VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Lawson is proud to receive the 2020 Home Builders Association of Virginia Multifamily Project of the Year Award for Seaside Harbor Apartments. The Home Builders Association of Virginia is a trade association dedicated to enhancing and protecting housing in Virginia.
HBAV selected Seaside Harbor for the award for its overall architecture, design appeal, functionality and creative plan integration in apartment living. Seaside Harbor is an eco-friendly EarthCraft Certified state-of-the-art workforce housing community located three blocks from the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach’s ViBe Creative District. The community provides affordable housing with high-end amenities to low-income families in the Virginia Beach resort area. Seaside has been nationally recognized for its inclusiveness and a unique partnership with local charity Samaritan House that generates revenue for Samaritan House to provide emergency and permanent housing, support, and outreach to victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and homelessness. Twenty-five percent of the apartments at Seaside Harbor meet fully, permanently accessible unit requirements as set by the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard (USAF) for disabled residents and fifteen percent of the apartments are reserved for developmentally disabled residents capable of living independently. Lawson partners with Hope House to provide supportive services to residents with developmental disabilities.