Girard Street Senior Apartments

Girard Street Senior Apartments is a new construction project with 25 units – all one-bedrooms and approximately 640 square feet in size – for seniors in the Brookland/Woodridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Girard Street will dedicate all 25 to seniors at or below 30% Area Median Income, 10 units of which Dantes will dedicate to supportive housing for seniors who are chronically homeless. Each unit will have a full kitchen and bathroom. The building will also include a secured entry, on-site laundry facility, community room, yoga/exercise room and library/living room. Girard Street Senior Apartments will meet Green Communities criteria. Read our case study for complete project details.

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