Mission First Housing Group, Urban Matters Development and Mount Lebanon CDC have cut the ribbon on their latest affordable development: 82 affordable apartments for seniors in Shaw.

The House of Lebanon, as the development is now called, was a conversion of a historic vocational school and 70s-era gymnasium addition. Both buildings, at 27 O St NW, were declared surplus by the District in 2009. Mission First and its partners were awarded a development agreement to convert the structure into affordable senior housing in 2010.

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