Learn How Vacant to Vibrant DC Will Revitalize Spaces in the District
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is holding two informational meetings for residents and community leaders in the most impacted areas of the city to explain aspects of Mayor Muriel Bowser's Vacant to Vibrant DC initiative in detail.
Mayor Bowser recently launched Vacant to Vibrant DC, a five-point action plan that will transform vacant spaces owned by DHCD into workforce housing and green space, show how tiny homes can fit into the DC landscape and spur more $5 million in economic development for small businesses. The five action points are:
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Action 1—Auctioning Off to Gain Affordability: An online auction by Alex Cooper Auctioneers of over 35 sites that will be redeveloped into workforce housing.
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Action 2—Supporting Small Business to Spur Homeownership for District Employees: Certified business enterprises will bid on contracts to turn up to eight sites into a home for District government employees, and help our best and brightest employees to both work and live in the city.
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Action 3—Building Homes Through HIP: The Housing Investment Platform (HIP) from the DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) will turn two sites into workforce housing.
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Action 4—Expanding Green Space: The city is growing with development, but we will preserve green space and keep our city environmentally green, thanks to this partnership with Casey Trees.
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Action 5—Seeing a Tiny House in Action: Learn how this housing trend can fit into the DC housing landscape, through a demonstration and community education project in partnership with the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation.
Here is the schedule for the two informational briefings:
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January 8, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: DHCD's 1st Floor Conference Room, 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE
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January 9, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Franklin D. Reeves Municipal Center, 2nd Floor Community Room, 2000 14th Street, NW
Interested individuals are encouraged to register, and to share this with others who would like to attend these briefings.
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