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The block to the left will be part of North Potomac Yard, and the plan calls for it to include affordable housing and a school site. The two could be side by side or potentially co-located.

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Where to Put Affordable Housing in Alexandria?

City Council candidates disagree about co-locating with schools, accessory dwelling units

When Alexandria housing officials first considered the idea of putting affordable housing over a new fire station in Potomac Yard, Housing Director Helen McIlvaine joked that her office would eventually become known throughout the region for putting “stuff on top of stuff.”

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