Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville on Thursday will present details of the first phase of a redevelopment plan that will transform the Southwood Mobile Home Park into a mixed-use, mixed-income community. “The community-generated design principles presented in this zoning map amendment will create a mixed-income, mixed-use community that prioritizes the non-displacement of the community […]
The Charlottesville City Council voted Monday to fully fund requests for two affordable housing projects but also agreed to partially fund two other projects that had not been recommended by staff for funding. “We usually have $4 million to $6 million in surplus at the end of every year,” said Councilor Kathy Galvin. “I want […]
A Charlottesville nonprofit corporation is working to create affordable homeownership opportunities in the area as real estate values continue to rise. The Thomas Jefferson Community Land Trust held an open house earlier this week at CitySpace to raise awareness of the organization among local government officials, real estate professionals and other members of the community. […]
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a resolution backing the county’s collaboration with an area housing nonprofit as it redevelops Southwood Mobile Home Park. At the board’s meeting Wednesday, Supervisor Rick Randolph said the resolution marked an “exciting launch of a new era” for Southwood, a 120-acre neighborhood of 1,500 residents in […]
Representatives from several housing organizations spent Tuesday evening explaining to the Albemarle County Planning Commission how each is doing its part to address one of the region’s most pressing issues. “We would like to essentially put some focus on the affordable housing that’s proposed in the county’s Comprehensive Plan,” said Commissioner Pam Riley. “We’d really […]
The head of an area housing nonprofit says he is confident the redevelopment of the Southwood Mobile Home Park in Albemarle County will provide opportunities to improve the lives of the people who currently live there. “We believe that Southwood is going to be a model for how to redo aging urban areas in this […]
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