ARHA Plans, Projects, and Resolutions
The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority
The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) is a state-chartered public housing authority established on June 27,1939 by City Ordinance and Mayoral appointment of a five-member Board of Commissioners, in accordance with the Code of Virginia’s enabling legislation. ARHA is not a formal entity of the City of Alexandria government. However, the City of Alexandria provides some funding to ARHA in support of its efforts to maintain and modernize its housing stock, as well as, partners with ARHA in other endeavors in support of the Authority’s mission and vision. ARHA is established to operate public housing for income-qualified households, administer certain federal housing programs, administer and operate Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties, and to maintain, operate, modernize, and/or redevelop its housing stock for the purposes of improving the living conditions of ARHA residents.
ARHA's development entity operates under VHD LLC.
ARHA Redevelopment Work Group
Upcoming Meetings
The ARHA Redevelopment Work Group is a City Manager-convened group comprised of two members of City Council, two members of the ARHA Board of Commissioners, and one member of Planning Commission with the purpose of coordinating and communicating to help develop a coordinated affordable housing strategy for Alexandria that includes the goal of sustaining and improving public and publicly assisted housing within the City of Alexandria. The ARHA Redevelopment Work Group meets periodically to discuss matters and issues regarding public housing, on mutual call of the Mayor and Chair of the ARHA Board of Commissioners. The communications of the Working Group are reported back to the full City Council, the full ARHA Board of Commissioners and the full Planning Commission to assure timely understanding and coordination between the three bodies.
Thursday, October 17, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting 5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, November 21, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting 5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Past Meetings
Thursday, September 19, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting Meeting Packet Presentation
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting Meeting Packet
CANCELLED: Thursday, May 16, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting 5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, April 18, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting Meeting Packet, Presentation
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting Meeting Packet
Thursday, January 18, 2024 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting Meeting Packet
Thursday, November 30, 2023 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
Thursday, September 21, 2023 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
Meeting Packet
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - VIRTUAL - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
Thursday, May 8, 2023 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
6pm - 7:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Meeting Packet
Meeting Presentation
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Meeting Packet
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Meeting Packet
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Meeting Video
Meeting Packet
Presentation
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Electronic Participation Option Dial-in Number: 703.746.1860, Access Code 776655
Meeting Packet
Presentation
Thursday, October 20, 2022 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Electronic Participation Option Dial-in Number: 703.746.1860, Access Code 776655
Monday, June 27, 2022 - Joint Work Session (City Council, ARHA Board of Commissioners, Planning Commission)
6:30 - 8:30pm, Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Thursday, May 19, 2022 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Electronic Participation Option Dial-in Number: 703.746.1860, Access Code 776655
- Meeting Packet
- Presentation on Samuel Madden Homes Redevelopment
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Electronic Participation Option Dial-in Number: 703.746.1860, Access Code 776655
Thursday, February 17, 2022 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, January 20, 2022 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
Thursday, December 16, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Sister Cities Room 1101 (first floor), City Hall
Thursday, October 21, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Monday, September 20, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
Thursday, May 20, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
Thursday, April 15, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
CANCELLED: Thursday, December 17, 2020 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
Thursday, October 15, 2020 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Virtual Location
CANCELLED: Thursday, March 19, 2020 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
CANCELLED: Thursday, April 16, 2020 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, Sister Cities, Room 1101 (first floor), City Hall
Thursday, February 20, 2020 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, January 16, 2020 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Monday, December 16, 2019 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, ARHA Headquarters, 401 Wythe Street
Thursday, November 14, 2019 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, October 17, 2019 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
- Agenda
- Draft September 16, 2019 Meeting Summary
- Presentation
- AHAAC Memo Considering ARHA Ramsey Funding Request
- ARHA Redevelopment Work Group FY20 Work Program
Monday, September 16, 2019 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, July 23, 2019 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, May 16, 2019 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Joint Work Session: City Council, ARHA Board of Commissioners, Planning Commission Thursday, May 2, 2019
5:00pm, Durant Arts Center, 1605 Cameron Street
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Cancelled: Thursday, November 8, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, October 11, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Cancelled: Thursday, June 28, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Postponed: Thursday, June 14, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Cancelled: Thursday, May 10, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, April 12, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, March 8, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, February 8, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- AHAAC Workforce Housing Discussion 02.01.2018
- ARHA Replacement Unit Options 02.08.2018
Thursday, January 11, 2018 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Summary
- 2017 Rent and Income Comparison Table
- 2017 Sample Workforce Max Housing Costs
Thursday, December 14, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
- Agenda
- Summary
- Resolution 830 Working Group Public Meeting Schedule
- Andrew Adkins Operating Model Tool 12.14.2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
This is the Andrew Adkins financial modeling tool that was presented to the ARHA Redevelopment Work Group at the November 9, 2017 meeting.
The tool and the scenarios modeled will also be presented at the next meeting of the Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee (AHAAC) on Thursday, December 7, at 7PM in Room 2000 of City Hall. Interested members of the public are welcome to attend and ask questions during the presentation.
- Agenda
- Summary
- Braddock Metro Area Housing Context Graph
- List of Future ARHA Redevelopment Work Group Meeting Topics
- Matrix of Development Approaches (EJP Consulting Group, LLC)
- Resolution 830 Working Group - Public Meeting Schedule
- Resolution 830 Working Group - Draft Changes to Roster
Thursday, October 12, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Work Room (second floor), City Hall
Thursday, August 10, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, Sister Cities Conference Room, City Hall
Thursday, July 20, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, Sister Cities Conference Room, City Hall
Thursday, June 8, 2017- Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom , City Hall
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
CANCELLED: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
Thursday, March 9, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Hall, Room 1101 (Sister Cities Conference Room)
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
Thursday, January 12, 2017 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
- Agenda
- Presentation
- Meeting Summary
- Resolution 830 (1981; amended in 1982)
- Memorandum of Understanding Between ARHA and City of Alexandria (March 2008)
- Initial Recommendations of AHIWG (April 2008)
- Final Report of the AHIWG (May 2009)
- ARHA Strategic Plan (March 2013)
- City of Alexandria Housing Master Plan (December 2013)
- City of Alexandria Housing Master Plan At A Glance (January 2014)
- Resolution 830 Units, Including Replacement Units (table)
- Article on the Rental Assistance Development (RAD) Program
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - Braddock Implementation Advisory Group Meeting and Open House
Charles Houston Rec Center, 901 Wythe Street
- 6 p.m. - Open House on Ramsey Homes project hosted by the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- 7 p.m. - Braddock Implementation Advisory Group Meeting; Topics include Ramsey Homes and Carpenter's Shelter redevelopment projects
August 18, 2016 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
- Agenda
- Meeting Summary
- Ramsey Homes Presentation
- RFP Sequencing Presentation
- RFP Sequencing Criteria
- RFP Developer Selection Process
July 14, 2016 — Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
June 9, 2016 — Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
May 26, 2016 — Community Meeting Ramsey Homes Redevelopment
7 pm, Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street
May 19, 2016 — Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
5:30 pm, City Council Workroom, City Hall
May 19, 2016 — Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
- ARHA Redevelopment Work Group Presentation - May 19, 2016 (Revised)
- ARHA Redevelopment Work Group Agenda - May 19, 2016
- ARHA Redevelopment Work Group Presentation - May 19, 2016
- ARHA Redevelopment Work Group Meeting Summary - April 14, 2016
April 14, 2016 — Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
March 12, 2016 — City Council Public Hearing
- Additional Information for Docket Item #8 Ramsey Homes: Revised Memo and Draft Resolution Endorsing a Joint City-ARHA Work Plan (March 11, 2016)
- Executed ARHA Resolution 613 (March 8, 2016)
- Additional Information for Docket Item #8 Ramsey Homes: Memo and Draft Resolution Endorsing a Joint City-ARHA Work Plan
March 8, 2016 — City Council-ARHA Board of Commissioners Joint Work Session
March 2, 2016 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
September 11, 2015 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
September 8, 2015 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
August 3, 2015 - Redevelopment Work Group Meeting
Resolution 2876
In April 2019, the City Council and ARHA Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2876, which supersedes Resolution 830. The resolution reflects the continued joint commitment of the City and ARHA to replace 1,150 units of public and publicly-assisted housing and provide tenant protections to any tenant displaced during any future redevelopment activities. In 2018, the public was engaged in a consultation process and the Resolution 830 Working Group was convened to provide guidance to the updated joint commitment. In addition to reaffirming the partners' joint commitments, Resolution 2876 establishes the blueprint for both agencies to continue to work together to provide affordable housing resources to the City's most vulnerable residents.
Samuel Madden Homes Redevelopment Project
Project Information
On February 25, 2023 the Alexandria City Council approved redevelopment plans for Samuel Madden Homes. The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority in partnership with Fairstead, Mill Creek Residential, and The Communities Group will redevelop the 66-unit Samuel Madden Homes located in the Braddock Neighborhood into a mixed-income, mixed use community. The community will featured 532 housing units, community-serving retail, an ALIVE Food Hub, and a relocated Hopkins House early childhood education center. For additional information, please visit the development project website at https://www.samuelmaddenhomes.com/.
Section 106 Process
The Section 106 process is a federally mandated process that ensures any projects funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development study the effect of the project on cultural or historic resources and mitigate any negative effects of the project on those resources.
For the Samuel Madden Homes, it has been determined that the redevelopment project will have a negative effect on a historic resource. See the Documentary Study of the Samuel Madden Homes prepared by EHT Traceries for more information about the Madden Homes' place in the history of Alexandria.
Three public consultation meetings have been held. For more information and to view recordings of each meeting, click on the links below:
After consultation with public and private parties, ARHA, the City, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources executed a Memorandum of Agreement outlining the activities required to mitigate the negative impact on historic resources caused by the demolition of Samuel Madden Homes. Read the Memorandum and the Appendices.
The project has also received a Permit to Demolish from the City of Alexandria Board of Architectural Review (BAR). In order to receive this permit, the BAR placed its own mitigation conditions on the project. There were two BAR hearings about the demolition of the project and the necessary mitigation measures.
May 18, 2022 Meeting Details - Meeting Video
June 15, 2022 Meeting Details - Meeting Video
Staff Report With Approved Conditions: Part 1Part 2
Ladrey Senior High-Rise Redevelopment
ARHA, in partnership with Winn Residential and IBF Development, will redevelop the eleven-story, 170-unit Ladrey Senior High-Rise Apartments located in the Old Town North neighborhood into a five-to-seven story building with 270 units for seniors and persons with disabilities. The building will have a green roof and provide open space for residents both on a rooftop terrace and in an interior courtyard, as well as a variety of indoor amenity spaces. There will also be public art, a pocket park, and an improved pedestrian experience around the building.
The project was approved by the Planning Commission and City Council in January 2024. For additional information, visit the development project website at theladrey.com.
Ramsey Homes
Section 106 Process
Reports
- MOA Summary Report January 2021
- MOA Amendment Sept 2020
- MOA Summary Report July 2020
- MOA Summary Report January 2020
- MOA Summary Progress January 2019
- Memorandum of Agreement Regarding The Ramsey Homes Redevelopment Project ( Attachment)
- Ramsey Homes Redevelopment Deconstruction and Exploratory Demolition Plan
- Ramsey Homes Open House and Deconstruction Tour Presentation (February 2018)
- Draft Resource Management Plan (Data Recovery Treatment Plan)
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Letter February 13, 2017
Past Meetings
Wednesday, April 26, 2017; 9:30 AM - Watson Reading Room, 906 Wythe Street
- Ramsey Section 106 Meeting Agenda - 04.26.2017
- Ramsey Section 106 Mitigation Presentation - 04.26.2017
- Ramsey Homes 106 Mitigation Ideas Survey
Wednesday, February 15, 2017; 5:30 PM (open house starts at 5:00 PM) - ARHA Administrative Building, 401 Wythe Street
- Ramsey Section 106 Meeting Agenda - 02.15.2017
- Ramsey Homes Section 106 Consulting Parties Letter - 12.06.2016
- Meeting Minutes February 15, 2017
Tuesday, November 29, 2016; 6:30 PM - Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street
- Ramsey Section 106 Consultant Presentation - 11.29.2016
- Section 106 Mitigation Ideas
- Mitigation Discussion Ideas
- October 31, 2016 Packet submitted to Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- April 8, 2016 Memo from Wetlands Studies and Solutions
- March 2016 Packet submitted to Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Additional Information can be found here
September 15, 2016; 10 AM - 12 PM - Ramsey Homes Redevelopment Project Meeting with Virginia Department of Historic Resource (DHR) staff, Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street
September 15, 2016; 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - Ramsey Homes Redevelopment Project Meeting with City staff, Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street
June 6, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- City Presentation
- Wetlands Studies Presentations
Historic Preservation, Community, and Architecture of Public Housing in Alexandria Symposium
On Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 9am - 4:30pm, the City of Alexandria hosted a virtual community conversation on the former Ramsey Homes - construction of the former World War II era buildings, segregationist practices, and the African-American residents. Originally built as temporary housing for African-American war industry workers in the 1940s, the homes later served as permanent housing and became part of the fabric of the Parker-Gray community. The symposium sessions featured prominent speakers in the areas of historic preservation, American studies, affordable housing, architecture; as well as featured stories of the residents who lived in Ramsey Homes from 1940s - 1950s. The event concluded with a virtual site tour of Lineage at North Patrick Street.
A recording of the Ramsey Homes Symposium is available online.
Andrew Adkins Redevelopment Project
Read the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) July 27, 2018 press release regarding the Andrew Adkins project.