About the Project

  • 56 units (2-3 bedrooms each) of affordable rental housing
  • To qualify, residents may earn up to 80% of Blacksburg’s Area Median Income (AMI)
  • For a family of four in Blacksburg, 80% AMI is $63,000 a year, which includes public school teachers, police officers, day care workers, and many Virginia Tech employees
  • Fulltime students, on their own, do not qualify to live at Legacy based on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LITHC) compliance regulations
  • Near amenities, public transportation, and jobs
  • Two picnic areas, outdoor plaza, playground, and community room
  • Reduced height on the north side of three floors, 39 feet; leveraged slope of land to have four floors, 49 feet, on south side
  • Community stewardship will include professional onsite management, maintenance, and resident services to ensure safety and vitality
  • Reconfigured curb and widened sidewalk for pedestrian safety on Country Club Road
  • Robust perimeter landscaping to mitigate light and sound pollution