Southwood Mobile Home Park
The Southwood Mobile Home Park is located off of Fifth Street Extended in Albemarle County that is being redeveloped by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville. Work is underway now and two phases of rezoning have been approved by the Albemarle Board of Supervisors.
Habitat has intended to redevelop the property as a mixed-use community in a way that does not displace existing residents. [2] [3]
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Redevelopment
Habitat for Humanity purchased the property in October 2007 for $7 million with the intent of redeveloping the park with at least 500 affordable housing units. [4]
Construction broke ground on September 18, 2020. [5] [6] [7]
Supervisors endorsed a plan to work with Habitat on the project in October 2016. [8]
The Boys and Girls Club has a facility there that has been expanded in 2017. [9]
The rezoning was conducted in two phases. The first will consist of two blocks, one of which will be mixed-use and the other will be mostly commercial. This first phase has been submitted to Albemarle County for review. [10]
- Phase 1: Requested the rezoning of three contiguous properties on 33.96 acres from R-2 and NMD to Neighborhood Model District (NMD). With a maximum of 450 residential units and a "focus on providing a model for reinvesting in aging suburban neighborhoods, the community-generated design principles presented in this zoning map amendment will create a mixed-income, mixed-use community catalyzing the non-displacement and realization of secure tenure of the community that exists today."[11]
Timeline
- March 1, 2007 – Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville purchased 88 acres for $7 million and would later invest millions in road improvements, sewer upgrades and other infrastructure. The organization also purchased about 32 acres nearby.
- July 23, 2019 – Albemarle Planning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend approval of rezoning for 34 acres of the project, allowing for up to 450 residential units and 50,000 square feet of commercial space [12]
- August 21, 2019 – Albemarle Board of Supervisors approves votes to approve rezoning request for phase 1 [13]
- March 4, 2020 – Piedmont Housing Alliance seeks support from Board of Supervisors for low-income tax housing credit application from Virginia Housing Development Authority [14]
- September 18, 2020 – Ground is broken for construction [5]
- January 12, 2024 – Ground is broken on Piedmont Housing Alliance's Hickory Hope apartments that will feature 121 dwelling units. [15]
Other pieces of information
One idea of a redeveloped Southwood could be an enhanced network of trails to allow bike and pedestrian access to the future Biscuit Run State Park. That project will now be run by Albemarle County with no involvement from the state. [16]
Map
Coordinates:
37°59′46″N 78°31′18″W / 37.996008°N 78.521765°W
References
- ↑ Web. Southwood Redevelopment, retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ↑ Web. Plans to redevelop Albemarle Co. neighborhood continue forward, Annie Schroeder, News Article, January 22, 2020, retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ Web. Habitat for Humanity wants to turn trailer parks into town centers. Will the model work?, Laura Ingles, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, August 6, 2012, retrieved February 17, 2024. Print. August 6, 2012 , 24.32, .
- ↑ Web. Southwood resident survey reveals neighborhood's wants, Ted Strong, Daily Progress, Media General, February 12, 2020, retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Web. Habitat Breaks Ground on Southwood, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Town Crier Productions, September 21, 2020, retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on Southwood redevelopment, Kathryn Young, News Article, CBS19 News, September 18, 2020, retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Habitat breaks ground on Southwood redevelopment, Nolan Stout and Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, September 18, 2020, retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ↑ Web. Supervisors endorse collaboration with Habitat to redevelop Southwood, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, October 5, 2016, retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ Web. Albemarle Planning Commission recommends club expansion at Southwood, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 7, 2017, retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ↑ Web. Group to be briefed with first rezoning for Habitat’s Southwood redevelopment, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 14, 2018, retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ https://archive.curbed.com/2019/2/27/18236217/habitat-for-humanity-charlottesville-virginia-mobile-home-park
- ↑ Web. Albemarle planning commission votes in favor of Southwood rezoning, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, July 23, 2019, retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ↑ Web. First phase of Southwood redevelopment approved by Albemarle supervisors, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, August 21, 2019, retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Materials for Albemarle Board of Supervisors meeting request for support for VHDA LIHTC credits, Staff report, Albemarle County, retrieved March 1 28, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Digging in: Construction starts on Southwood apartment building, Catie Ratliff, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, January 17, 2024, retrieved February 17, 2024. Print. January 17, 2024 .
- ↑ Web. Habitat for Humanity seeks connection to future state park, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 9, 2015, retrieved February 12, 2015.