# Mosby Court

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**Mosby Court** is a [housing project](/source/Housing_project) and [neighborhood](/source/Neighborhood) in [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond,_Virginia). The neighborhood is named **Mosby**, while the housing project is named Mosby Court.

## Location

Mosby Court is located in the [East End](/source/East_End_(Richmond,_Virginia)) quadrant of [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond,_Virginia). Adjacent to the Richmond City Jail, Mosby Court is primarily served by Coalter Street, which accesses the community North 18th Street ([U.S. Route 360](/source/U.S._Route_360)). Directly south of the neighborhood is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.[1]

## History

Mosby Court was first built between 1962 and 1970, and contains 458 units.[1] The neighborhood is named after Benjamin Mosby, a 19th-century land developer.[2]

As of 2022, Mosby Court has approximately 10,000 residents. In 2022, the city of Richmond redeveloped the housing projects, where they demolished the six largest housing units, replacing them with mixed-income units.[3][4]

## Notable residents

- [StaySolidRocky](/source/StaySolidRocky) (born 2001), rapper

## See also

- [Neighborhoods of Richmond, Virginia](/source/Neighborhoods_of_Richmond,_Virginia)

## References

1. ["PHOTOS: Richmond's Mosby Court through the years"](https://richmond.com/from-the-archives/photos-richmonds-mosby-court-through-the-years/collection_fe7c8ef8-5471-518d-92df-b31e2baec658.html#anchor_item_1). *[Richmond Times-Dispatch](/source/Richmond_Times-Dispatch)*. 31 May 2015. [Archived](https://archive.today/20240317014909/https://richmond.com/from-the-archives/photos-richmonds-mosby-court-through-the-years/collection_fe7c8ef8-5471-518d-92df-b31e2baec658.html%231) 17 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["The history of Richmond's housing projects"](https://www.wtvr.com/2017/04/06/rva-revealed-richmond-housing-projects-history). *[WTVR-TV](/source/WTVR-TV)*. 27 May 2017.

1. Miles, Angie (24 March 2022). ["Richmond set to redevelop its public housing neighborhoods, raising old questions"](https://www.vpm.org/news/2022-03-24/richmond-set-to-redevelop-its-public-housing-neighborhoods-raising-old). *[VPM Media Corporation](/source/VPM_Media_Corporation)*

1. Lazarus, Jeremy M. (21 October 2021). ["RRHA board begins process to redevelop Mosby Court South"](https://richmondfreepress.com/news/2021/oct/21/rrha-board-begins-process-redevelop-mosby-court-so/). *[Richmond Free Press](/source/Richmond_Free_Press)*

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