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Heritage at Old Town breaks ground on 288 more apartments, 52 of them affordable

The second building at the South Alfred Street site is due in 2029. The property it replaced was built as affordable housing in the 1970s and held 244 units.

,   and  Ryan Belmore
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Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Carrie Chenery, U.S.; Virginia Housing Chief of Programs Dr. Monique Johnson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Field Director Jill Yu, and City of Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins joined Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners and other project stakeholders on Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of 535 S. Alfred Street. (Jair Lynch)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners broke ground Tuesday on the second apartment building at The Heritage at Old Town, a 288-unit project at 535 S. Alfred St. that the developer says will be finished in 2029.

Mayor Alyia Gaskins joined Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Carrie Chenery, Virginia Housing Chief of Programs Monique Johnson and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Field Director Jill Yu at the ceremony, according to a release from the developer.

The building will hold 48 studios, 184 one-bedroom apartments and 56 two-bedroom apartments. Fifty-two will be affordable: 51 for households earning up to 40% of area median income and one for a household earning up to 60%. A HUD Housing Assistance Payments contract supports 51 units. The project also includes work on the eastern portion of Wilkes Street Park.

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