Marshall project helps meet “workforce” housing need
Washburn Place townhouses will rent from $895 to $1,125 per month. Despite a sometimes soggy spring, construction of the 30-unit “workforce” townhouse project in Marshall remains on track. Washburn Place on Salem Avenue should be completed by year's end, as planned, Windy Hill Development Co. President Kim Hart said. “We’ve had the advantage of an open winter,” Mr. Hart said. “So we were able to work all the way through the winter.” The two-story, 1,130-square-foot units will include three bedrooms, extra insulation, energy-efficient windows and “water-saving devices” on all faucets and toilets, Mr. Hart said. He expects the townhouses, which will rent for $895 to $1,125 per month, to lease quickly. “The need for workforce housing in all of Northern Virginia is just tremendous,” Mr. Hart said. “At all Windy Hill properties there’s always a long waiting list .” The Loudoun- based nonprofit ’s project serve “working people,” he said. “There are many, many people that are earni...