WASHINGTON, DC — Community leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of Ainger Place Apartments, a new affordable housing community being constructed along Ainger Place, SE, in Washington, DC’s Ward 8. The event was hosted by Ainger Place Apartments’ developers: The Michaels Organization, Emmanuel Baptist Church, and Ainger Place Development Corporation. “We are very grateful to The Bowser Administration, the City Council, the local ANC, and everyone else in this community whose strong support for new, high quality affordable housing has enabled us to celebrate this milestone today” said Christopher Earley, Michaels’ vice president of development. Ainger Place Apartments will offer 72 spacious and environmentally conscious apartments in a mix of one-, two, and three-bedroom layouts. Centered around a courtyard of green space, the three-story elevator building will have on-site parking as well as a fitness area, a community club room and a business center.