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Board defers review of 6‑story affordable housing project at 1000 Wortland Street
Summary
Charlottesville’s Board of Architectural Review accepted the applicant’s request to defer formal action on a six‑story, 180‑unit affordable housing proposal at Tenth and Wortland while developers revise facade and landscape details and coordinate finance constraints with Virginia Housing.
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on March 1 accepted a request from the project team to defer final action on a Certificate of Appropriateness for a proposed six‑story, 180‑unit affordable housing building at 1000 Wortland Street.
The decision gives the developer time to refine the Wortland (Wirtland) Street façade, street trees and landscaping, and to clarify financing constraints related to a “twin” Virginia Housing structure required by tax‑credit underwriting.
Why it matters: The project is one of a small number of large, publicly subsidized affordable housing projects proposed in Charlottesville this cycle. The BAR’s review focuses on how the building’s massing, materials and streetscape treatments will meet the city’s design guidelines while the developer pursues…
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