Golden Hammers awarded for best revitalization projects in Richmond

(RECAP: Four projects ranging from the restoration of a 19th century building in Church Hill to a newly built urban house in Jackson Ward won Golden Hammer Awards on Wednesday night from the Better Housing Coalition, a nonprofit affordable housing developer. The ceremony recognized some of 2015’s best neighborhood revitalization projects in the Richmond area. It also recognized leadership in building vibrant communities through Better Housing’s Groundbreaker Awards. The event was held in a tent behind a structure built in Church Hill in 1923 by the Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union. The Colonial Revival building — formerly called the Citadel of Hope — will be converted into 52 apartments by the Better Housing Coalition. Construction is expected to start in early 2017.)