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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the only answer to affordable housing in Arlington massive apt buildings? Do they not sprinkle affordable housing apartments in market rate buildings OR give out rental vouchers? (like section 8)[/quote]

To answer your questions:

Yes, so they say.
No, not in meaningful numbers. It's easier/more efficient to just build a giant building or two.
Yes. Some of the only "landlords" in Arlington who will take section 8 vouchers are the CAFs.

It's complicated. But we could be doing a better job. Quality over quantity. We can't save the world in one zip code. [/quote]

Yeah, I agree with quality over quantity. But it also  seems that there are decades worth of research showing why giant affordable housing buildings are bad for everyone. I mean Caprini Green anyone? Although I guess that is public housing, which is different. Still...[/quote]

I am the PP who first mentioned AH. Let's clarify a few things.

1. There are NO commited AH buildings in Arlington that resemble Cabrini Green. None. Cabrini at its peak had over 3500 units, and was, I think, 15 stories tall.  Nothing like it in Arlington, and constantly mentioning it is a scare tactic

2.  There ways to create Committed AH at smaller scales than the 6 story buildings being done on Columbia Pike.  In Fairlington, which is an historic district, I would not envision ANY new construction, but rather buying a scattering of units and converting them to committed AH.

3.  I am sure some AC folks don't want any committed AH.  Some Fairlington residents support committed AH, but don't want any in Fairlington.  But the fact is, if there IS going to be SES diversity at Abingdon, AND Abingdon is to be a walkable neighborhood ES for all Fairlington, the way to get that is to have AH IN Fairlington.   That's just math. [/quote]

It's the Arlington Cabrini Green. We're not Chicago FFS. It's about scale. Those two building and the phases 2-4 that are planned are OUT OF SCALE and insanity for Arlington, and for the Pike in particular. They would be an unmitigated disaster for the surrounding neighborhood. There is no "loss" of affordable housing. It's getting more expensive. You want that to stop? Rent control. No more CAFs on the Pike. [/quote]

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