The borough is also popular with commercial property tenants, with the Richmond Riverside, designed by architect Quinlan Terry, in particular being a textbook example of a modern development designed in a very traditional style.

Richmond has a plethora of 1930s buildings, although despite the wealth of the town, some of them are in need of a bit of care and attention! Richmond's station is one of the most prominent 1930s buildings in the town, and it provides essential connections not just to central London, but also to various points in west London, courtesy of the Richmond branch of the District line. As the major commercial centre in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Richmond town is under constant planning pressure for development, although a major constraint is the poor quality of the local road network, especially with heavily constrained bridges across the Thames.



Richmond has reasonably easy road access to the west, and also to other directions north and south, courtesy of the M25 motorway. Heading East into central London, or north across the River is not so easy by road, with frequent stops and starts ensuring that journey times are long, whether by car or bus. In terms of rail travel, Richmond does somewhat better than neighbouring Kingston, as fast and frequent national rail services into Waterloo are also supplemented by a vital link to the north, courtesy of the rail corridor up to West Brompton, which is shared by both the District line and the overground North London lines. Richmond could benefit significantly if a connection was provided between the North London line and HS2, Crossrail and the Great Western main line at Old Oak Common in Hammersmith and Fulham, although this is not currently part of the proposals.