There have been very few renovations at Westhaven since the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority constructed 126 apartments in 1964 as a replacement for homes razed in Vinegar Hill. Decades later, funding and planning for a new era is moving forward.
CRHA Executive Director John Sales told City Council on February 18 that design work has been led by more than 30 residents who have been working on the plans for three years and have clear goals.
“Those goals are improving the health and safety of the community, recognizing the memory and history and honoring that, balancing density and livability, cultivating community, and making urban connections,” Sales said…