(Updated at 12:30 p.m. on 10/5/23) A church in Clarendon could be redeveloped with senior housing, pending the outcome of a forthcoming county land-use study. Over the last year, Clarendon Presbyterian Church and Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, or APAH, have been developing plans to tear down the 75-year-old church at 1305 N. Jackson Street and build a 92-unit affordable apartment building for seniors 55 or 62 and older. That means a few more years in a church building that is too big and too old to serve the congregation and community effectively, according to the pastor. During this time, the church sunk more than $100,000 into HVAC, electric and plumbing maintenance, according to a letter to Arlington County. St. Charles Borromeo Church in Clarendon proposes a joint housing-church project and APAH partnered with Central United Methodist Church and Arlington Presbyterian Church on similar projects in Ballston and on Columbia Pike.

Source: The Guardian October 05, 2023 09:32 UTC