LANDMARK LIVING
At the heart of the Shockoe Bottom district, an architectural gem and neighborhood beacon has proudly re-emerged. The Railroad YMCA has been skillfully adapted into one and two bedroom luxury apartments featuring open floor plans, modern amenities, spectacular views, a restaurant and convenience. Fashionable interiors now compliment the building’s iconic beaux arts classical design.
The neighborhood has a new life, energy, direction and purpose.
1548 East Main St. Richmond, VA 23219
AMENITIES & FEATURES
APARTMENT AMENITIES
Sky scraping ceilings
Gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances
Exposed beams and historic detail
Ceiling fans
Tiled bathrooms
Washer and dryer in every apartment
Free High Speed Internet
Internet and cable provided
Oversized space
COMMUNITY FEATURES
Smoke Free Community
24-hour Emergency Maintenance Services
Convenient 24-hour Online Payment and Maintenance Portal
Pay by Credit Card
Professionally Managed by RVA Apartments
Flexible Lease Terms Available
Controlled Access Building
Off-Street Parking Available
Premium Parking Available
Package Lockers
Elevator Access
America’s urban streets of the 1800’s and early 1900’s were filled with questionable activities for young men of the day. Richmond’s Shockoe Valley, with its well-known red-lightdistrict was a prime example. To protect and save railroad workers and other
impressionable youth, a partnership was formed by the major railroad lines and the National YMCA in Cleveland, OH in 1872. When Main Street Station was built in 1901, the entire fourth floor was dedicated to YMCA programs.
Evidently, it was not enough and in 1907 the Railroad YMCA Branch was constructed with funds from five area
rail lines.
By 1944, the Richmond membership grew to as many as 2000 but as automobile travel became more and more popular, the entire Railroad YMCA movement had seen it’s heyday. The Richmond Branch ceased operation December 31, 1971.
DIRECTIONS
From the South:
Take exit 74C, Oliver Hill Way, from I-95 N. Continue on Oliver Hill Way crossing Broad St. Rd, 4 min (0.6 mi). Continue onto N 17th St for 397 ft. Turn left onto E Grace St for 328 ft. Turn right at the 1st cross street onto N 18th St. for 0.2 mi. Turn right onto E Main St.
Continue for 0.1 mi. Destination is on your right.
From the North:
Follow I-95 S to N 15th St in Richmond. Take exit 74B from I-95 S toward Franklin St. and continue 440 ft. on N 15th St to stoplight. Use the left lane to turn left onto E Main St, continue 489 ft, destination is on the left.
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