Housing and Community Development

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Affordable Housing Projects

Affordable Housing DevelopmentThe Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Fairfax County Government have established the goal of creating 10,000 new units of affordable housing by the year 2034 and to preserve the county's existing stock of affordable housing. While this does include development and preservation of properties owned by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, much of this work is undertaken through private development with significant public resources applied by the county in the form of financing assistance and the contribution of public land.

The following represents summaries of key projects currently under construction or in development with Fairfax County involvement.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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Location: 4518 University Drive, Fairfax VA 22030

Project Description: One University refers to the redevelopment of a 10.8-acre property located adjacent to the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax County, VA. The property is owned by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) and previously included 46 affordable townhomes (Robinson Square) and meeting space for the FCRHA. The redevelopment of the property will include 120 affordable independent living senior apartments, 120 affordable multifamily apartments, 333 units of student housing, and meeting space for the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

While the land will remain in the ownership of the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, this community itself will be privately owned and operated by the developer. Leasing activities, waitlists, property management, and maintenance will not be administered by Fairfax County.

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Developer: SCG Development

Affordable Units:

  • 120 independent living senior apartments
  • 120 multifamily apartments

Affordability: All affordable units will serve individuals and families earning at or below 60 percent of Area Median Income.

Fairfax County Resources Applied:

  • 10.8 acres of public land (owned by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority)
  • $20 million in FCRHA revenue bond issuance
  • Awarded 71 federal project-based vouchers
  • $6.5 million in local financing from the Affordable

Status: Under construction. Estimated completion in 2024.

Leasing Information:  Upon completion of the project, the affordable multifamily and senior apartments will be owned and operated by SCG Development and shall be managed by Paradigm. Paradigm's management of the property will include the administration of the application process, all leasing activities, and wait list management. It is anticipated that leasing activities will not start until late 2023.

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Location: 13175 Autumn Willow Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030

Project Description: Development of 150 affordable independent living senior housing units on an approximately 11-acre vacant parcel located at the corner of Stringfellow Road and Autumn Willow Drive in Springfield District.

Developer: The Michaels Organization (aka TMO)

Affordable Units: 150 units/senior living complex

Affordability: 

  • 16 units at 30% AMI
  • 22 units at 50% AMI
  • 112 units at 60% AMI

Project Status:

  • Early/pre-closing construction/site clearing started in March 2023
  • Construction Completion & Lease-up by December 2024

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Project Description: Somos at McLean Metro Phase A will be a new construction mid-rise multi-family rental housing community for lower income households. Upon completion, Somos at McLean Metro – Phase A will create 231 new affordable homes in a high barrier to entry market walkable to the Metro.

SCG Development has demolished an abandoned office building and will create a mix of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom affordable apartments. The new community will be walkable to the McLean Metrorail station and less than a 10-minute walk to Tysons Corner Center via the new pedestrian bridge spanning the Capital Beltway. It is also located within the Tysons Urban Center, which is a major economic hub in Fairfax County.

This project is receiving substantial support from Virginia Housing, Amazon, Fairfax County, and the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, along with a contribution of tax credit equity from Stratford Capital Group. Virginia Housing, Virginia’s state housing finance agency, has committed over $54.5 million in financing, as well as 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). These tax credits make it possible for the residential units to be available at rents affordable to residents earning 60% or less the area median income (AMI).

Developer: Stratford Capitol Group (SCG)

Affordable Units: 453 multifamily with some units

Affordability: 60% AMI

Funding:

This project is receiving substantial support from Virginia Housing, Amazon, Fairfax County, and the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, along with a contribution of tax credit equity from Stratford Capital Group. Virginia Housing, Virginia’s state housing finance agency, has committed over $54.5 million in financing, as well as 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). These tax credits make it possible for the residential units to be available at rents affordable to residents earning 60% or less the area median income (AMI).

Amazon has also committed a $28.97 million low-rate loan to Phase A from the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, a more than $3.6 billion commitment to create or preserve more than 35,000 affordable homes for low- to moderate-income families in the Arlington, Virginia-Washington D.C. region, Washington state’s Puget Sound region, and the Nashville, Tennessee region. The Tysons Community Alliance has also been a vital partner in both affordable housing and economic development.

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Project Description: The project will provide two 20-story towers, Dominion North (C6) and Dominion South (C5). Dominion North (C6) will consist of 265 units and Dominion South (C5) will consist of 251 units and a 33,000 SF Community Center. Both towers will be connected and operated as one property. The entire project will provide 502 parking spaces comprised of 362 dedicated residential spaces, 75 dedicated community center spaces, and 65 flex spaces. The 65 flex spaces will be shared between the community center and the residential project. The residential project will feature, community rooms, amenity spaces, a two-tier landscaped courtyard, and free Wi-Fi for all residents. As elsewhere in its portfolio, APAH will provide highly effective, onsite, bilingual resident services. Programming will include individual outreach to vulnerable residents at risk of eviction, connecting them with impactful services and resources that enable immediate and long-term stability. The Exchange at Spring Hill Station is targeting Earth Craft Gold certification.

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Developer: APAH (Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing)

Affordable Units: 500+ multifamily apartments

Affordability: All affordable units will serve households earning at or below 60 percent of Area Median Income.

Funding: The project will be funding utilizing a mix of County, federal, private and FCRHA financing resources.

Status: In Development. It is currently anticipated that construction could begin as early as Fall 2023.

Leasing Information:  Upon completion of the project, the affordable senior apartments will be owned and operated by APAH who will administer the leasing program. For questions about leasing, please visit www.APAH.org.

See Also: Community Center in Tysons (at Dominion Square)

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Affordable Units: Substantial renovation of 120 units of existing senior affordable housing plus the development of 60 new units of senior affordable housing.

Developer: Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development

IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE - PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Residences at Gov Center

Project Description: Residences at Government Center 2 is an approximately 290-unit affordable housing development with a mix of 1-,2- and 3- bedroom units located on the existing parking lots G & H at the Government Center Complex. The property will include residential unit as well as 15,000 square feet of daycare and resident serving amenity spaces.

Developer: Lincoln Avenue Capital (LACM,Inc.)

Affordable Units: 279- multifamily/ family units

Affordability: 30 percent to 70 percent of Area Median Income (AMI).

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Project Description: The project is planned for 34 units of permanent supportive housing, serving individuals who are at risk of homelessness. Cornerstones, Inc. will provide the intensive social services to all residents and the property may provide other County supportive programs.

Developer: Cornerstones Housing Corporation

Affordable Units: 34

Affordability: 

  • 16 units will be targeted at 30% and below the AMI
  • 18 units below 50% AMI

IN THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE - FCRHA RENOVATION

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Project Description: Renovation of 234-unit apartment complex, to include comprehensive interior rehabilitation, kitchen and bathroom modernization, flooring, painting, window replacement, accessibility upgrades, and site improvements.

Owner: Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development

Affordable Units: 234 units of affordable housing

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

Project Description: An approximately 65-unit, 70,000 SF new affordable housing facility comprised of 1-2 bedrooms collocated on a 3.5-acre site with a 20,000 SF fire station and a 27,000 SF emergency shelter with permanent supportive housing under design by DPWES.

The project details as follow:

  • 1, 2, and 3-bedroom units (approx. 60 units)
  • Shared community spaces
  • Lobby, administrative offices, and support spaces
  • Co-located on a 3.5-acre site with 20,000 SF Fire Station, 27,000 SF Emergency Shelter

Project Type: FCRHA Financed

Developer: Fairfax County

Affordable Units: 65

Special Update: Join us for Community Engagement Sessions September 26 and October 24 at Bailey's Community Center

Registration and more information

September 26, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.: Learn All About Affordable Housing

October 24, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.: Share Your Ideas for Falls Church Affordable Housing

 

East County

Project Description: Development of approximately 160 new affordable housing units on a 2.9-acre site located at 5831 Columbia Pike in Falls Church.

Developer: TBD


 

FINANCED PROJECTS

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Project Description: An adaptive reuse development to convert an existing 4-story office building located in the Merrifield Suburban Center into 80 affordable housing units with a combination of 1 – 3 bedrooms for residents earning a range of incomes from 30% to 80% of AMI.

Developer: Conifer Realty LLC/Joseph Browne Development Associates

Finance Updates:

  • ARPA Funding request approved by the FCRHA and BOS in July 2023.
  • Will also be financed with a First Mortgage,4% Federal and State LIHTC, ASNH funding from VA DHCD, and Deferred Developer Fee.

Project Status:

  • Revitalization Area Designation approved in June 2023.
  • Rezoning application approved in June 2023.


 

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Project Description: Construction of a 5-story apartment building that will provide 54 permanent supportive housing units in the City of Fairfax at the current site of Hy-Way motel.

Developer: Wesley Housing

Finance Updates:

  • Has received funding commitments from the House Subcommittee on Govn. Oper. (CPF), the FCRHA, and the City of Fairfax.
  • Has been awarded 9% LIHTC in June 2023.
  • Will also be financed with a First Mortgage, ASNH funding from VA DHCD, CSH Grant, and Deferred Developer Fee.

Project Status:

  • Land Use approved by the City of Fairfax in Dec 2022.


 

COMPLETED

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Project Description: Oakwood Senior Residences is constructed on a 6.2-acre site owned by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA), at the intersection of Oakwood Road and South Van Dorn Street. The development includes 150 affordable independent living apartments serving seniors ages 62 and above with household income at or below 60 percent of the area median income. The location for the community is currently in use as a stormwater retention pond. The design includes the installation of an underground stormwater retention facility with the senior residences above it.

While the land will remain in the ownership of the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, this community itself is privately owned and operated by the developer. Leasing activities, waitlists, property management, and maintenance will not be administered by Fairfax County.

Developer: APAH (Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing)

Affordable Units: 150 independent living senior apartments

Affordability: All affordable units will serve households earning at or below 60 percent of Area Median Income.

Fairfax County Resources Applied:

  • 6.2 acres of public land (owned by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority)
  • $5.25 million in local funding from the Affordable Housing Development and Investment Fund
  • $12.6 million in FCRHA revenue bond issuance
  • Awarded 8 federal project-based vouchers

Status: August 2023

Leasing Information:  The affordable senior apartments is owned and operated by APAH who will administer the leasing program. For questions about leasing, please visit www.APAH.org.

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Project Description: The North Hill property consists of 33 unimproved acres at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Dart Drive in Alexandria. This project has transformed the property into a mixed-income community with 279 units of affordable housing, a 175-unit market-rate townhome community and a 12-acre public park.

Developer: CHPPENN, LLC

Affordable Units:

  • 216 Multifamily Apartments
  • 63 Affordable Senior Independent Living Apartments

Affordability: The units will be allocated to serve a mixture of households along the income spectrum – 10 percent of the units will serve households earning 30 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI); 20 percent will serve households at 50 percent AMI; and 70 percent will serve households at 60 percent AMI.

Fairfax County Resources Applied:

  • 33 acres of public land (owned by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority)
  • Awarded 68 federal project-based vouchers
  • $4.4 million in local financing from the Affordable Housing Development and Investment Fund

Leasing Information: Development partner Pennrose will be managing the leasing activities for this project. Interested applicants may visit https://www.pennrose.com/apartments/virginia/residences-at-north-hill/ to learn more about the property, leasing status, and to be added to the mailing list to be notified of the start of leasing activities.

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