Amid affordable housing push, homes for the lowest incomes are a tough nut to crack

Published on December 19, 2025

From the street, the construction going on behind St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Highland Park may seem like just one of the dozens of developments that have sprung up around Richmond over the past few years. 

But in fact, the newly dubbed Greenway Village project being developed by Commonwealth Catholic Charities is unique. 

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