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Falls Church advances Virginia Village roadmap as staff flags $80,000–$120,000 per-unit local subsidy for affordable housing
Summary
City staff outlined a roadmap to guide the future of Virginia Village after the city acquired nine of 20 quadplexes, urging parallel tracks for community engagement and solicitation of nonprofit partners; staff warned local contributions could range roughly $80,000–$120,000 per affordable unit and recommended an independent commercial real-estate adviser.
Staff presented a road map for the future of Virginia Village after the city — acting through its economic development authority — acquired nine of 20 quadplexes in the neighborhood.
The plan, presented Jan. 27 during the Falls Church City Council meeting, calls for two parallel tracks: a community engagement process to inform small‑area and comprehensive-plan changes and a solicitation for nonprofit partners that could operate the quadplexes as affordable housing and later redevelop parcels consistent with the community vision. Staff told the council the process could produce comp‑plan amendments to be considered next summer and, if timely, a partner selected in the fall with entitlements and agreements in the…
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