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Link Apartments proposal must start again before the planning commission
Notice for the first public hearing for the proposed rezoning for the Link Apartment project downtown wasn’t published, as required by law, in the newspaper in July before the planning commission meeting where public input was heard. The missing notice means the city must redo the public hearing process, sending the developers’ application back to the city planning commission for public input.
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Conversion of Rosetta Stone building into apartments tabbed for state funds
As part of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s announcement of a $17 million investment in workforce housing across Virginia, he chose to highlight a major rental housing project planned for the former Rosetta Stone building in downtown Harrisonburg.
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40-unit low-income housing development near Bluestone Town Center wins approval
City council members approved the construction of a 40-unit development off Erickson Avenue aimed at helping low-income residents.
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Council OKs new mixed-use development on Port Republic Road aimed at students
The Harrisonburg City Council unanimously approved a new housing development aimed at college students to be built on Port Republic Road on the land where there is currently a CITGO gas station and adjacent field between Bradley Drive and Devon Lane.
Huge proposed development sparks massive public discussion, then earns planning commission’s support
After considering arguments Tuesday for and against a nearly 900-unit housing development along Garber’s Church Road and Erickson Avenue, the Harrisonburg Planning Commission ultimately voted unanimously to recommend the project for the city council’s approval.
Seeking to be ‘strategic’ and ‘flexible,’ council greenlights two more developments
In the latest in a series votes on developments, council members on Tuesday unanimously approved zoning changes for a commercial development at the edge of town on North Main Street and an apartment complex on Chicago Avenue.
New mixed-use development near Regal clears hurdle
A development with 274 high-end apartments to be built next to the Regal movie theater won the city council’s initial approval Tuesday, allowing for housing in the middle of one of the city’s main shopping districts.
April 29, 2026
Council and community remain split over The Link; Vote delayed until June
The Harrisonburg city council on Tuesday heard a second round of public comments on a proposed mixed-use development downtown, then delayed their rezoning vote on development of The Link apartments. Developers have proposed the complex to be built where the Lindsey Funeral Home on Main Street stands.
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