Vint Hill Lofts

REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY:
The Vint Hill Lofts project is being redeveloped by Echelon Resources, an experienced development team with a long history of success with adaptive reuse projects.  This project utilizes both federal and Virginia historic rehabilitation tax credits which require that any significant historic features be preserved and highlighted. The project plans will be reviewed in detail by both the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the National Park Service, with regards to compliance with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.

REDEVELOPMENT VISION: Vint Hill Lofts will offer upscale apartment living in what will be fully-redeveloped historic military barracks. Vint Hill Lofts is located with a former top-secret military station which was largely classified throughout its lifespan (1942-1997). This nationally-significant intercept station contributed importantly to the Allied effort during World War II, especially with regard to the planning for the invasion of Europe in 1944.
Through much planning and creative thinking (and hard work!) the former barracks buildings will be renovated into market-rate rental housing – studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom “loft-style” residences – known as Vint Hill Lofts. The parking and grounds will also be revamped. The historic features will be preserved and highlighted as this project will utilize federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits, so the redevelopment design will be overseen by both the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the federal National Park Service. These upscale apartments will maintain many of their original historic features while offering polished concrete and hardwood floors, all-new appliances and systems, high ceilings, beautiful cabinets…and many other amazing features in this pet-friendly community.

SITE HISTORY:  Vint Hill Farms Station is an increasingly rare, largely intact example of a former top-secret military post that represents an important aspect of the nation’s history during World War II and the Cold War. Although the period of significance encompasses the lifespan of the installation (1942-1997), most of the buildings were constructed by the end of the 1960s. The Vint Hills Farm Station Historic District is eligible for listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places from the period of its construction in 1942 to its closure in 1997. It is eligible under Criterion A, as an excellent example of an important site that represents the military history of the United States during the period of significance and retains the integrity of its historic location, association, setting, feeling, design, materials, and workmanship.  Please read more detail of the site history here.