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D.C. said it has closed on financing that will bring affordable housing and commercial businesses to a historically significant area of the city.
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development said construction is expected to start in September at Barry Farm, which will include a mixed-use building that will have 108 units of affordable rental housing for those 55 years old and above, as well as 5,000 square feet of commercial space. It will be called The Asberry and will be located on 1200 Sumner Road Southeast, across from the Barry Farm Recreation Center.
“This redevelopment has been years in the making and as we get closer to shovels in the ground, we are investing in the past and the promise of the Barry Farm community and we are committed to delivering not just new housing, but new opportunity,” Bowser said in a statement.
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