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Mayor Bowser to Celebrate Modernization of Affordable Housing Units at Atlantic Apartment Homes for 750 Residents in Ward 8

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Preserves Nearly 300 Family-Sized Units and Includes DC’s Largest Community Solar Project

(Washington, DC) –  On Thursday, May 3, at 3 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser will cut the ribbon at the Atlantic Apartment Homes in the Washington Highlands neighborhood of Ward 8. The renovated property, formerly known as Atlantic Gardens and Atlantic Terrace, consists of nearly 300 family-sized units and includes expanded community services, as well as the largest community solar project in the District.

Since coming into office, the Bowser Administration has sparked the creation or preservation of more than 10,800 affordable units, with another 5,200 in preconstruction. In Fiscal Year 2017, the District made historic investments in affordable housing, getting more than $138 million in Housing Production Trust Fund financing out the door to support 23 projects that will produce or preserve more than 1,500 affordable units.

WHEN:
Thursday, May 3, at 3 pm

WHO:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Polly Donaldson, Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
Todd A. Lee, Executive Director/CEO, DC Housing Finance Agency
Tommy Wells, Director, Department of Energy and the Environment
Darien Crimmin, Senior Vice President of Sustainability, WinnCompanies 
Gilbert Winn, CEO, WinnCompanies 
Derrick Langley, Tenant Association President, Atlantic Gardens Apartments

WHERE:
Atlantic Apartment Homes (Atlantic Terrace site)
4319 3rd Street, SE
*Closest Metro: Congress Heights Metro Station*
*Closest Bus Lines: A2, W1*

Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16 (DCN).