The Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR) formed in 1998 with a mission to “educate and empower low-income residents to protect and improve our won community through collective action,” and is a model for community-driven development of affordable housing. Together, PHAR and CRHA are taking on a comprehensive redevelopment and expansion of public and affordable housing in Charlottesville, VA, through efforts initiated and directed by the public housing residents themselves.

As the first permanent supportive rental housing development for homeless and/or disabled veterans in the area, Cedar Grove is helping fill the urgent need for housing for low-income and disabled veterans.

Center in the Square provides housing for arts and science organizations free of charge and offers marketing and other support services to tenants, assuring the stability and viability of their programming. With a variety of arts, science, and entertainment opportunities, it is an invaluable cultural and educational resource for Roanoke residents and visitors

Situated on the former site of the Eggleston Hotel, Eggleston Plaza, built in 2016, houses 42 garden apartments and a ground floor commercial restaurant and retail space. The development was led by The Hanson Company, whose owner Kelvin Hanson has roots in Richmond and prioritized creating a space for long-time residents of Jackson Ward to age in place. Each apartment was designed with high efficiency HVAC systems and Energy Star windows and appliances, reducing utility costs for residents. The building also features a community room and fitness area for resident use.

This adaptive reuse and historic rehabilitation provides 67 homes for families living below 50-60% of the median income of the city. Given the building’s history, each unit is unique, and historic features were preserved including the large corridors, high ceilings, and ceramic wall tiles in the original labor and delivery rooms.

The renovation of Culpepper Garden consisted of the rehabilitation of 204 units and addition of six new units. “Almost $60 million. So, we needed a team with the experience, expertise, responsiveness—and patience—to pull it off.

Victoria Ridge is an apartment community of accessible and affordable homes for people with disabilities in Lynchburg, VA. The property is a new construction and has 16 one-bedroom and 8 two-bedroom apartments, each with spacious floor-plans designed to be fully accessible for people with mobility impairments.

Freedom Lane, a community of permanent supportive housing for homeless and disabled veterans, is the first of its kind in southwest Virginia. This new construction sits on a portion of an eight-acre site of rolling meadow, with mature oak trees scattered throughout.

For decades the Leigh Street Armory has served as a strong symbol of strength, perseverance, and pride in the historic Jackson Ward district. Today, after an adaptive reuse renovation, the Armory is once again a vibrant cornerstone of the neighborhood, serving as the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.

Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has set out to reverse the many years of economic decline, revitalize the downtown area and sustain Harrisonburg’s Main Street as a destination location.

Tranquility at the Lakes has been an important part of a long-awaited revitalization plan for the Burton Station neighborhood in northwest Virginia Beach. The new construction features 40 independent living apartments for low-income seniors.

Crescent Square is a community of 80 apartments serving formerly homeless and low-income individuals through the partnership of community-based non-profit and multiple jurisdictions in eastern Virginia. It is the fifth permanent supportive housing development backed by VSH and Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) in Hampton Roads.

Connecting the Wayne Theatre to revitalization efforts in the city’s downtown, the Wayne Theatre Alliance saw an opportunity to simultaneously pay homage to the building’s history and catalyze economic development in the city’s downtown with a performance center for the arts.

The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, was established in order to preserve and promote the musical heritage of Bristol. With focused collaboration between public and private entities on both the Virginia and Tennessee sides of town, the Birthplace of Country Music Cultural Heritage Center was born in 2014.