Homeless Services Center
Location
2020 14th St. N. in Courthouse
Status
Complete
Construction started in April 2014. Final project completion was in November 2015.
About the Project
Arlington County purchased the Thomas Building at 2020 14th St. N. in November 2012 to provide year-round space for a Homeless Services Center (HSC) that will replace the inadequate Emergency Winter Shelter, also in the Courthouse neighborhood, and to meet County needs for additional office space.
HSC construction will include:
- Renovations to the second floor to create a kitchen, dining area, offices for staff counseling services and a day room.
- Renovations to the third floor to create a dormitory, including 50 year-round beds, five medical respite beds and an additional 25 beds during winter months.
- Enclosing the open space under the second floor now used for parking to provide a separate entrance to the HSC with stairs and elevator to second and third floors.
- The enclosed first floor space and floors 4-7 will be converted to County offices and work spaces at later dates, based on the Capital Improvement Program to be issued in summer 2014.
To learn more about the building acquisition and future HSC programs, visit the Department of Human Services’ webpage.
Public Process
Date | Location | Meeting Materials |
March 17, 2014 | County Board approval of construction contract. | |
March 16, 2013 | County Board approval of use permit. | |
March 6, 2013, 7 p.m. | Planning Commission | Use Permit for a Dormitory Use Presentation |
Jan. 14, 2013, 7-9:30 p.m. | Key Elementary School, 2300 Key Blvd. | Design Review |
Dec. 17, 2012, 7-9:30 p.m. | Key Elementary School, 2300 Key Blvd. | Design Workshop |
Dec. 5, 2012, 7-9:30 p.m. | Key Elementary School, 2300 Key Blvd. | Community Dialogue |
Nov. 12, 2012 | County Board approval of building purchase. |
Funding
The total cost estimate for the HSC construction is $8.877 million.
Funds for building the HSC were made available from close-out funds in previous fiscal years, 2013 IDA bond funding and contingency funding.