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Greater Hilton Area Plan — adopted December 10, 2024

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Community Profile EXISTING LAND USE Rivermont, Hilton Terrace, Brandon Heights, and North Hilton neighborhoods were built Between 1917 and 1993, new development has between the 1930s and 1940s, with some homes occurred as a result of natural growth in the constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. Some of the economy and private sector investment. Existing homes on James River Drive in the Warwick on land use acreages are summarized in the the James neighborhood were built in the early following table and described below. 1930s. The remainder of the neighborhood was 4.3% built in the 1950s. Cedar Grove and Nelson Place were built between the 1920s and 1960s. The 4.3% Gatewood neighborhood was built in the 1930s and 1940s. All of the apartments and townhomes north of the single-family neighborhoods were 35.8% built after 1960, but before 1995. For detailed descriptions of these neighborhoods see 35.82% Appendix 4. 38.3% 38.3% Commercial Commercial uses, including office space, account for 4.5% of total land use in the area, 4.5% many of which are located along the Warwick 6.5% 10.6% Boulevard corridor in suburban-style shopping 4.5% centers. Warwick Center includes a variety of small restaurants, offices, personal retail 10.6% 6.5% services (salon, fitness, cleaners, etc.) grocery Land Use Total Acres Percent and health food stores, a drug store, and post Residential 587.79 35.8% office. Warwick Village shopping center contains Commercial 73.57 4.5% additional small retail establishments, including thrift stores, restaurants, tax preparation, a Industrial & Utility 106.16 6.5% paint store and barber shop. Hilton Shopping Community Facility 173.63 10.6% Center is a small strip center located just south Parks & Open Space 628.38 38.3% of the village area, which includes a variety of restaurants and specialty retail stores. Undeveloped 71.33 4.3% Rights-of-Way 0.0016 <1% Additional individual commercial properties along Warwick Boulevard outside of the Total 1640.86 100% shopping centers include a variety of retail uses including, restaurants, gas stations, convenience Table 5 – Existing Land Use stores, veterinary and medical clinics, contractor’s offices, antique and pawn shops, gift Residential shops, automobile service and sales, a bicycle Residential development is the second largest repair shop, laundromat, etc. A few businesses land use, accounting for 36% of the total land are located along Harpersville Road, which area. The housing stock dates back to 1918, when include a pet grooming salon, small fitness club, Hilton Village was created as the first publically and automobile service shops. planned community for shipyard workers. Greater Hilton Area Plan • Community Profile 27
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