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A barrage of apartments have opened in the past couple of years in renovated old buildings and a smattering of newly constructed buildings in downtown Richmond.

What the urban core hasn’t seen is many residential units for sale. That is changing — and bringing with it, an infusion of contemporary design.

Developers are ready to move on One Shiplock, a luxury 15-unit, nine-story condominium development near Great Shiplock Park and Tobacco Row — as soon as they get a few buyers to commit.

One Shiplock is one of the first multi-unit condo projects in downtown Richmond since Vistas on the James — an 18-story high-rise near the Turning Basin and Shockoe Slip — opened in 2007.

“There is very little for-sale product in Shockoe Bottom, so the fact that these are for sale and luxury makes them very unique,” said Dave Johannas, the architect and one of three developers on the project.

On the south side of the James River at the base of the Manchester Bridge, a warehouse and garage were demolished to make way for 7west, a luxury riverfront town house development west of Legend Brewing Co.

Both contemporary projects have made their way through the city’s approval process.