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U.Va. aims to tackle area affordable housing
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Affordable housing isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the University of Virginia. But it’s top of mind for U.Va. officials who have pledged to
Rising to the challenges
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Last summer, as I was eating dinner at a Norfolk bar with a group of my Lead Virginia classmates from far Southwest Virginia, one of them asked what decision makers
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Hitting a brick wall
Climbing housing costs pose workforce challenges
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Casey Renner has worked in four states over the course of her teaching career, and she’s never liked a school more than Arlington County’s Wakefield High School, where she teaches
$55M affordable housing community to be built in Richmond
264-unit project helmed by Massachusetts developer
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Construction is set to start in January 2022 on a new $55 million affordable housing community in Richmond, developer Dakota Partners announced this week, after having purchased a 14.4-acre parcel
Amazon provides $21M to create real estate developers of color program
Capital Impact Partners used grant to make Housing Equity Accelerator Fellowship
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Amazon.com Inc. announced Wednesday a $21 million grant to create a professional training, mentorship and capital funding program for real estate developers of color focused on affordable housing. “With this
Amazon and Metro team up for $125M affordable housing plan
Units will be built near Metro stations across Washington, D.C. area
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Amazon.com Inc. and Metro announced Wednesday a plan to build more than 1,000 affordable housing units near Metro stations in the Washington, D.C., area over the next five years, with
Chesapeake senior community acquired for $57.75M
Standard Communities buys Chesapeake Crossing
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Chesapeake Crossing, a 597-unit mixed-income senior housing community in Chesapeake, has been purchased by Los Angeles-based Standard Communities, the affordable housing division of Standard Companies. According to Wink Ewing, managing
Petersburg apartments sell for $2.9M
53-unit Landmark Apartments are Section 8 affordable housing
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Landmark Apartments, a 53-unit affordable housing property in Petersburg, has been purchased by Mercer Street Partners for $2.867 million. Landmark, located at 450 Van Buren Drive, was originally developed in
Altria donates $3M to Better Housing Coalition
Richmond nonprofit to build affordable housing units
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The Richmond-based nonprofit Better Housing Coalition (BHC) announced Monday it has received the largest corporate gift in its 33-year history — a $3 million gift from Henrico County-based Fortune 500
Amazon makes $340M commitment to Arlington affordable housing
Commitment will increase housing options near HQ2
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Amazon.com Inc. announced Wednesday that it is committing nearly $340 million to affordable housing efforts in Arlington, where the e-commerce giant is establishing its $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters.