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Council to consider extensions for two affordable housing projects after developers cite financing and soil issues; some councilors raise transparency concerns
Summary
PRHA and nonprofit developers asked Portsmouth City Council to extend conditional‑use permits for two affordable housing projects, citing financing and site‑work challenges; staff said both items will return to council for formal action at the next meeting.
Two requests to extend previously approved conditional‑use permits for affordable housing developments were presented to City Council; staff said both items will return to council for formal action at the next regular meeting.
Alisa Winston, executive director of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA), and Andre Blakely, president of TRG Community Development Company, asked council to extend approval of Use Permit No. 2215 so PRHA can proceed with Twin Pines, an 82‑unit senior housing development at 3993 Swift Pines Road. Blakely said the team has faced higher site costs, including unsuitable soils that require importation and additional site work, and that funding commitments are in place: the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) had committed $3,400,000 and PRHA planned to submit a…
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