Neighborhoods Receive $17M for Revitalization

WASHINGTON, DC-A handful of neighborhoods in the District’s Northeast and Southeast areas–including the Anacostia, Deanwood and Hillcrest communities–have been designated to receive $17.5 million in investments from the RLA Revitalization Corp., a subsidiary of the National Capital Revitalization Corp. The funds will be culled from the disposition of market-rate properties and redirected toward a variety of projects designed to rejuvenate the environment in Wards 7 and 8.

W. Ronald Evans, chairman of RLA’s board, says members’ acted expeditiously to “identify investments in projects, such as community centers, affordable housing, and the attraction of new jobs, which will serve the needs of families living in underserved neighborhoods.” The designated projects include the acquisition of land at Skyland Shopping Center for $7.2 million, a $5 million investment in new home construction and the purchase of land, single-family homes and multifamily structures in both wards for a total of $4 million. Also included is a $930,000 investment in a mixed-use property and a $400,000 investment in the Walter E. Washington Community Center.