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ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ AHC Inc., a leading developer of affordable apartment communities, is pleased to announce that its newest community – The Spire – located in Alexandria, Virginia, will start welcoming new residents on April 1st, 2021. Now open for applications, the apartment complex will offer 113 units. Rent packages range from 40 to 60 percent of the area median income, which will contribute to easing the area s affordable housing crunch.
The Spire started in 2014 when the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection (ECR) decided to redevelop their property with an affordable housing complex and a smaller worship space. The church s congregation approved the project with a near unanimous vote.
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A version of this article was first published in Next City.
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