Loudoun Habitat Begins Construction on Leesburg Duplex

Celebrating 30 Years of Homeownership in Loudoun County, Loudoun Habitat for Humanity broke ground on Tuesday for our latest project that will provide homes to two families. This project entails construction of a one-over-one stacked duplex that will be built on a vacant lot on Prince Street in Leesburg’s Lowenbach neighborhood.

After acquiring the lot last year, we were ecstatic to learn that the property’s by-right zoning permits duplexes as well as sing-family homes. With that information, we began working to find a design that would fit in with the scale of other homes in the neighborhood, eventually settling on a two-story modular structure that will be assembled on the lot in four pieces. In addition to the duplex, we plan to build a detached garage to provide the families additional storage and parking.

The families selected for the new homes have been participating in a year-long training program to prepare them for homeownership - including managing the mortgage that comes with the keys. They’ve also invested at least 200 hours of sweat-equity working on other Habitat projects and volunteer opportunities.

“This is such a wonderful opportunity. I can’t praise Habitat enough,” Mayor Kelly Burk said, adding the programs will help build generational wealth for the families.