Affordable Housing in DC

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TAKE ACTION: Support a more inclusive Cleveland Park & Woodley Park

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We need your help to support more housing around two key Ward 3 Metro stations. With the Draft Connecticut Avenue Development Guidelines, the District is proposing to increase the potential for new homes by rezoning in the commercial areas around the Cleveland Park and Woodley Park Metro stations. DC is also providing guidelines for new buildings and the streetscape. 
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construction of Spring Flats in DC

Event: Making the numbers work — How affordable housing is financed in DC

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April 20, 2023 Ever wondered how resources dedicated to housing affordability are used? Understanding housing affordability financing is fundamental to making good programs, policies, and laws to support people in need of new home production, preservation, and rehabilitation. This event will walk you through the economics of affordable housing in
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Testimony: DC FY24 Housing Budget

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CSG-FY24-housing-budget-comments
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Testimony in support for NHP Elm Gardens

Testimony in support for NHP Elm Gardens

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We wish to express our strong support for Case No. 22-33. We are excited to support this rezoning to facilitate the redevelopment of a 36-unit rental apartment building into a new, 100%  affordable 110-unit building. The rezoning appropriately permits the construction of a modestly larger building, fulfilling guidance of the Comp Plan to focus more activity around Metro stations.
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TESTIMONY: DMPED 2022-2023 Performance Oversight Hearing

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The ANC 3/4G Task Force on Racism’s number one housing recommendation is to build dedicated affordable and workforce housing above the Chevy Chase community center and library. We agree that all these community plans and recommendations are correct -- to achieve the city’s goals to address racial equity and create housing equity, we must make the most of the Chevy Chase civic site for affordable housing as we deliver a new library, community center, and public outdoor spaces.
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