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2000 Holiday Drive Low-Barrier Shelter

Charlottesville

Description

The city bought this 27,000-square-foot building for $6.2 million as a low-barrier shelter. Council is close to directing a design revision that would drop the clinic addition and cut beds from about 80 to 70-72.

Impact summary

Would add roughly 70-80 year-round shelter beds for the roughly 200 people needing emergency shelter; nearby businesses want to be consulted before implementation.

Applicant

Name
City of Charlottesville / Continuum of Care (BRACH, The Haven, PACEM)
Address
2000 Holiday Drive, Charlottesville, VA

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
1
Total mentions
1

Last discussed May 13, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

May 13, 2026

City Council - May 13, 2026

The city bought this 27,000-square-foot building for $6.2 million as a low-barrier shelter. Council is close to directing a design revision that would drop the clinic addition and cut beds from about 80 to 70-72.

Related issues (1)

2000 Holiday Drive Low-Barrier Shelter Project

The city closed the Freebridge encampment and opened the Holiday Drive shelter (57 guests in week one). Critics called it costly, unsafe, and short of promised beds; Councilor Payne pressed for fire-code clarity, and staff promised continued outreach and expanded overnight capacity.

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