New Life Proposed for Walker Foundry Land in Apartments, Restaurant, Pickleball Courts

Henri Gendreau -
Developers plan to invest $50 million into a project meant to revitalize the Walker Machine and Foundry property in Roanoke's Norwich neighborhood. PHOTO BY DAVID HUNGATE FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER

Where once Walker Machine and Foundry made metal castings, a proposed apartment complex, restaurant and pickleball courts could forge a new community on the company’s land in Roanoke’s Norwich neighborhood.