Unity Homes at Ballston

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Unity Homes at Ballston is a mixed-use project with 144 affordable apartments co-located with a church and daycare, located across the street from the Ballston-MU Metro Station.

For a century, the Central United Methodist Church (CUMC) of Ballston has served the Arlington community with worship and community services. The church has housed an early childhood education center and provided weekly food distribution. In 2014, Rev. Sarah Harrison McQueen was appointed senior pastor with the charge of leading the church through the redevelopment process. Like most complex projects, the decade-long journey has faced challenges: developing a design to incorporate many needs in a single-acre site, securing financing, planning to build adjacent to a Metro tunnel, and honoring the rich history of the property while making way for the congregation’s modern vision. In 2015, CUMC started a process to redevelop their aging church property into affordable housing and in 2020, APAH and CUMC entered into partnership to fulfill the congregation’s wishes.

In the new Unity Homes at Ballston building, CUMC will continue this mission with a brand-new sanctuary space, early childhood education for approximately 90 children, and a commercial grade community kitchen on the first two floors of the new building. Residents will enjoy 2,500 square feet of community rooms, a business center, laundry facilities, and a landscaped courtyard and terrace.