The Essex County Planning Commission last week gained insight into an $80 million mixed use development project that — if approved — will bring a variety of housing and business opportunities here.
Shiree Monterio, the owner and founder of 7 And M Development, LLC, made the November 1 presentation regarding the 13-acre project that proposed to be situated between the LaGrange Industrial Park and the VCU Tappahannock Hospital property just off Richmond Highway.
The project’s initial phase is being called “Essex Point at Mt. Clement.”
Monterio told the commissioners that the property is owned by her family whose business roots in Essex County date back to 1878. She is the granddaughter of the late prominent Essex County entrepreneur Thomas “Sonny” Harris.
“Our development plan is a vision of all our generations coming together with input from my grandfather down to my mother and siblings,” she said. “We think this will create a place that will impact lives to be greater and sustainable.”
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