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Toms Brook Apartments: An Adaptive Reuse of a Historic School Building
The Toms Brook Apartments are located just Northwest of Shenendoah National Park in Toms Brook, Virginia. In 2010, we partnered with People Incorporated of Virginia to help restore this historic school building into affordable homes for individuals and families. VCDC invested over $1.6 million in the restoration of Toms Brook Apartments, which includes Low-Income Housing Tax credit equity from our Housing Equity Fund XV and Federal Historic Equity.
25 years with Stonebriar Apartments
Stonebriar was developed in the 1990’s, but its original building was constructed in 1909 as the “Blue Sulphur Hotel.” VCDC helped fund this reconstruction through one of our first Housing Equity Funds, and in 2016, we invested $924,000 in LIHTC equity along with $309,604 in Federal Historic Rehabilitation Credits that went towards renovation of the apartments. We are so proud to have Stonebriar Apartments in our portfolio, coming up on 25 years!
Winchester Forest
Winchester Forest is a new community that brings 160 much-needed affordable homes in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The apartments are being developed to specifically serve families making annual incomes at or below 60% of the area median income (AMI). VCDC has committed an investment of over $21 million dollars through our Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity funds for the entire Winchester Forest community. The community offers residents everything they need to feel at home, including a community clubhouse, fitness room, playground, onsite management staff, maintenance, and parking.
The Warwick Apartments
Originally built in 1883, the Warwick Hotel in Newport News, Virginia was an elite landmark and a hub of downtown activity into the 20th century. The historic seven-story building now serves as an 88 single-room occupancy (SRO) residence providing affordable permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals.
Florida Terrace
Florida Terrace Apartments is an affordable housing community bringing 31 new homes to low-income residents in Lynchburg, VA. Florida Terrace was developed by Rush Homes, Inc. VCDC has invested a total of $4,500,000 toward the development cost of Florida Terrace Apartments through VCDC Equity Fund 26.
Cool Lane Commons
Cool Lane Commons is an adaptive reuse of a vacant building in the Richmond Metro Area. It contains 86 single room occupancy homes and serves low-income residents earning 50% or less of the Area Median Income. VCDC has invested a total of $10,723,121 for Cool Lane Apartments through the Housing Equity Fund of Virginia 24. Virginia Supportive Housing (VSH), the developer of Cool Lane Commons, has a long-shared history of partnership with VCDC.
Poplar Creek Homes
May 2022 - Poplar Creek Homes is a community located in South Boston, VA. Poplar Creek Homes serves low-income families and meets the demands for more affordable housing developments in the largely rural area of Southside Virginia. Amenities at Poplar Creek include 16 Hardie plank sided buildings constructed for energy efficiency, high-quality cabinets, countertops and flooring. VCDC partnered with Southside Outreach Group (SSOG) to assist in the development of Poplar Creek Homes.
Quarry Station: Renovated Homes for Seniors
Quarry Station Senior Apartments is a rehabilitated independent senior apartment community in the heart of historic Old Town Manassas. The community consists of 79 newly renovated affordable homes. Onsite amenities at Quarry Station include a community arts and crafts room, library and computer room, game room, access to free Wi-Fi, picnic area, and even an onsite salon. VCDC provided an investment of $8,275,012 in LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) equity through VCDC Equity Fund 26 for Quarry Station.
The Planet Apartments: Downtown Family Homes
The Planet Apartments is in the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood in Richmond, VA, and features 67 newly constructed homes designed to serve low-income families. VCDC invested over $9,500,000 in LIHTC equity for The Planet Apartments through the Housing Equity Fund of Virginia 24. VCDC is working with longtime partner Better Housing Coalition (BHC) on the Planet Apartments.
Sweetbriar II: Family homes in Southwest Virginia
Sweetbriar II is the second phase of community serving low-income families in Abingdon, Virginia with 22 duplex-style homes designed to serve low-income families. Sweetbriar II is one of the developer’s most energy-efficient communities to date. Amenities are built with high quality, including a high-efficiency heating and cooling system along with energy-saving ventilation and dehumidification systems. VCDC has partnered with People Incorporated Housing Group (PIHG), the subsidiary development arm to People Incorporated of Virginia, with 17 prior tax credit investments partnerships to date.
Kindlewood Phase I
Kindlewood is in the first phase of an affordable housing redevelopment in Charlottesville, Virginia. Kindlewood Phase I will bring 106 newly renovated homes in three buildings to current residents at the community and new residents. VCDC provided $14,457,035 in LIHTC equity for Kindlewood through Housing Equity Funds 23 and 24. VCDC partnered with Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA) and National Housing Trust (NHT) to assist in developing the community.
Whitefield Commons
Whitefield Commons is a newly renovated community in Arlington, VA. The new development offers 68 one-to-three-bedroom garden apartments for individuals and families in need of affordable housing in Northern Virginia. Wesley Housing is providing supportive services to residents such as free educational classes and after-school help for children. Whitefield Commons now has upgrades for heating and cooling systems, durable counters, cabinets and vanities, a parking lot, and infrastructure for high-speed internet.
Firefly Commons
Firefly Commons is a mixed-generation community in the City of Elkins, West Virginia. The community contains 16 new homes between seven buildings: six duplexes are for seniors, and one building is a townhouse-style unit housing for families. Firefly Commons has been in the works since 2014.The community includes homes for low-income seniors who prefer to live in a multi-generational community surrounded by families and other senior citizens.
Kilmarnock Village Apartments
VCDC is proud to welcome Kilmarnock Village Apartments to our portfolio. The rehabilitation of the Kilmarnock Village Apartments includes upgrades to heating and cooling systems, energy star appliances, a new roof, counters, cabinets, vanities, landscaping, exterior sidewalks, parking lot, appliances, and installing infrastructure for high speed internet.
Luray Meadows: New Homes in the Shenandoah Valley
VCDC is proud to announce the closing of the Knightsbridge Apartments. Located in the heart of Arlington, VA, the Knightsbridge project involves the rehabilitation of an existing apartment complex with 37 LIHTC units serving individuals and families. Six units will be outfitted with accessibility features for disabled residents.
Bermuda Estates: Innovation in Affordable Housing
Manufactured homes are an important source of affordable housing across the country, yet the benefits offered by these communities are often obscured by low-quality homes, deteriorating infrastructure, and the stigma surrounding mobile homes and trailer parks. In response to these problems VCDC affiliates are partnering with project:HOMES on an innovative project to integrate manufactured housing into the affordable housing stock for families in the Richmond region.
Spratley House: Affordable Homes for Seniors and People with Disabilities
VCDC is proud to announce the closing of the Knightsbridge Apartments. Located in the heart of Arlington, VA, the Knightsbridge project involves the rehabilitation of an existing apartment complex with 37 LIHTC units serving individuals and families. Six units will be outfitted with accessibility features for disabled residents.
Crescent Halls: Resident-Lead Renovations in Charlottesville, VA
VCDC is proud to announce the closing of the Knightsbridge Apartments. Located in the heart of Arlington, VA, the Knightsbridge project involves the rehabilitation of an existing apartment complex with 37 LIHTC units serving individuals and families. Six units will be outfitted with accessibility features for disabled residents.
Golden Rule: VCDC beyond Virginia
In 2014 the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia listed the historic Golden Rule building as an endangered property, citing deferred maintenance and its significant role in the commercial history of Belington. With the support of the Belington Revitalization Committee, the Woodlands Development Group acquired the building in 2017 with the combined goals of preserving a historic landmark and repurposing it for community use, providing much needed quality housing and new jobs.
South First Street: Resident-Led Redevelopment
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.