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Montgomery County Supports Preservation of Affordable Housing at Snowden’s Ridge
The Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) participated in financing to support preservation and renovation of 87 units of deeply affordable family-size apartments at Snowden’s Ridge. APAH, a nonprofit developer headquartered in Arlington, VA, acquired Snowden’s Ridge in 2019 to preserve a deeply affordable rental community. The 87-unit complex will maintain in-place housing choice vouchers for all residents, making it accessible to families at 30 percent or below the area median income (AMI).
The property, located at 2035 Harlequin Terrace, Silver Spring, held its grand reopening celebration Friday. This is APAH’s first property in Montgomery County, as well as the State of Maryland.
montgomerycountymd.gov, May 6th, 2022
SOME (So Others Might Eat) Officially Opens Karin House To Provide Safe, Dignified Housing To 40 Seniors In Ward 4 On The Historic Walter Reed Campus
On Monday, December 13th, SOME (So Others Might Eat), an interfaith, community-based service organization supporting residents in our nation's capital experiencing homelessness and poverty, came together to hold the dedication of SOME's Karin House in honor of Karin Akerson. Karin Akerson and her family were long time advocates and supporters of SOME. This property will provide 40 seniors with newly renovated apartments on the historic Walter Reed campus in Washington, D.C. Karin House will offer efficiency units for older adults who earn no more than 30% family median income (FMI).
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2021
FOX 5 On The Hill: Montgomery Housing Partnership
We talk with the president of the MHP about the 20 years of work he has done bringing affordable housing to our region. Started in MoCo – and has moved into DC and PG County. This group has provided more than 2200 affordable homes in MoCo and surrounding area- it’s mission is three-fold: Provide housing, empower families and strengthen neighborhoods.
TOM FITZGERALD, December 13
SOME (So Others Might Eat) Preserves Much Needed Affordable Housing in Logan Circle
The architect for [the] Anna Cooper House is Miner Feinstein Architects and construction was completed by Bozzuto.
Anna Cooper House preserves much needed affordable housing in Ward 2, offering single room occupancy for single adults earning no more than 30% family median income (FMI) as well wrap-around supports from SOME's integrated continuum of care, which includes healthcare, mental health supports, job training and more.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2021
A New Neighborhood Is Growing At The Old Walter Reed Army Medical Center In D.C.
Known as The Parks at Walter Reed, the project is turning the once-cloistered site into a neighborhood for thousands of residents. A large part of the campus — which D.C. acquired from the federal government for $22 million in 2016 — was opened to the public last year for the first time in decades. Three residential buildings have been finished so far: The Brooks, an 89-unit condo building, opened earlier this year and now 60% sold, while The Vale, a neighboring apartment building with 301 units, is starting to lease up this month; a separate building was converted in 2019 to 77 units of housing for veterans experiencing homelessness.
MARTIN AUSTERMULE, SEP 14th, 2021
Senior affordable housing project receives support from County Council
The project, Catoctin View Apartments at 800 Motter Ave., is a renovation of the seven-story building to convert a 100-unit complex into 76 units. Milton Bailey, the county’s director of housing and community development, said before Tuesday’s meeting it is a modernization of the apartments and performing a “gut rehab” of the building.
Read more at: Senior affordable housing project receives support from County Council | Council | fredericknewspost.com
STEVE BOHNEL, Feb 18, 2020
Preserving and Improving Reston’s Hunters Woods Fellowship House
Rendering by Miner Feinstein Architects, LLC. Hunters Woods is one of four Fellowship Square affordable housing properties in the region. The 41-year-old building in Reston offers 225 apartment units serving 300 residents aged 62 and older who live on minimum incomes of approximately $12,000 a year. The preservation project visioned by Miner Feinstein Architects based in Frederick, Md., will include modernization/upgrades of the building inside and out to bring it to contemporary standards of living and improvements in energy efficiency and sustainability, among other items according to Fellowship Square. At the same time, the renovation will respect the 1970s building. MERCIA HOBSON, March 3, 2020
Parkview Manor: A Day to Celebrate!
Robert Garren, who has lived at Parkview Manor Apartments in Hyattsville since 1995, spread his arms and said: “It’s a beautiful day!” The cause for celebration was the completion of a transforming renovation of the property, which provides 53 affordable residences in a residential neighborhood close to many amenities.
MHPACTUALIZE SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
2018 Peerless Rockville Award
The Beall’s Grant renovation project was selected to receive a 2018 Peerless Rockville Award.
The Awards Committee wished to recognize Alan Miner for his work on this project, which received recognition for Stewardship of a Local Resource, and Rehabilitation.
PEERLESS ROCKVILLE, Nov. 2, 2018
Developers Seek to Restore Lost Luster to Baltimore’s Marlborough Building
Developers are ready to restore some of the original glory back to the building, which was turned into 300 tenement units in the 1970s. In 1997, the structure was redone into 227 studio and one-bedroom apartments and has served as a Section 8 property reserved for elderly residents. Hamel Builders is scheduled to begin construction in March 2015. Alan Miner of Miner Feinstein Architects is the project architect.
Read more at: Developers Seek to Restore Lost Luster to Baltimore’s Marlborough Building | Housing Finance Magazine
DONNA KIMURA, Feb. 9, 2015