Goochland County supervisors approved two rezonings for low-density subdivisions at their Nov. 4 meeting, clearing the way for Main Street Homes' 38-home Tuckahoe West off Manakin Road and a nine-home equestrian-themed project called Serenity Trail off Maidens Road (via Richmond BizSense). Both passed on 3-1 votes.
Tuckahoe West is the bigger of the two. Main Street Homes, a Midlothian-based builder led by president Vernon McClure, plans 38 single-family homes on about 124 acres at 2161 Manakin Road, just west of its own Tuckahoe Bridge neighborhood. Lots will be at least 2 acres, and about 36 acres, or 29% of the site, stay as open space.
The approved proffers include preserving an existing cemetery on the property, a tree buffer of 125 to 150 feet and a central pond. When the case went to the planning commission in September, the application also showed a single entrance off Manakin Road with new turn lanes, a road connection into Tuckahoe Bridge through the Ellis Farm Way stub, a walking trail, an amenity area, street trees every 50 feet, two fire hydrants and a cash proffer of $9,810 per home, a little over $372,000 in total.
Tuckahoe Bridge is the comparison everyone keeps reaching for. That neighborhood put 98 homes on about 98 acres north of Sycamore Creek Golf Course, and most sold for roughly $780,000 to $1.6 million. "Those lots are at least four times larger than what Tuckahoe Bridge is," McClure said in September. Prices and home sizes for Tuckahoe West haven't been disclosed. Townes Site Engineering and Cite Design are on the project team.
Traffic was the main sticking point. A study found the nearby intersection of Manakin Road and Broad Street Road operating at an F level of service, and no improvements there are planned as part of this project. McClure has said the F rating applies to one movement and that the intersection is slated for upgrades tied to a separate proposed development, Manakin Towne, which hasn't been approved. Supervisor Charlie Vaughters described Tuckahoe West as a transition from Tuckahoe Bridge's density. Supervisor Jonathan Lyle voted no.
Serenity Trail is a second try. Wonderview LLC, tied to David Jinnett, president of Wonderview Homes, had sought up to 24 homes on the same land; the planning commission recommended denial and supervisors voted that version down. The new plan caps the site at nine homes, eight new lots plus the existing house, on roughly 110 acres at 2453 Maidens Road, south of Poorhouse Road. Lots run from about 5 acres to nearly 14 acres, and homes will use private wells and septic systems.
Wonderview bought the property, known as Serenity Farm, for $2.35 million in November 2025, according to county property records cited by BizSense. The proffers include protecting a small cemetery parcel, forming a homeowners association, dedicating right-of-way for a future widening of Maidens Road, limiting the project to one entrance, and building a new internal public road ending in a cul-de-sac. About 30% of the site stays open, and a 10-foot trail is planned for walking or riding horses.
"A similar project has been before you last year, and it was denied," Scott Courtney of ARM Group, the applicant's civil engineer, told the planning commission, which recommended the smaller version 2-1 in September. Supervisors Tom Winfree and Vaughters backed it on Nov. 4, and Supervisor Neil Spoonhower voted no.
Why it matters for Contractors
Neither project is a volume play. Forty-seven homes on more than 230 acres means long driveways, big pads and, at Serenity Trail, wells and septic, which is steady work for site, excavation, well and septic contractors. If Tuckahoe West tracks anywhere near Tuckahoe Bridge's price range, the finish trades are looking at higher-end work too.
The other lesson is in the votes. Serenity Trail failed at 24 homes and passed at nine, and Tuckahoe West got through with 2-acre minimums and a deep tree buffer. Small builders eyeing land in eastern Goochland should read that as a guide to what supervisors will accept along rural roads, budget for cash proffers, and come ready to answer traffic questions.