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1400 Grove is one of the rare Fan District condo regimes that didn't start as a tenement apartment building — a small (approximately 12-unit) conversion of the former Baptist Home for Women, completed in the mid-2000s.
Insider’s view — any red flags?
When the property was developed, in the negotiations with the fan district to allow for 12 units, the parking was limited to the lot and 1400 grove residents were not given fan district parking stickers. Any buyer needs to confirm the access to parking before purchase if they have more than one car. Overall, a nice property with a certain level of formality that the converted tenement apartments lack, but the building is old and the reserve budget needs to be aggressively funded to avoid assessments.
Red flags: The property is getting close to 20 years in service which means potential capital expenditures. If the reserve budget is too low, expect assessments.
History
Most Fan conversions follow a familiar pattern: a three-story tenement-style apartment block built around 1900 to house Richmond's working class, sold to a 2000s developer, opened up, finished with granite and stainless, sold as condos. 1400 Grove instead started as the Baptist Home for Women — an institutional residential-care building — which gave the developer larger and less standardized floor plates to work with.
Design & units
The result is a regime with unusually generous unit sizes for the Fan and floor plans that don't conform to the tenement-conversion grid. Original architectural elements were preserved through the conversion. The developer used a higher-end finish palette — granite, stone tile, custom cabinet packages — that matches the Grove Avenue address rather than the broader Fan tenement-conversion norm.
Neighborhood
1400 Grove Avenue sits squarely in the Fan District, on one of the most-walked residential corridors in the city. The Fan's row-house street life, dining cluster along Robinson, and quick access to Carytown and VCU define the daily experience. Grove Avenue itself reads more residential and quieter than Cary or Main, which buyers value.
What sets it apart
Unit count is small and turnover is low. When a unit does come up, buyer interest skews toward people who specifically don't want a six-unit-per-floor cookie-cutter tenement conversion and are willing to pay the premium for the institutional-conversion geometry. The building reads as a Fan-loyalist purchase rather than a first-look entry.
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Recent sales
| Address | Beds / Baths | Sq Ft | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400 Grove Ave Unit#U2 | 1 / 1 | 1,312 | Oct 2025 | $385,000 |
| 1400 Grove Ave Unit#U7 | 2 / 2 | 2,006 | Sep 2025 | $475,000 |
| 1400 Grove Ave Unit#5 | 2 / 2 | 1,402 | Nov 2023 | $399,000 |
| 1400 Grove Ave Unit#U7 | 2 / 2 | 2,006 | Oct 2023 | $485,000 |
Frequently asked
Where exactly is 1400 Grove?
1400 Grove, 23220. In the Fan District neighborhood.
How many units are in 1400 Grove?
1400 Grove is a 12-unit condominium regime in Fan District.
Is 1400 Grove a condo conversion or new construction?
1400 Grove is a historic conversion — an older building adapted into condominiums.
