Development & Affordable Housing

Richmond is building. We help you navigate what comes next.

Experienced counsel for developers, nonprofits, CDFIs, lenders, and community organizations — from LIHTC finance to multifamily affordable housing.

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Affordable housing & LIHTC

The most consequential work we do.

Virginia has only 35 affordable rental homes for every 100 households in need. We provide experienced counsel on LIHTC applications, loan structuring, QAP compliance, ground leases, and layered financing structures.

New in 2026. HB 594 allows localities to fast-track zoning approvals where 75% of units are affordable. We can help you use this new pathway immediately.

Finance

LIHTC & layered debt

Tax credit applications, loan structuring, QAP compliance, and intercreditor negotiations.

Land

Acquisitions & ground leases

Site control, due diligence, ground lease structuring, and title review for complex parcels.

CDFI & community development

Counsel built for mission-driven organizations.

Community Development Financial Institutions and nonprofits operating in Virginia's real estate and housing ecosystem face a unique set of legal needs — grant compliance, lending structures, entity governance, and regulatory requirements that generalist counsel often misses.

CDFI certification advisory and compliance
Nonprofit formation, governance, and 501(c)(3) structuring
Grant agreement review and compliance documentation
Community land trust structuring and ground lease programs
MWOB certification support
Partnership and joint venture agreements with for-profit developers

Mixed-use & infill

Scott's Addition. Manchester. The Diamond District.

Richmond's updated zoning code is creating density and mixed-use opportunities that didn't exist before. Acquisitions, adaptive reuse, commercial leasing, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance.

Regulatory

Zoning & entitlements

Navigating Richmond's updated zoning code, rezoning petitions, and use permit applications.

Entity

Joint ventures & partnerships

Developer-nonprofit JVs, limited partnerships, operating agreements, and investor admissions.