Senior Housing Provider Breaks Ground On New Alexandria Campus As Demand Skyrockets

ALEXANDRIA, VA – A new Alexandria senior living community that held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday is already fully reserved, and its CEO tells Patch demand for this kind of housing will only grow.

The new community, Goodwin House Seminary Road, will add 257 units across two towers, according to Goodwin Living, the non-profit, faith-based organization behind its development. Three years before the campus is scheduled to open, reservations are 100% booked.

Goodwin Living President and CEO Rob Liebreich says demand for quality homes and supportive care is increasing rapidly and helping seniors stay active and connected to their neighbors benefits the whole community.

In 2000, just under 194,000 Virginia residents were aged 60 and older. By 2020, that figure was 310,000, and by 2030, it is projected to be 430,000, Liebreich says. Some sources show more than half a million seniors living in Northern Virginia already.

Older adults are the region’s fastest-growing population, according to the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, which released a 2023 report on affordable housing for seniors and families.

As middle-aged people see their parents hit 80 and older, “I think people are realizing that if they don't get ready to have a plan today and put that plan in motion, there may not be access to options in the future,” Liebreich said. “I think people, regardless of income, really want the chance to thrive in a place that they choose to live.”

He said thriving is facilitated by creating community and expanding, not limiting, opportunities. “Places that create community, places that create socialization and opportunities for engagement like that, really are places where people live healthier, longer lives.”

He also said the organization has learned through its other campuses in Alexandria, Bailey’s Crossroads, and Washington, DC, that access to art and options for making art have become very important to residents.

New at Goodwin House Seminary Road is a focus on nature, with an “intentional urban arboretum” to be grown on the campus. Liebreich says. “So many of the people that want to live with us have beautiful gardens. They pay attention and spend a lot of time and get a lot of value in being outdoors and being present.”

The campus will also include seven one-bedroom residences offered at reduced rates through an affordable housing plan developed with the City of Alexandria. The agreement includes a provision that costs will increase only minimally over 40 years, even if care requirements grow.

Liebreich also said the community has committed to supporting residents who run out of funds. The agreement has also allowed Goodwin Living to invest millions more in its more affordable campus, View Alexandria, which has lower monthly fees and no entrance fee.

Helping seniors stay in their communities safely benefits the whole area, Liebreich says. Providing quality housing for people who can’t or prefer not to stay in their homes means neighborhoods don’t lose some of their longest-tenured residents, helping maintain the culture and fabric of a community and continuing established social connections. Retired people also frequently participate in tutoring and other school programs, he said.

Assisted living facilities in Virginia can cost more than $5,000 a month, according to a 2022 government report, with campus entrance fees running into the hundreds of thousands. Goodwin House Seminary Road’s fees appear in line with state averages. Its facilities in Alexandria and Falls Church were both listed among the country's best nursing homes of 2026 in US News and World Report.

Senior Living lists 13 senior living complexes in Alexandria.