Photo: Clockwise from top left – Generous donors helped AHC provide 1,500 fully stuffed backpacks to students; The Westerly is an exciting 450-unit mixed-income, mixed-use development in Washington, DC; AHC and community partners helped vaccinate hundreds of our residents in the comfort of their homes in Virginia and Maryland; the Apex includes the largest solar array on a multifamily building in Northern Virginia.
January 5, 2021
2021 was a challenging and jam-packed year. Many of us – particularly our residents – continued to feel the impacts of the pandemic acutely. AHC also navigated organizational changes as we move to third-party property management and search for our next President & CEO.
Through it all, AHC has continued to work hard to effectively engage with residents and create and preserve more affordable places for people to call home. Here’s a snapshot of what our partners, supporters, and volunteers helped us accomplish in 2021.
1 award (&342 solar panels). The Apex won Viridiant’s Building Sustainability Award for the Multifamily New Construction Project of the Year.
5 years of College & Career Readiness. Watch the short video celebrating five years of the program and several students who are now out of college.
6 new Board members. AHC elected six new Board members who bring together diverse voices and lived experiences.
16 acres. The acquisition of Landings l and ll preserved 292 affordable apartments on 16 acres in Fairfax County.
27 homeownership opportunities. A new Montgomery County project will create nearly 200 affordable homes, including 27 homeownership opportunities.
77 new affordable apartments. The redevelopment of Arlington View Terrace will provide 77 new affordable homes with free WiFi and sustainable design elements.
189 renovated homes. Renovations at Greenspring Overlook, the first property we acquired in Baltimore 20 years ago, are almost complete.
350 volunteers. AHC is deeply grateful to the 350 volunteers who worked regularly with our students and helped connect residents to services in 2021.
644 vaccinations. Community partnerships helped vaccinate hundreds of AHC residents in Baltimore, Montgomery County, Arlington, and Alexandria.
1,500 backpacks. Thanks to generous community donors,1,500 AHC students in Virginia and Maryland started school fully prepared.
$10 million in rental assistance. Resident Services have helped residents access nearly $10 million in much-needed rental assistance.
$170 million DC development. Now underway, Waterfront Station II (now called The Westerly) is an exciting 450-unit, mixed-income, mixed-use new development in Southwest DC.
About AHC Inc.
AHC Inc., a nonprofit developer based in Arlington, VA, builds and preserves affordable and mixed-income housing in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. Since 1975, AHC has developed more than 8,200 apartments in the mid-Atlantic region, including 3,400 in Arlington. AHC’s Resident Services program reaches thousands of children, teens, adults, and seniors each year through onsite education and social service programs and activities.
Media Contact: Jennifer K. Smith, Director of Communications, jennifer.smith@ahcinc.org/ 703-486‑0626 x1118