-rejected proposal.

Former city leaders warn historic facades will be destroyed as a developer plans to transform a former downtown bus station.

Roanoke's planning commission endorsed a controversial development proposal in southwest Roanoke that will now head to City Council Monday.