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A rendering of the new Samuel Madden Homes development.
The Alexandria City Council has given the green light to redevelop the Samuel Madden Homes.
The two-story buildings take up several blocks in Old Town North. There are 66 units of affordable housing in the development, which were built in the 1940s as military housing.
Those 13 buildings will be knocked down and replaced with a much larger development that will include 530 units of combined affordable, workforce and market-rate housing. The two new 6-story towers will include more than 13,000 sq. ft. of retail space, a 500 sq. ft. food hub operated by ALIVE! Alexandria and a large childcare center. The development will also include a pool, open space and a playground.
The development is made possible by a complex partnership agreement between Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Fairstead, Mill Creek Residential and The Communities Group.
The current residents will receive housing vouchers or other housing while the redevelopment is happening, and then will be able to move into the new development when it is completed.
More information is available at www.samuelmaddenhomes.com.
