6:02 PM
Julio Barreto
Washington, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty took another step towards revitalizing one of the city’s worst neighborhoods when he announced the grand opening of a high rise development which provides intergenerational housing to low-income seniors and moderate-income workers.The new development, The Overlook, is located in the district’s Ward 8 a notoriously poor and high crime area. The city, residents and community members worked with the Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC) which acted as the project’s developer.CPDC's mission is to develop vibrant communities through innovation and partnerships. To accomplish this, CPDC creates and preserves financially sound, socially responsible affordable housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families and, in cooperation with...
