Property in Richmond’s Church Hill becomes site for area’s first community land trust for workforce housing

Property in Richmond’s Church Hill becomes site for area’s first community land trust for workforce housing

Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood is home base for the area’s first Maggie Walker Community Land Trust house for workforce housing.

“The purpose of a land trust is to create affordable housing in perpetuity,” Laura Lafayette, chairwoman of the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust and CEO of the Richmond Association of Realtors, said at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday.

Property in Richmond’s Church Hill becomes site for area’s first community land trust for workforce housing