Project History
Woodson Heights sits on the former site of Amber Overlook, which was a vacant and abandoned group of high-rise apartment buildings that neighborhood residents were eager to see re-developed. In 2003, with partial funding by the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development, AmeriDream, Inc. acquired the site. Working with the local community and the District of Columbia government, plans for the site included demolishing nine abandoned buildings and renovating two more to create an entirely new community. Renovations of the two existing buildings are complete, and new residents are already calling Woodson Heights home.
About the Development Team
AmeriDream, Inc.
AmeriDream is the nation’s leader in providing affordable housing opportunities for underserved groups and has gifted more than $500 million to individuals and families through its renowned Down Payment Assistance Program.
As an affordable housing developer, AmeriDream has invested more than $12 million into new and existing properties in order to create affordable housing opportunities for low and moderate-income homebuyers. These projects have included single-family and multi-family communities; environmentally friendly “green” homes, hurricane-resistant homes, and, in one case, a custom-built accessible home for a disabled couple. Woodson Heights is one of AmeriDream’s largest redevelopment efforts to-date.
EDG Architects
DC Department of Housing and Community Development