Each unit will be just under 3,000 square feet with a two-car garage and optional elevator. The third floor will be the main, two-story-high living area with the kitchen, living room, dining room, half-bath and patio.

The master suite will be on the second floor with a deck and another bedroom and bath. The first floor will be the double garage and foyer plus a media room, office, craft space or bedroom with a full bath — or it can be left totally open.

The interior will have a modern, industrial feel in keeping with the architecture in the Manchester District, said Mario A. DiMarco, a Richmond architect on the project who also is an investor.

Catwalks in the mezzanine — with space for an office and/or bedroom and full bath — will be made from steel. The flooring will be white oak with a clear finish.

“We want to keep it light, modern and edgy,” DiMarco said. “We think it’s the truest expression of loft living that you will find in Richmond.”

The town houses, with window-facing views of the river and city, will get the north light — natural light without direct sun, the type of light most desired by artists, DiMarco said.