“We’ve seen in our community when the Crossings opened in downtown Charlottesville that for the years following it that chronic homelessness dropped by half,” Anthony Haro said. That agency’s executive director spoke of the benefits of a similar project build by VSH that opened in the spring of 2012. The motel will be used as emergency housing for the homeless before development begins by the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless. “VSH intends to develop 80 units of permanent supportive housing for 50 percent or lower and PHA intends to develop 60 primarily one and two bedroom units at between 30 percent and 80 percent. “The project proponents are Virginia Supportive Housing, Piedmont Housing Alliance, and the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless,” said Lori Schweller, an attorney with Williams Mullen. The proposal is from three housing nonprofits. The Albemarle Planning Commission has recommended approval of a rezoning to allow for up to 140 units and commercial space to be built on U.S.
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