Richmond secures final private parcel on Mayo Island

• CRLC's acquisition could also give the city more options for the design of the new Mayo Bridge, per a news release.

State of play: Until last week, the property at 510 S. 14th St. was owned by local Louis A. Heindl, who bought it in 1973 for $13,000, per city property records.

• It was most recently used as a food truck hub, and its historic uses include a 1933-built service station, which still stands today.
• CRLC closed on the parcel for $675,000.

By the numbers: That's far more than the parcel's $55,000 assessed value, per property records.

• But it's less than the $1.65 million Heindl listed it for in 2024 after CRLC and the city secured the bulk of Mayo, BizSense reported then.

What they're saying: "While small, this last parcel is important to realizing the full potential of Mayo Island Park by closing a significant hole in the center of the park and creating future opportunities for the development of the space," Parker C. Agelasto, CRLC executive director, said in a statement.

Zoom in: With the latest Mayo acquisition, the nonprofit will work with the city to transfer the land to its ownership for inclusion in its broader Mayo Island park plan.

• Since its founding in 2005, CRLC has helped protect thousands of acres from private development, much of it preserved as public green spaces.
• Its recent work includes securing land for the Richmond Slave Trail, Dock Street Park, a Scott's Addition park and 15 acres of Mayo Island.

What's next: The city plans to begin demolishing structures on the portion of Mayo it already owns next month, BizSense reports.

• That's later than the city's original timeline, which called for demolition to begin in fall 2025.
• It's unclear what caused the delay. The city did not respond by press time.