Homeless Services Center

Location

2020 14th St. N. in Courthouse.

Status

Complete

April 2014 – Start of construction
November 2015 – Final project completion

About the Project

Arlington County purchased the Thomas Building at 2020 14^th 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 Renovation Plans for Floors 1, 2 and 3 Community Q&A
Dec. 17, 2012, 7-9:30 p.m.	Key Elementary School, 2300 Key Blvd.	Design Workshop County Presentation Preliminary Blueprint First Floor Preliminary Blueprint Second Floor Preliminary Blueprint Third Floor Community Q&A From Design Workshop Stations
Dec. 5, 2012, 7-9:30 p.m.	Key Elementary School, 2300 Key Blvd.	Community Dialogue County Presentation Community Dialogue Feedback
Nov. 12, 2012		County Board approval of building purchase.

Funding

The total cost estimate for the HSC construction is $8.877 million.

$6.610 million construction authorization
$1.508 million in soft costs (design and construction administration fees, County staff time allocated to the project, permits and inspections)
$758,000 for furnishings, security and IT equipment

Funds for building the HSC were made available from close-out funds in previous fiscal years, 2013 IDA bond funding and contingency funding.