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Developers lay out 180‑unit all‑affordable plan for 10th & Wertland; BAR raises design, massing and streetscape concerns
Summary
A development team selected by the UVA Foundation presented a six‑story, 180‑unit all‑affordable housing plan for a two‑acre site at 10th & Wertland. Board members praised the program goals but pressed the team on massing, garage visibility, landscape species, and whether the proposed façade modulation adequately breaks down the building at pedestrian scale.
A development team including the National Housing Trust, Preservation of Affordable Housing and Wickliffe Development Consulting, chosen by the UVA Foundation, presented a continuing pre‑application for an all‑affordable apartment building at the 10th & Wertland site. JT Engelhart said the team plans to seek low‑income housing tax credits (LIHTC) and needs site plan approval ahead of a March 20, 2025 LIHTC submittal; the proposal is for a six‑story, 180‑unit building proposed to be built under wood‑frame construction in order to meet tax credit cost caps.
Architect Liz Chapman (Grama Parker Architects) described a 6‑story massing that would step back the top floors…
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