Coming 2022:
Lucille & Bruce Terwilliger Place
APAH is thrilled to celebrate the financial closing and construction start of Lucille & Bruce Terwilliger Place. All of us wish we could have gathered in person to break ground on this exciting project. Since that is not possible, we send this message to share next steps and extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has joined us on this journey.

Once completed in 2022, Terwilliger Place will provide 160 affordable apartments in Arlington as well as a new, modern 6,000-square-foot facility for American Legion Post 139. The collaboration between APAH and Post 139 provides a groundbreaking model for mission-driven veteran organizations to provide critical housing, facilities, and programs to support the needs of younger veterans and to assure their own organization’s financial sustainability.
   
Veterans will be given priority placement in half of the building’s 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units. In addition to critically needed affordable housing, Terwilliger Place will provide veteran-focused programming in its private counseling spaces, community activity rooms, and a computer lab. The property will serve households earning from 30% up to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). You can find more details about the project in our press release .
 
With closing behind us, construction begins. We look forward to marking future project milestones with you in person. Until then, our deepest thanks to each of you.




“As the first project of its kind in the country, Terwilliger Place offers a blueprint for veteran service organizations like the American Legion to partner with nonprofit developers to put their land to use on behalf of vulnerable veterans...”

-Debbie Burkhart, National Equity Fund, Inc. 
With Appreciation for Our Many Partners

American Legion Post 139, without your vision and commitment, there would be no project!


Our Financial Partners
Arlington County
Capital One
National Equity Fund (NEF)
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Virginia Housing and Development Authority (VHDA)

Our Construction and Design Team
CBG Building Company LLC
DCS Design
Determined by Design
KCM
Utility Professional Services, Inc.
Walter L. Phillips, Inc.

Our Legal Team
Bean Kinney & Korman
Gallagher, Evelius & Jones
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh 


Special thanks to the Ballston-Virginia Square Civic Association and so many Arlingtonians for their support of this project.

Ron Terwilliger, Center, with APAH board members at our 2018 "Celebrate Home" event.
Ron Terwilliger, of the Terwilliger Family Foundation, center, is honored at APAH's 2018 Celebrate Home event. Also pictured, Bobby Rozen and Kevin Yam (right).
Leading the Way: APAH is deeply grateful for the generosity and leadership of Ron Terwilliger. The Terwilliger Family Foundation’s inspiring gift of $1.5 million to the Uniting to Serve campaign was crucial to our success.

Thank you, Ron, Fran and all of the Terwilliger family.




"APAH and American Legion Post 139 are creating something extraordinary with Terwilliger Place... We hope that this innovative partnership will be copied by veteran-serving organizations across the nation. VHDA is honored once again to partner with APAH on this exceptional project."

- Susan Dewey, VHDA  








This project would not have been possible without these generous contributions to our Uniting to Serve campaign.
The Terwilliger Family Foundation
~whose leadership support is recognized in the naming of Lucille and Bruce Terwilliger Place~
Adobe McLean Veterans Employee Network
Amazon
Richard and Jocelyn Anderson
in memory of Everett Call USMC
Rita Bamberger
Ken and Susan Bell
Matt and Ilona Birenbaum
Booz Allen
CACI
Capital One
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
CBG Building Company LLC
George and Sue Covucci
Susan and Jonathan Etherton
Federal Acquisition Strategies
The Geary O’Hara Family Foundation
Bernard & Sarah Gewirz
Julie Gould
in honor of CWO4 Alexander Gould, US Navy
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wolf Greenberg
Jay and Maureen Harris
Ted Hicks
Home Depot Foundation
Nina Janopaul and Bart Naylor
Rich and Wendy Jordan
Erica Katchadourian and Wade Alt
Matt Kelly and Jessica Mailloux
Jason Klug
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Rev. Andrew Merrow and Cameron Merrow
John and Christine Milliken
PenFed Foundation
Margaret Pratt
Nancy Rase
Kendric & Heidi Robbins
Buzz Roberts
Toby and Carmen Romero
Kristi Smith
Snell Properties
Michael A. Spotts
in memory of Robert E. Spotts Sr., US Army
Kathleen and Steve Theriot
Susan and Andrew VanHorn
Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA)
Wells Fargo Foundation
George and Laura Xanders
Kevin and Brittany Yam
Retiring of the Flag
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, the American Legion Post 139 held a small ceremony to retire the flag.

Taking safety precautions, including face masks, hand sanitizer, and social distancing, the flag was lowered for a final time ahead of construction.

The flag will be presented to the Terwilliger family.

Watch the ceremony ➡
Rendering of the lobby.
By Determined by Design
Rendering of a community room.
By Determined by Design