District Officials Recommit to Build First Strategy for Greenleaf Redevelopment

By Melissa Silveman  In a public session hosted by the DC Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on March 9, city officials recommitted to a build first strategy to limit displacement and relocation of current residents during the redevelopment of the 15-acre Greenleaf public housing site.   Greenleaf’s complex includes 493 units […]

Op-Ed: Expanding a Community-Led Model for Permanently Affordable Housing

By Southwest DC Action  To address Southwest’s affordable housing crisis in a way that does not exacerbate racial inequality, we must adopt a different approach for producing housing, especially on public land.  The D.C. Council Office of Racial Equity (CORE), whose mission it is to eliminate racial disparities and achieve […]