Where it all began... When people ask me, "Where did the idea of The Highpoint come from," I cannot pin the answer to a particular moment or revelation. Things unfolded over the natural course of time, and without planning or knowing we found ourselves together in a place where we all wanted to be. While The Highpoint has a physical address and many will identify it as a building, it is more than a structure – it is community. And the thing about communities, real communities, is they are not built or made. They grow from people who work together and form bonds. Having spent a number of years living in a townhouse just east of Richmond, I found myself wanting to return to a place with sidewalks and activity just outside my door. I wanted to find a space where I could live and keep my business, pay cheap rent, and walk to a restaurant if I was too tired to cook after a long day. People had already begun favoring city life over ...