TELECOMMUNICATION LEASES

• 900 E. Broad Street – City Hall
• 4820 Old Warwick Road (Broad Rock Park)
• Carillion
• 2813 Bainbridge St. (Carter Jones Park )
• 1201 North 38th Street (East End Park)
• 7945 Forest Hill - Water Tank
• 4515 North Ave.(Ginter Pk Water Tank)
• 2636 Gravel Hill -(Stafford Hill Water Tank)
• 3506 Hopkins Road
• 8800 Huguenot Road
• 313 Maple Avenue - Fire Station
• 3301 Maplewoo Avenue - Stadium
• 601 E. Leigh Street - (Richmond Coliseum )
• 1301 Jahnke Road -(Westover Hills Park)

To view these properties on a map
click here.

Request for telecommunication services should be forwarded to the City of Richmond, Office of Real Estate Services at 900 East Broad St., Room 1105, Richmond, VA 23219, with a written request along with the site location and the preliminary drawings. Click here for a sample Lease Request Form.

RES will get approval from responsible agency along with the Urban Design Committee (UDC) and Planning Commission for location.

Once approved by UDC and Planning Commission, the City will prepare the Lease Agreement. The commence date is the date in which the Lessee receives all required governmental approvals to construct and operate the equipment. Lease Agreements are usually for five (5) years, with three (3) five year options for renewal. Rent is increased annually, based on the Consumer Price Index All Urban.

Lease Agreements can be for placement of telecommunication equipment on a water tank, an existing building (collocation) or to construct a new tower. Whenever possible, the City encourages Carriers to collocate on existing towers. If collocation is requested, written authorization from the owner of the tower should be submitted to the City along with preliminary drawings. The City reserves the right to place collocators on tower and retain 75% of collocators' fee and remaining 25% to tower owner.

For construction of a new tower, approval is required from the Neighborhood Association and the City Council representative for that district. If new construction is in a park area, a one time park improvement fee of $10,000 is due in addition to rent.

All Telecommunication Leases must also be approved by the Land Use Committee, which meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Once approved by the Land Use Committee, the Lease is submitted to City Council for approval.