Morning Notes

Marine Corps Marathon Sets Registration Record -- The Marine Corps Marathon has recorded the fastest sellout of any U.S. marathon, ever. Registration for this year's marathon, which starts and...

Development Update: Garfield Park Apartments

  Just six months ago, the Garfield Park apartment building in Clarendon was only beginning to take shape at the corner of Washington Boulevard and 10th Street N. Today, insulation wrap is...

Apartments, Grocer Proposed for Bergmann’s Site

A development proposal being examined by Arlington's Site Plan Review Committee tonight would build a new apartment tower and a new grocery store on the Bergmann's Cleaning site on Lee...

Plan: Affordable Apartments Would Replace Gas Station

The Shell station at the corner of Columbia Pike and S. Greenbrier Street would be replaced by affordable housing under a development plan that's currently seeking sources of funding. The plan,...

New Commercial Tenant for Bromptons at Cherrydale

A commercial tenant will soon move into a building that's been the center of a years-long controversy in the Cherrydale neighborhood. A Subway restaurant is coming to the Bromptons at Cherrydale...

Apartment Fire in North Arlington

Firefighters responded to an apartment fire at Potomac Towers (2001 N. Adams Street) in the North Highlands neighborhood tonight. Initial reports suggest a smoky kitchen fire broke out in an...

Work Spotted on Development Site in Clarendon

Some minor construction work has been spotted at the long-stalled apartment development site at 1200 N. Irving Street in Clarendon. The site -- which was recently purchased by USAA Real Estate...

Fire at Berkeley Apartments

(Updated at 1:45 p.m.) A fire broke out at the Berkeley Apartments building at 2900 S. Glebe Road this morning. Flames and heavy smoke were spotted coming from a second-floor apartment just...

Affordable Housing Development Opens in Ballston

The opening of an affordable housing community in Ballston was welcomed with much fanfare on Tuesday evening. Numerous county officials joined new residents at The Jordan (801 N. Wakefield St.) for a...

Board Approves New Apartment Building Along Rt. 50

A new 12-story apartment building will be coming to the Fort Myer Heights/Courthouse area as part of a plan to help preserve a historic garden apartment complex. The planned 104-unit building will...

Changes Along Washington Blvd in Clarendon

Clarendon residents have taken note of two big, recent changes along Washington Boulevard. About a week ago, a set of new traffic signals at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and N....

New Apartment Building Coming to Ballston

The Goodyear tire store and service center in Ballston will likely be torn down at some point next year to make way for a new apartment building. The current one-story building is located at...

Cherrydale Condo Development Converted to Rentals

The Bromptons at Cherrydale condominium development -- a.k.a. 3800 Lofts -- is now being marketed as rental apartments. The move comes about two months after another Arlington condo project, The...

Board Approves Apartment Complex in Virginia Square

The Arlington County Board has approved a new two-building, 534-unit apartment complex on the eastern end of Virginia Square. The board voted unanimously on Saturday to approve the complex, which...

Crystal City Apartment Building Sold

The Crystal Plaza Apartments in Crystal City (2111 Jefferson Davis Highway) are under new ownership. Archstone sold the building to real estate investor Ralph Dweck at the end of last month. No...