University spokesman Tom Gresham said there is no development plan at this time for the site where the Chinese restaurant operates.

“Any plan for a future use will be determined consistent with needs identified with the university leadership and given consideration based on construction in progress and funded projects,” he said.

The Institute for Contemporary Art — which will be a gateway to the university — is under construction just north of the restaurant at the corner of West Broad and North Belvidere streets. The $41.2 million project is scheduled to open next year.

In March 2015, the VCU Real Estate Foundation bought a key property piece near the gateway project — the other corner lot at West Broad and North Belvidere where a Hess station once operated. It paid $3.15 million for the 0.6-acre property at 535 W. Broad St. directly across Belvidere. The gas station was demolished.

VCU is using the old gas station site on a temporary basis for parking, Gresham said. “A plan for the future of that property has not been developed,” he said.

Other buildings purchased by VCU or the foundation in recent years near the art institute include 616 W. Grace St. and 708 W. Grace St., Gresham said.