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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The county's Committed affordable units does not equal- increase in FARMS.
The county's commitment to affordable housing does not increase the concentration of poverty, or harm the schools.
(if the county is also increasing density- that can harm the schools.)
CAF's improve school outcome b/c they greatly increase housing stability- meaning that students stay in the same apt instead of moving constantly and thereby switching schools.[/quote]

If this is true I have a great idea. Barcroft apartments, which is a huge, super shitty complex between s. George Mason and Four Mile Run, is responsible for more than a third of the county's market rate affordable housing. Let's convince Delashmutt to sell it off to a developer. They couldn't upzone it, because the county allowed them to do a transfer of development rights ( legal payoff)  years ago. So I guess they can build nice, mid grade town homes. You know, the kind of housing middle class people can't find in Arlington. Within that you could designate 20% as committed affordable housing! I mean, you think CAF's are best, so this should be a home run! [/quote]

Different poster here. I'm new enough to the area to not get all the references. I can sense snark though. But why isn't what you write something that happens more? Mixed affordability complexes, for example, as opposed to all AH. The income levels for AH are $64k for a family of four. That is not middle class for this area. Do the developers make more for pure low-income housing? [/quote]

Ooooo gurrrl. Imma try and make this short, but this some convoluted shiz imma bout to throw ya way!

For reasons too annoying to explain, it is often easier to secure funding for a 100 % subsidized building. Mainly , no one taking on any risk. The county is the guarantor. There a several factions of people fighting for this sort of housing.  It's combination of zealotry and personal gain. Anyway...
Yes, what you are suggesting is the best idea. Everyone knows it, but that doesn't matter. 
Huge complexes like Barcroft apts are the Lynch pin of Arlington's affordable housing " solutions" and they don't own it. They've concocted astoundingly legal means to maintain these complexes. They've allowed them to "sell" their future development rights. Meaning the county introduces them to some other developer who wants to add 250 additional units that aren't zoned in Rosslyn . It's cool though, because they pay the owners of a shitty complex on Columbia Pike a bribe not to redevelop their current crappy property. 
Wait? What?
So... there are a bunch more $$$$$ units in North Arlington?  And wait! What? You're building 100's of subsidized units right beside the crappy market units that you've worked tirelessly to insure never get redeveloped.

So where will all of these kids go to school?

Where indeed.

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