Wesley Housing Development Corporation today held the ceremonial re-opening of Colonial Village, a 162-unit complex of garden apartments in the Courthouse neighborhood. The recent renovation of the property was funded in part by an Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) Loan from Arlington County. The rehabilitation added “bump-out” additions to some units to accommodate families with children; [...]
Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) recently closed on financing for Arlington Mill Residences, and you will soon see Hamel Builders, the general contractor, working at the site. In a unique partnership with Arlington County, the new 122 unit 4-story wood frame building will be constructed atop the County-built parking garage, sharing the site with [...]
Research findings by GMU’s Dr. Lisa Sturdevant and Dr. Stephen Fuller would suggest that Arlington focus its attention on producing affordable rental units. They forecast the following between now and 2030: Arlington will produce 46,640 new jobs. These jobs could generate a need for 34,342 units. In Arlington, 90% of those units should be rental [...]
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Fifty-five affordable apartments at the site formerly known as Rosslyn Commons have been leased, and the first households are moving in. The apartments include one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units, and are affordable to households earning up to 60% of area median income. (60% of area median income for a household of 4 is currently around [...]
Arlington County, in partnership with Alexandria City and VHDA, has scheduled its first ever “Understanding Condominium Living” class for prospective and current owners of condominium or cooperative homes. The class happens Saturday May 11th , from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the Walter Reed Community Center just off Columbia Pike in Arlington. This class is geared [...]
More photos from the ceremonial re-opening of Colonial Village on April 4. Wesley Housing Development Corporation renovated the 162-unit complex with funding, in part, from Arlington County’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF). Congressman Jim Moran speaks.
On March 14th the Affordable Housing Study Working Group began their work which will culminate in an Affordable Housing Element of the County’s comprehensive plan. This first encounter of the Affordable Housing Study Working Group provided members the opportunity to express their individual perspectives on affordable housing and to begin developing an understanding and [...]
The 7th Annual Arlington Home Show and Garden Expo happens Saturday, March 9th, from 10 – 5 at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 South 2nd Street. More than 70 home builders, contractors, specialist vendors, architects, inspectors, realtors, master gardeners, banks, nonprofits and Arlington County representatives will offer free classes and exhibits. Learn about kitchen and bath [...]
The number of people served in Arlington homeless shelters rose 6% in 2012, but the average length of time a person stayed in shelter decreased 28%. The biggest improvement was in housing homeless families, where the average length of stay fell from 5.4 months to 3 months. 708 individuals were served in homeless shelters at [...]
On a cold and rainy evening in December about 30 people sat, tense but polite, in the Harvey Hall Community Center just off Columbia Pike. They listened as officials of AHC Inc. addressed their concerns. They were residents of Arbor Heights apartments, formerly Magnolia Commons, an older complex that served families of modest means. AHC [...]
A study of the occupations of a sample of tenants in affordable rental housing which the County has financed or otherwise supported shows that 28% – a plurality – work in restaurants, food services, retail, or in personal services businesses such as barber shops. 19% of the tenants work in restaurants; this category includes coffee [...]
