Albemarle County, Piedmont Housing sign MOU for project-based vouchers
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Albemarle County Office of Housing and the Piedmont Housing Alliance have signed a memorandum of understanding to award project-based vouchers to Piedmont Housing for multifamily housing included in Phase 1 of the Southwood community’s redevelopment.
These vouchers will allow Piedmont Housing to be more competitive when applying for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit funding, making the project more financially feasible for Piedmont Housing and more accessible to lower-income community members.
Albemarle County to expand affordable housing opportunities at Southwood redevelopment
Albemarle County to expand affordable housing opportunities at Southwood redevelopment By Max Marcilla | February 9, 2021 at 9:14 PM EST - Updated February 9 at 11:01 PM
ALBEMARLE Co., Va. (WVIR) - Albemarle County is trying to make multifamily housing more accessible through a federal program.
As the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville prepares for a $250 million redevelopment of the Southwood community, there is a new effort to expand affordable housing opportunities.
“We see the Southwood development, and our small part in it, as a way to kind of meet that goal of ensuring that people have a safe, secure place to live that’s affordable to them,” said Phil Holbrook, the housing program manager at Albemarle County’s Office of Housing.
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