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Over the past few months, we have made significant progress resolving deferred maintenance and resident concerns at The Serrano Apartments, which is under new management by our partner Drucker + Falk. We want to thank each of you for your partnership, honesty, and patience as we work with residents to make every home at The Serrano — and at every AHC apartment community — welcoming and comfortable.
On Friday, August 13, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge, Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08), and City of Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson visited AHC affordable housing community, The Spire, as part of a larger discussion about the nationwide affordable housing crisis.
The Montgomery County Planning Board has approved the site plan for a new six-acre mixed-income community at 4010 Randolph Road. The redevelopment, a partnership among AHC, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Maryland, and Interfaith Works, will provide nearly 200 affordable homes, including both rental and homeownership opportunities, at various incomes – including deeply affordable units at 30%, 40% and 50% AMI.
AHC Inc. is breaking ground on the redevelopment of Arlington View Terrace East (AVT), a garden-style affordable housing community located on Arlington’s Columbia Pike, one of the County’s main corridors. The $39 million new construction project will create an expanded, sustainably designed community, which will provide residents with modern conveniences, such as free WiFi, a community room, fitness room, courtyard, and parking garage, as well as advanced green-building systems including roof-top solar.
Since the beginning of the outbreak, some 250 volunteers regularly donated their time and energy to work hand-in-hand with AHC’s staff and ensure that affordable housing residents continued to receive vital services. In addition, numerous community organizations and more than 100 volunteers helped AHC expand its food distribution program from six to 26 sites. Volunteers also continued to tutor and mentor K-12 students virtually, providing a critical lifeline to students struggling to keep up with the curriculum during the pandemic.
A year ago, AHC Inc., like most organizations, had to shutter its in-person activities in response to the fast-moving pandemic. At the same time, AHC had to quickly switch gears to respond to new and accelerating needs among our residents. Thanks to a committed and determined Resident Services team, AHC Inc. was able to spring into action to help more than 3,000 residents weather the challenges of the pandemic, including accessing $2.7 million in rental relief funds.
AHC Inc. has acquired two prime properties in Fairfax County, which will preserve 292 affordable homes on a 16-acre site in the Fort Belvoir/City of Alexandria Route 1 corridor. The acquisition was made in partnership with Virginia Housing and Fairfax County to fulfill their goal of providing safe, affordable homes for the residents of Fairfax County.
This acquisition ensures the preservation of 292 apartments as affordable homes. The properties will provide homes for residents earning between 50% and 80% of the Area Median Income or between $63,000 and $79,600 for a family of four. Affordability will be implemented in a phased approach upon turnover.
With more than 1,600 affordable apartments in the Baltimore region, AHC Greater Baltimore continues to expand its portfolio. During 2020, the organization began renovation work on its first property, Greenspring Overlook, and moved forward on several new projects.
AHC Inc., in partnership with Arlington County, “Flipped the Switch” on 342 solar panels at The Apex, a new 256-unit affordable apartment community on the banks of Four Mile Run in South Arlington, VA. The 130 KW installation is the largest solar panel array on a multifamily apartment building in Northern Virginia.
AHC’s Annual Meeting brought together supporters, partners, community leaders, and volunteers to focus on how we can work together to provide more housing and hope to needy families and individuals throughout our region. In case you missed the meeting or would like to revisit some of the information, please see links to the individual presentations.
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