(RECAP: Alexandria is falling behind its affordable housing goal, making or preserving about half of the units that were anticipated five years ago. But now that that restaurant diners will be chipping in an extra $5 million a year, city officials are poised to go forward with an aggressive new slate of affordable housing development.)
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(RECAP: Albemarle County is hoping to start the first phase of an ambitious affordable housing development with $1.25 million in federal funds. The county has partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville to redevelop the Southwood Mobile Home Park into a mixed-income neighborhood. “The Virginia Housing Development Authority and the Department of Housing and Community Development are looking for ways to support larger, more impactful projects by combining funding sources and awarding them to larger, neighborhood-scale-type endeavors,” Rosenweig said.)
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(RECAP: Robert Regan Village is named after a minister involved in efforts by the Virginia United Methodist Church to ensure that people have affordable housing. It will be for people ages 55 and older with limited incomes, the amounts of which their rents are to be based on. Plans call for the complex to have 40 one-bedroom apartments and 80 two-bedroom units.)
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