[Archived] National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association Presents Alexandria with Award for Chatham Square

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National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association
Presents Alexandria with Award for Chatham Square
Chatham Square Replaces 60-Year Old Samuel Madden Homes Public Housing

The National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association will honor the City of Alexandria, Eakin Youngentob & Associates, and the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority with the Current Topic Award for Housing Choice and Affordability. The chapter will present the award to the group at its 2005 Awards Gala at 6 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the International Spy Museum, 800 F St., NW Washington, DC. The chapter will recognize Alexandria for the Chatham Square project, an innovative, public-private partnership resulting in 152-residential units on the former Samuel Madden Homes public housing site.

The Current Topic Award for Housing Choice and Affordability honors a plan, community program, or design that demonstrates the successful use of planning principles to expand housing choice and affordability in a manner that strengthens neighborhood revitalization, reduces sprawl, and promotes public health in the Greater Washington Region.

The more than 60-year-old Samuel Madden Homes public housing complex was redeveloped as Chatham Square, a mixed, market-rate and subsidized housing community. The 152-residential units consists of 52 units of affordable rental homes operated as public housing units, and 100 units of market-rate townhouses for sale to the public. The new public housing was funded with a mix of federal, state, local, and private monies. Eakin/Youngentob Associates served as the developer and general contractor of the project.

The former 100-unit Samuel Madden Homes was built in the 1940s. After years of discussions about how to redevelop the property, it was torn down in July 2003.

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