A planned apartment complex that Botetourt County officials hope will help fill a void of affordable workforce housing obtained its needed rezoning late Tuesday night from the board of supervisors.
“We’re glad to see you here,” Supervisor John Williamson told officials with The Cathcart Group of Charlottesville.
The developer plans to build a 266-apartment complex just north of the Exit 150 interchange off Interstate 81.
It is the largest project of its kind to be approved since a jobs boom last year accentuated a shortage of rental housing in Botetourt County. Since then, county officials have been encouraging more apartments with rents best suited for the incomes of nearly 1,200 new manufacturing jobs to be created over the next five years.
