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Arlington, Va. Buckingham Apartments relocation Plan

This county in Arlington, VA has established guidelines regarding tenant displacement when residential rental properties are proposed for demolition, rehabilitation or conversion. When tenants must be relocated due to redevelopment, they may be entitled to relocation payments or other benefits. The goal is to assist displaced tenants to move directly to safe and affordable replacement housing convenient to their employment or school.

Rental Services

We provide info and resources to help low-income individuals and families find affordable housing in Arlington – including grants and vouchers to cover a portion of monthly rent payments, a listing of affordable units throughout the County, and more.

Zip Code destiny – NPR

Hidden Brain Podcast that discusses early variables in your life, from the quality of your kindergarten teacher to the neighborhood you grew up in, and the can lasting effects it can have on economic mobility.

Zipcode Destiny

There’s a core belief embedded in the story of the United States: the American Dream. The possibility of climbing the economic ladder is central to that dream. This week we speak with Raj Chetty, one of the most influential economists alive today, about the state of economic mobility in the U.S.

Arlington, VA

The Arlington County Board approved a plan to build a five-story mixed-income apartment building. It will include 98 committed affordable units, most of them family-size.

https://newsroom.arlingtonva.us/release/arlington-county-board-approves-plan-financing-for-buckingham-neighborhood-mixed-income-housing-complex/

Seattle commits $500M to affordable housing 1/16/19

Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area.

Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area (Published 2019)

The move is the most ambitious effort yet by a tech company to fund construction for local teachers, firefighters and other middle- and low-income residents.

Brookhaven/Buford Hwy zoning includes affordability mandate

Brookhaven’s proposed Buford Highway Overlay zoning district will include an affordable housing mandate and apartment tenant protections as city leaders try to address gentrification of the corridor known for its international restaurants and immigrant residents.

Brookhaven’s Buford Highway zoning to include affordability mandate

Brookhaven’s proposed Buford Highway Overlay zoning district will include an affordable housing mandate and apartment tenant protections as city leaders try to address gentrification of the corridor known for its international restaurants and immigrant residents. Besides an affordable housing mandate, other recommendations are expected to include requiring apartment complex owners to give “extended notices” to […]

City of Atlanta releases housing affordability action plan, commits to $1Billion for affordable housing preservation or creation.

The city of Atlanta issued a “Housing Affordability Action Plan” on June 25, this article lists the plan’s main goals and “initiatives”.

Atlanta releases ‘Housing Affordability Action Plan’; touches on Buckhead issues

The city of Atlanta issued a “Housing Affordability Action Plan” on June 25, drawing together a diverse slate of tactics for improving residential stability and equity that touches on several recent concerns in Buckhead. The lengthy plan elaborates a major agenda of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ administration and ties together ideas compiled from a wide […]