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18-Unit Development With Strong Affordability Component Pitched For Congress Heights

  • March 4th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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A rendering of the proposed development. Click to enlarge.

A developer is looking to bring a new residential building to Congress Heights — one that comes with a notably strong affordability component.

Cox Development Group has filed an application with the DC’s Board of Zoning Adjustment seeking approval to construct an 18-unit, three-story building at a trio of vacant lots at 1444-1454 Alabama Avenue SE (map). The architect designing the development is McClennan Architects. 

Under the proposal, half of the building's units would be set aside as affordable housing under a Department of Housing and Community Development covenant, far exceeding the city's standard Inclusionary Zoning requirement of just 10% of gross floor area. The overall unit mix leans family-friendly, with four one-bedroom units, ten two-bedrooms, and four three-bedrooms.

The development will have 9 parking spaces, a bicycle storage room, as well as a somewhat rare amenity: a playground.

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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/18-unit_development_with_strong_affordability_component_pitched_for_congres/24381.

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