The Grand Re-Opening of the newly renovated Golden Rule Apartments in Northwest Washington was held November 10, 2007. The event celebrated the substantial completion of a significant $27 million renovation the Golden Rule Apartments, a 183-unit multi-family affordable housing development at 901 New Jersey Avenue NW.
 Owner GRA Properties Limited Partnership, an affiliate of Bible Way Church, worked with MissionFirst Development to plan this exciting event which celebrated a new era for Golden Rule Apartments. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at 11AM, followed by a reception. City Countil Chair Vincent Gray provided remarks, along with Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells, Ward 8 Councilmemeber Marion Barry, and At-Large Councilmember Kwame Brown. Greetings were also offered by Leila Finucane Edmonds, Director of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development, and Harry Sewell, Executive Director of the DC Housing Finance Agency. Mayor Adrian Fenty stopped by during the reception to offer his congratulations as well.  The fully renovated one, two and three bedroom units at Golden Rule Apartments will provide long term affordability to low and moderate income families. A number of development partners were key to the project’s successful completion, including The Henson Development Companies, Hamel Builders, and JDC Construction.
 MissionFirst and Bible Way secured funds through a successful public-private partnership with the District government. The project scope of work included the upgrading of building infrastructure, complete unit renovation, and the installation of new life safety systems.
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