Mosby Court

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Mosby Court
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Location East End, Richmond, Virginia, US
Coordinates 37°32′37″N77°25′16″W / 37.543625°N 77.420998°W / 37.543625; -77.420998
Population10,000 (2022)
No. of units458
Construction
Constructed1962–1970
Refurbished2022
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Mosby Court is a housing project and neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia. The neighborhood is named Mosby, while the housing project is named Mosby Court.

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Location

Mosby Court is located in the East End quadrant of Richmond, Virginia. Adjacent to the Richmond City Jail, Mosby Court is primarily served by Coalter Street, which accesses the community North 18th Street (U.S. Route 360). Directly south of the neighborhood is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. [1]

History

Mosby Court was first built between 1962 and 1970, and contains 458 units. [1] The neighborhood is named after Benjamin Mosby, a 19th-century land developer. [2]

As of 2022, Mosby Court has approximately 10,000 residents. In 2022, the city of Richmond redeveloped the housing projects, where they demolished the six largest housing units, replacing them with mixed-income units. [3] [4] That same year, the name of the neighborhood was proposed to be changed, due to its ties to the Confederate States of America. The proposal was unanimously voted against by residents of Mosby Court. [5]

Violence

In the afternoon of May 17, 2023, there was a shooting in Mosby Court, which resulted in the injury of a child. [6] Another shooting occurred in the early morning of September 19, resulting in the death of one man. [7]

In May 2023, a man and woman both assaulted a postal worker after a dog got out of an apartment. One punched the mailman to the ground and stomped on him. They pled guilty to assault charges on January 4, 2024. [8] [9]

Notable residents

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References

  1. 1 2 "PHOTOS: Richmond's Mosby Court through the years". Richmond Times-Dispatch . May 31, 2015. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024.
  2. "The history of Richmond's housing projects". WTVR-TV . May 27, 2017.
  3. Miles, Angie (March 24, 2022). "Richmond set to redevelop its public housing neighborhoods, raising old questions". VPM Media Corporation .
  4. Lazarus, Jeremy M. (October 21, 2021). "RRHA board begins process to redevelop Mosby Court South". Richmond Free Press .
  5. Styer, Norman K. (January 13, 2023). "Round Hill Residents Win Petition to Keep Mosby Court Name". Loudoun News.
  6. "Juvenile injured in daytime shooting in Mosby Court". WWBT . May 17, 2023.
  7. Parker, Samuel B. (September 19, 2023). "Police investigating Mosby Court homicide". Richmond Times-Dispatch .
  8. Blair, Tannock (January 4, 2024). "Two plead guilty after punching, stomping on USPS mail carrier in". WRIC-TV .
  9. "Eastern District of Virginia | Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Assaulting Mail Carrier in Mosby Court | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. January 4, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.