Former Cigarette Factory Readying for Residents

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PETERSBURG - More than two years after it got the go-ahead from City Council and just over a year after it almost went up in smoke, the first phase of a $100 million redevelopment project is gearing up to welcome its first tenants.

Perry Street Lofts, a 149-unit loft-style apartment complex in one large section of the former Brown and Williamson cigarette factory, is taking lease applications, and the project's first residents are scheduled to start moving in next month.

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Former Cigarette Factory Readying for Residents

Thomas A. Wilkinson III, manager of Richmond-based Franklin Development Group, said the project is running a little behind the original schedule and about $5 million over its...

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