Building permit issued for work on 2000 Holiday Drive

The City of Charlottesville’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services has issued a commercial building permit for renovations at 2000 Holiday Drive, an office building the city purchased in October 2025 to serve as a low-barrier shelter intended to operate year-round.

According to the permit, Martin Horn will conduct the minor renovation work that will include “flooring removal, adding direct egress exit, separation doors, removing walls for line of site (sic).”

Plans for the temporary shelter have been drawn up by Design Develop. They show both a men’s wing and a smaller women’s wing. The plans note that restrooms might be in trailer outside of the lobby.

The company ECS has conducted an inventory of asbestos and lead in the building.

“The western portion of the structure was reportedly built in 1964, and the eastern portion was an addition in 1985,” reads the introduction to the 76-page report. “The structure is a two-story building with a basement below the 1985 portion.”

The initial survey consisted of 121 bulk samples and identified no asbestos-containing materials.

“Six of the bulk samples submitted for analysis were reported to contain asbestos in detectable concentrations,” reads page 2 of the report.

The report also explains how the materials are to be handled if they disturbed. There are also multiple pictures of existing conditions in the building. (view the report)

NDS accepted the application for the building permit on July 29. It was granted on August 4. A second application for asbestos abatement was also issued that day. That work is estimated to cost $68,240.

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