The site of Richmond's landmark Eggleston Hotel could soon be redeveloped into 31 apartments, with space set aside to bring a popular restaurant back to Jackson Ward.

Richmond City Council has approved a permit to construct a museum and community center in Jackson Ward, and it approved nearly $1 million in funding for the project.

The JXN Project, founded in 2021, is dedicated to highlighting the nation’s first historically registered black urban neighborhood. On Monday, the city council granted the non-profit $950,000 ...