Breakfast Links: Library Renovation Could Come With Affordable Housing In Centreville

Affordable housing possible as part of Centreville library renovation

A renovation of the Centreville Regional Library could include 180 co-located units of affordable housing. The library site is now owned by the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority after a 9-1 Board of Supervisors vote.  (Mary Stachyra Lopez / FFXnow)

Office-to-apartment conversion planned in West End

The eight-story building at 1255 23rd Street NW will retain its ground floor retail amid plans to convert its office space into 323 residential units. Other office conversions in DC include 500 units planned at 450 Fifth Street NW and more than 500 in the Universal Buildings near Dupont Circle. (This article is behind a paywall.)  (Ben Peters / Business Journal)

Public meetings to highlight Purple Line progress

Officials will hold seven virtual meetings starting October 13 with a meeting for Lyttonsville and Woodside and ending October 28 with one for Bethesda and Chevy Chase. Meetings will include construction photos and updates on testing.  (Elia Griffin / Bethesda Today)

Single-family homes could replace plant nursery in Vienna

A rezoning and redevelopment would put the homes on 6.5 acres along Leesburg Pike at a density of about two units per acre. The Fairfax County Planning Commission endorsed the plan at its September 30 meeting.  (Acacia James / FFXnow)

Shipbuilding facility to replace planned US Wind site in Baltimore County

Instead of hosting a US Wind facility that would have produced parts for a delayed offshore project in Ocean City, a Sparrows Point site will be home to a $3.7 billion shipbuilding facility. The change comes as the Trump administration has impeded US Wind’s construction plans.  (Christine Condon / Maryland Matters)

Rules for utility bills changing in DC

Landlords can no longer charge tenants for common area utilities starting January 1, though they can still use a formula to split up utility costs, instead of billing by each unit’s utility use. As of August 14 of this year, new restrictions apply to fees for services such as trash.  (Hayley Milon / DC News Now)

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