Innsbrook Officially Designated As Mixed Use District, Allowing For High-Density Development

Innsbrook is about to get a little less corporate center, and a little more West Broad Village. The Henrico County Board of Supervisors last night backed a plan would change the designation of Innsbrook from a corporate office park to a UMU (Urban Mixed Use) district. This zoning would allow for a mix of shopping, […]

September 15, 2010; 9:58 AM • by Trevor Dickerson

Innsbrook is about to get a little less corporate center, and a little more West Broad Village. The Henrico County Board of Supervisors last night backed a plan would change the designation of Innsbrook from a corporate office park to a UMU (Urban Mixed Use) district.

This zoning would allow for a mix of shopping, dining and residential uses to be intermingled, much like nearby West Broad Village.

The plan, which aims to address the 25% vacancy rate currently facing Innsbrook, calls for the gradual transition of Innsbrook from an office park to the UMU district, with up to 50 years until the entire 1,300-acre development is fully built out.

Changes to the development’s goals and objectives include increasing pedestrian-friendly options and implementing improved sidewalk systems, encouraging better distribution of future retail construction, alternate transportation options and better traffic flow.

The Innsbrook recommendation is meant to serve merely as a guideline for future development to follow, according to the Board. No immediate plans are in place to redevelop Innsbrook as of yet.

Artist renderings posted on the Innsbrook Next website paint the picture of a future Innsbrook resembling a small town. Many existing features such as the Innsbrook Shops would be demolished or heavily modified under several of the conceptual plans. Many existing office buildings would remain or be updated.

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