Innsbrook, Virginia

Innsbrook, Virginia
Census-designated place
Atlas statue and water feature, courtyard of the Innsbrook Shoppes.
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Coordinates: 37°38′51″N 77°35′11″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Henrico
Area
• Total	4.4 sq mi (11.5 km^2)
• Land	4.4 sq mi (11.3 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	7,753
• Density	1,700/sq mi (670/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	23060
FIPS code	51-39920
GNIS feature ID	2612516
Website	Official website

Innsbrook is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,753.[1]

Innsbrook is a mixed-use corporate center in Central Virginia that was founded in 1979 by local developer Sidney Gunst on property owned by David Arenstein and Henry Stern. Located approximately 13 miles northwest of Richmond’s central business district at the confluence of I-64 and I-295, the development is the region’s second largest employment center. Currently it encompasses over seven million square feet of office space, representing over 400 companies and 22,000 employees. The development includes approximately 1000 residential units and 100,000 sq ft of retail and 12 hotels.[2]

Governance

The Innsbrook Owners Association (IOA) and its board of directors,[3] is a non-profit corporation that upholds a comprehensive set of restrictive covenants that were established to preserve the quality and character of the development. The IOA actively oversees issues such as security, landscaping, lakes, trails, and stormwater management, and coordinates with the county on roads and utilities. The IOA Architectural Review Committee exercises oversight and approval of design plans prior to submission to the county in accordance with Innsbrook’s design guidelines.[4]

Development Status

Innsbrook, along with the adjacent Deep Run Business Park, is Henrico County’s designated Urban Development Area. “Urban Development Areas (UDAs), or other similarly defined growth areas, are a voluntary designation made by Virginia localities with comprehensive plan and zoning authority per the Code of Virginia § 15.2-2223.1.”[5]

Performance Venue

The Innsbrook Pavilion was an 8500 capacity outdoor performance venue that hosted summer concerts from 1985 until October, 2021. The venue hosted numerous nationally known performers and bands.

Disambiguation

Prior to the development of Innsbrook in 1979, the rural crossroads of West Broad Street (Highway 250) and Cox Road was a Populated Place (unincorporated area) historically known as Erin Shades (GNIS FID: 1760166) within the 23060 zip code.[6] While Erin Shades no longer exists, numerous geographical information systems (GIS) retain this crossroad reference, including the 1997 USGS map.[7]

History of Corporate Presence

• Electronic Data Systems (EDS) plans center at Innsbrook (1989)[8]
• The Computer Co. relocated headquarters to Innsbrook (1989)[9][10]
• US Sprint puts 500-employee service center in Innsbrook (1989)[11][12]
• Two firms, MassMutual and Rowe Development Co., move offices to Innsbrook, expand (1989)[13]
• Development companies buy 50 acre technology park property at Innsbrook (1989)[14]
• Aetna Life and Causality Co. relocates divisions to Innsbrook (1989)[15]

References

1. Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
2. "Innsbrook City Center".
3. "Innsbrook governance".
4. "IOA Covenants and Development Guidelines".
5. "FACT SHEET #6: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS (UDAS): DESIGNATION AND INCORPORATION IN VTRANS, VIRGINIA'S TRANSPORTATION PLAN" (PDF). Retrieved October 31, 2023.
6. "Lost Architecture, Short Pump". Retrieved September 4, 2020.
7. "Feature Detail Report for: Erin Shades". Retrieved September 4, 2020.
8. "EDS plans center at Innsbrook". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. January 10, 1989.
9. "Computer Co. to relocate headquarters". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. February 6, 1989.
10. Kelly, Deborah (February 7, 1989). "Computer Co. consolidating 3 local offices at Innsbrook". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia.
11. Martz, Michael (March 1, 1989). "US Sprint to put center in Henrico". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. pp. 1, 7.
12. Hardy, Michael (March 2, 1989). "Sprint to open center in area". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia.
13. "Two firms will move to larger quarters". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. May 1989.
14. Kelly, Deborah (May 20, 1989). "2 firms contract to buy all property at technology park". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia.
15. "Aetna's new home". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. July 31, 1989.