The Cadence Affordable Housing Community Opens In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — The Cadence, a new affordable housing community, opened Tuesday in Arlington's Buckingham neighborhood. Affordable housing developer Wesley Housing, Arlington County officials, and project partners celebrated the grand opening Tuesday.

The 97-unit community at 4333 Arlington Boulevard offers four studio apartments, 42 one-bedroom units, 48 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units. The total includes 10 accessible unit meeting Americans with Disability Act standards. The community is open to households making 70 percent of the area median income or less.

The site will be managed by Wesley Property Management with an on-site resident services team providing resident programs and services. Nonprofit partner Our Stomping Ground will provide supportive services to residents with developmental disabilities.

Residents have access to a Community Resource Center with a computer lab, free in-
unit and common area Wi-Fi, a fitness center, on-site laundry, an interior outdoor courtyard, indoor bike storage space, playground, and below-ground parking. A bus stop is located on site, and the community is 1.2 miles from the Ballston-MU Metro station.

Two neighboring communities owned by Wesley Housing — Knightsbridge Apartments and Whitefield Commons — also have access to the Community Resource Center.

The Cadence is built on a site previously home to the American Red Cross.

"When we purchased the former Arlington Red Cross building in 2016, our vision for this site was an inclusive, service-rich campus that would build up lives and support all our residents in Buckingham," said Wesley Housing President and CEO Shelley Murphy in a statement. "We are celebrating that vision coming to life, and we look forward to The Cadence serving as a safe, quality, affordable asset for hundreds of households for many years to come."

The total project cost was $49.6 million, which included financing from Arlington County, Virginia Housing, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Capital One and Hudson Housing Capital.

“The Cadence helps advance the vision of Arlington County’s Affordable Housing Master Plan, providing quality, affordable apartments, more than half of which are family-sized units that will support low- to moderate-income families in the region," said Arlington County Board Chair Katie Cristol in a statement.

For more information, visit livethecadence.com.