East Side of Richmond's Henrico County Catching Up to West Side

Following the huge success of the Short Pump Town Center at spurring growth in western Henrico County, developers are looking at doing the same for the east side. The proposed White Oak Village will sit on 136 acres of land and house 913,600 square feet of space for retail, dining, and even a hotel. No tenants have been named, but the article cites a few such as Target and Ukrops which may be potentials. According to project manager Jim Richardson of Forest City Enterprises Inc., they are currently looking at several national retail chains to serve as anchors but White Oak "won't be high-end fashion like Short Pump." Hopefully, East Richmond will see the same type of growth and influx of people and commerce as the West Side has seen recently.