Mayfair Mansions

Project Description
Mayfair Mansions is a 569-unit apartment complex in Washington, DC. The property was
purchased in 2006 by a joint ownership entity consisting of Community Preservation and
Development Corporation (CPDC) and Marshall Heights Community Development Organization
(MHCDO). The residents initiated the process when, organized as the Mayfair Mansions 2005
Tenant Association, Inc., they exercised their rights under DC law to purchase the property. The
Association selected CPDC and MHCDO to acquire and rehabilitate the property and to maintain
it as affordable housing.

The project preserves affordable rental housing as well as creates affordable homeownership
opportunities. The rental portion consists of 409 units, the majority of which are supported by a
renewed 20-year Section 8 contract, ensuring continued affordability for very low-income
residents. The homeownership portion, consisting of 160 units, is the result of a historic
approval by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to convert the units to
affordable condominiums. The Tenant Association advocated for partial homeownership in order
to provide low- and moderate- income households the opportunity to purchase. Many residents
will be utilizing the Section 8 Homeownership Program to purchase their units.

In addition to the substantial renovation of the units, the project includes replacing the current
community building with a new free-standing community center that will provide programs and
resources to further improve the quality of life of residents. The entire redevelopment process,
expected to be completed in 2009, will create a socially, financially and physically secure
community for the residents.

The acquisition of the property was possible through a $24.2 million loan provided by the DC
Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The permanent and construction
financing for the rental project will utilize the DHCD Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF),
Federal Historic Tax Credits, as well as Tax Exempt Bond financing and Low Income Housing Tax
Credit allocations provided by DC Housing Finance Agency (HFA). The condominium project will
also utilize subsidy from the DHCD HPTF.

Mayfair Mansions boasts an important role in the history of the District's African American
community. Originally completed in 1946, it is one of the city's earliest garden apartment
complexes and one of the first conceived and designed for working- and middle-class African
American residents in the District. It has been placed on the District of Columbia Register of
Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places.

Community tree planting/ Mayfair Mansions

 November 14, 2009

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Location

Mayfair Mansions, 3819 J St. NE

Spaces left

34
Registration

Mayfair Mansions/Public Planting - Free Community Planting: Mayfair Mansions,

Ward 7, 4 Citizen Foresters needed

WHAT TO EXPECT: Tools and instruction are provided, along with light
refreshments. This event will occur rain or shine unless the weather is severe.
Cancellations will be posted on our office phone voicemail at 202-833-4010
by 7:30am the morning of the event.

CHECK-IN: Registration will be at the entrance to the apartment complex.

PARKING: Street parking is available.

For questions, contact Carol Herwig at 202-349-1907 or

cherwig@caseytrees.org