Under constructionHomes · Southwest Blacksburg along Merrimac Road

Stroubles Ridge

Community Housing Partners is building Stroubles Ridge, a community land trust neighborhood on 24 acres along Merrimac Road with 46 lots planned for up to 70 homes, including single-family homes and potentially duplexes. The first 20 three-bedroom homes are for buyers earning up to 80 percent of area median income through the New River Home Trust, with prices starting at $230,000. The town has committed $1 million in ARPA funds and $2 million in CDBG funds, and on August 12, 2025 Town Council waived $96,000 in water and sewer availability fees.

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70

Homes planned

Planned for sale

24

Acres, 46 lots

Size on record

The project

The details.

Community Housing Partners reported in August 2026 that construction began in November 2025 after months of infrastructure work and that the first nine homes were on track for completion in fall 2026; its April 2024 announcement described an earlier groundbreaking for infrastructure. Homes use modular construction and are to meet EarthCraft standards. Funding listed by the developer also includes HOME, Housing Innovations in Energy Efficiency, Congressionally Directed Spending and Virginia Housing Trust Fund sources. The site, formerly owned by Montgomery County (per WDBJ), was brought into the town by a 2021 boundary adjustment, and the 2025 Boundary Adjustment Agreement also includes the Stroubles Ridge subdivision area. The town resolution states the waiver as $96,000 in numerals; its written amount reads differently ("Ninety-Six Thousand Eight Dollars").

Status
Under construction
Type
Homes
Jurisdiction
Town of Blacksburg
Homes
70 homes, planned for sale
Size
24 acres, 46 lots
Location
1789 Merrimac Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060, Southwest Blacksburg along Merrimac Road
Applicant
Community Housing Partners
Case number
Resolution 8-B-25
Last checked
Oct 13, 2026

Timeline

Where it stands.

Every step on record, oldest first, with a link to the official record where there is one.

  1. Community Housing Partners announced the start of site infrastructure work on Stroubles Ridge.

    Official record

  2. Town Council approved Resolution 8-B-25 waiving $96,000 in water and sewer availability fees.

    Official record

  3. Groundbreaking for home construction reported.

  4. Developer reported the first nine homes on track for completion in fall 2026.

    Official record

  5. Twenty homes reported under construction, prices starting at $230,000.

On Town meeting agendas

  • Town Council, Aug 12, 2025 Approved 6-0 Resolution 8-B-25: A Resolution Authorizing the Waiver of Water and Sewer Availability Fees in Support of the Stroubles Ridge Affordable Housing Development.

    AgendaMinutesVideo

Location

On the map.

1789 Merrimac Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060, Southwest Blacksburg along Merrimac Road. 3 homes are for sale within a mile.

The blue marker is the project. Rings are a half mile and one mile, straight line. Prices are homes for sale now.

Homes for sale nearby

For sale near Stroubles Ridge.

The closest homes for sale, within 1.5 miles.

Nearby

Neighborhoods nearby.

Homes for sale, recent sales and prices in each one. Distances are straight-line from the neighborhood’s center.

Sources

From the official record.

  1. Town of Blacksburg: Resolution 8-B-25 (Stroubles Ridge fee waiver)Aug 12, 2025
  2. Town of Blacksburg: Town Council minutes, August 12, 2025Aug 12, 2025
  3. Community Housing Partners: CHP's Stroubles Ridge neighborhood takes shape in BlacksburgAug 24, 2026
  4. Community Housing Partners: CHP breaks ground on Stroubles Ridge in Blacksburg, VirginiaApr 23, 2024
  5. WDBJ7: Affordable housing coming to BlacksburgNov 13, 2025
  6. Cardinal News: New River Valley field notes, two new developments will increase Blacksburg's affordable housing optionsSep 8, 2026

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