Todd A. Lee Residences Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Breaking Down More Barriers Through Design

    On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, the ribbon was cut at 809 Kennedy Street NW, in the Brightwood Park Neighborhood in the District of Columbia, marking the opening of the Todd A. Lee Senior Residences. It was an honor to have contributed to such an amazing project, alongside Dantes Partners, Gilbane Development Company, and DCHFA, in honor of the late Todd Lee, who was an advocate for affordable housing in the District of Columbia.

    On Wednesday, July 7, 2021, the ribbon was cut at 809 Kennedy Street NW, in the Brightwood Park Neighborhood in the District of Columbia, marking the opening of the Todd A. Lee Senior Residences. It was an honor to have contributed to such an amazing project, alongside Dantes Partners, Gilbane Development Company, and DCHFA, in honor of the late Todd Lee, who was an advocate for affordable housing in the District of Columbia.

    Todd A. Lee Residences is a thirty-eight unit, fifty-five and older community located in Ward 4.  The residences are affordable, being available for anyone earning below fifty-percent of the area’s median income.

​    The punch walks leading up to the ribbon cutting ceremony were filled with attention to detail and making sure everything was true to our design and ADA compliant.  It is the many small details that makes these residences even more special and welcoming to our older community.  It is not only making it affordable, but also providing the essence of a comforting home.  
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We had the honor of having this project recognized and visited by Mayor Muriel Bowser.  During her speech during the ceremony, she promised to invest 400 million dollars into the House Production Trust Fund, in hopes of producing 36,000 housing units by 2025.

“We have to be intentional by what we do… and you have my promise to keep pushing”
​- Mayor Muriel Bowser

    The thirty-eight unit community also includes 1,700 square feet of community spaces -- including a first floor lounge and fitness suite, and a multipurpose room and outdoor activity space in the penthouse.   At ground level, there is over 1,000 square feet of retail, making this building multi-use, and bringing opportunity for economic growth and more retail to the Kennedy Street retail corridor.  

    This project, along with the recent completion of Livingston Place, is raising the bar not only for affordable housing and senior living, but also for future development in the District of Columbia. The attention to details by our team not only makes this an affordable housing, senior living complex, but also is shaping a future community.  We are looking forward to seeing the future of the Todd A. Lee Residences.

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