City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 16, 2024
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: HELEN S. MCILVAINE, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF HOUSING
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Consideration of a Resolution Designating the Sites of the Ladrey Senior High Rise and 600 N. Fairfax Street (the former Alexandria Redevelopment Housing Authority Headquarters) a Revitalization Area. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution designating the sites of the Ladrey Senior High Rise at 300 Wythe Street and the former Alexandria Redevelopment Housing Authority Headquarters (ARHA HQ) building at 600 N. Fairfax Street which are proposed to comprise the Ladrey Redevelopment Project Site (Ladrey Redevelopment Project Site) a "Revitalization Area" pursuant to Virginia Code Section 36-55.30:2.A.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Approve the Resolution (Attachment) designating the Ladrey Redevelopment Project Site a Revitalization Area pursuant to Section 36-55.30:2A of the Virginia Code following approval, if granted, of the related land use matters at the January 20, 2024, public hearing; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute such documents as may be necessary to support ARHA's application for Low Income Housing Tax Credits related to the Ladrey Redevelopment Project and Resolution.
BACKGROUND: Built in 1978, ARHA's Ladrey Senior High Rise is an 11-story, 170-unit public housing residence that serves seniors and persons with disabilities. Adjacent to Ladrey, ARHA's former headquarters building, built in 1956, is vacant after ARHA acquired a larger replacement building located at 401 Wythe Street, to centralize agency operations several years ago. ARHA and its third-party development partners, Winn Development and IBF, propose demolishing the existing high rise and headquarters buildings to const...
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