Randolph Urban Renewal Project, Richmond, Virginia: Fid-Bau Portal

Randolph Urban Renewal Project, Richmond, Virginia

The Randolph area encompasses 380 acres of land in a highly urbanized area of Richmond, Virginia. It contains 2,290 principal structures, of which a total of 669 buildings (29.2%) have been found to be substandard to an extent warranting clearance and 64 buildings (2.8%) exert blighting influences on the area. In all 1,833 structures or 80.0 percent have been classified as substandard with major, intermediate or minor deficiencies. The Randolph Plan is proposed to be a redevelopment and conservation area. Of the 2,173 residential buildings in the area, containing a total of 3,287 dwelling units, 1,117 structures, or 1,613 dwelling units, will be cleared as a result of project action. Fifty-eight out of the 117 non-residential buildings will also be cleared. The major beneficial impact of the proposal are replacement of blight and substandard housing with a residential mix of rehabilitated housing and new residential construction, elimination of environmental deficiencies impacting the area, and negation of the environmental impact of the proposed Downtown Expressway on adjacent residential areas in Randolph. The significant adverse environmental impacts associated with the project are the disturbances normally associated with construction, such as increased dust, noise, traffic disruption; and some relocations of residents who live in the redevelopment areas.