\nND and its redevelopment contract were crystal clear: without the City’s commitment to making Cordish its exclusive developer for casino gaming, ND would not undertake the herculean task and significant economic risks of redeveloping The Waterside,”<\/strong> the complaint declared.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nFiled in Richmond City General District Court, a judge there dismissed the case in 2022. Cordish appealed the ruling and Virginia’s Court of Appeals agreed to hear the arguments.<\/p>\n
The case has since slowed after a judge initially signed to the three-judge panel recused herself because of a conflict. Three state appellate judges reheard the case in December. It’s unclear when a ruling might come.<\/p>\n
HeadWaters Delays<\/b><\/h2>\n Ground still hasn’t been broken on the $500 million HeadWaters project more than four years after Norfolk voters approved the development.<\/p>\n
Last month, the developers asked for additional time before presenting the final blueprint to the Norfolk Architectural Review Board. The board must approve all development projects involving land purchased from the city.<\/p>\n
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Norfolk has agreed to sell 13.5 acres of city-owned land that currently serves as a paved parking lot for the baseball stadium. The tentative purchase price is $10 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The HeadWaters developers say the numerous delays have been caused by an array of issues. The most recent setback<\/a> came from the city receiving federal and state funds to build a 17-foot-high seawall along the Elizabeth River that required the casino plan to move slightly inland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cordish Companies is suing Norfolk over its casino plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":151440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60],"tags":[83460,82732,84298,82731,86694,81995,89865],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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