Highlights from HCA’s 2010 Annual Meeting

On November 4, over eighty HCA supporters came
out to local East Arlington eatery, Flora Restaurant,
to celebrate the beginning of a new project and to
salute a longtime Arlington ally.

To start off the festivities, HCA announced a major $9 million project to benefit low income residents. HCA has purchased three early 20th century apartment buildings on adjacent parcels just a few blocks from where the meeting was taking place in East Arlington. As part of the newly named initiative, Capitol Square Apartments will include significant renovations to all thirty-two (32) existing apartments, common areas and exteriors, and units will be made affordable in perpetuity serving low-income households.

Laura Wiener, HCA co-founder and Arlington’s Director of Housing, presented HCA’s 2010 Deacon Frank Mandosa Community Service Award to Leon Cantor for his dedication and service to the Town of Arlington and spoke about his 36 year tenure in Arlington.  Though Leon officially retired last June, he continues to serve the community by gathering up produce at the end of the Farmers Market each Wednesday and deliver it to low-income residents. “To me,” Laura expressed, “That is an act of love.”

Leon spoke lovingly about the Town of Arlington and the
people with whom he worked. He also shared, “It has been
great to be a partner of the Housing Corporation, and watch
them work diligently one project and one person at a time
to make people’s lives better.”

More details about HCA’s Annual Meeting, Capitol Square Apartments
and Leon Cantor are available here | press release |