Posted by Jill Norcrosss on November 10, 2009 at 08:41:19:
The Alexandria Housing Development Corporation (AHDC) celebrated the Grand Opening of The Station at Potomac Yard in the City of Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday, October 17th. Located on a former regional rail yard site, The Station’s innovative design combines 64 units of affordable and workforce rental housing, a fire rescue station, and retail space, and maximizes the use of land in a built environment. Approximately 150 people, including the Mayor and the Alexandria City Council, joined in the celebration which also included the ceremonial dedication of the new fire station, the City of Alexandria’s first new fire rescue station in thirty years. Speakers at the ceremony included Mayor Euille, City Manager James Hartmann, Catherine Pharis from the AHDC Board of Directors, and Fire Chief Adam Theil. The project is a unique example of green, sustainable design and construction and, at the ceremony, K. C. McGurren, Executive Director of Earthcraft Virginia, presented AHDC with a plaque recognizing that the project successfully met all the requirements for the Earthcraft Multifamily Program. Following the ceremony, the media and public were invited to tour the fire rescue station and The Station residential component. The residential tour included a sampling of the new units, the large community room, the second floor shared terrace, and the below grade parking garage. The Station at Potomac Yard will anchor a future Town Center in the new urban village of being developed at The Yard.
For more information about The Station at Potomac Yard contact Jim Pritchett, Executive Director of AHDC, at 703-5578-1835 or jpritchett@housingalexandria.org or go to our website at www.housingalexandria.org.