Hampton aims to expand housing without changing character of older neighborhoods

HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton city leaders are moving ahead with a plan to address a growing housing demand– without changing the historic feel of its older neighborhoods.

At its October 8 work session, City Council got an update on the Infill Housing Plan Book, a new guide for residential development that aims to make it easier to build homes across several of the city’s historic communities.

“The neighborhoods are Downtown, Phoebus, Greater Wythe, Buckroe, and Aberdeen,” said Hampton’s Communications Coordinator Mike Holtzclaw…

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