Morning Notes
Arlington, Alexandria Compete for Federal Funds -- Alexandria's planned transit corridor along Route 1 is competing with Arlington's proposed Columbia Pike streetcar for a limited pool of federal...
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Check County Fire Code Before Firing Up the Grill
It's National Barbecue Month, and as the weather warms up, more people are firing up the grills. But before getting caught up in grilling, it might be a good idea to make sure you're familiar with...
Rosslyn Condo Up for HGTV ‘Doory Award’
Rosslyn might not quite be Manhattan on the Potomac, but a loft-style condo that's up for an award from HGTV does have a certain SoHo vibe to it. A penthouse condo at Rosslyn's Wooster and...
County Nixes Condo Plan for Buckingham Village
The original plan, as approved in 2009, was to take 48 units of the 140-apartment Buckingham Village 3 affordable housing community and sell them as condos to moderate-income households. Last...
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...
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...
Condo’s Elevator Shaft Damaged by Quake
Drive around Arlington and you'll be hard-pressed to find much "earthquake damage." But perhaps the most significant damage in Arlington from yesterday's quake happened inside a building. The...
Update on Large Residential Developments in N. Arlington
A drive through parts of Lyon Park, Clarendon and Rosslyn today revealed significant progress on three large residential developments, as well as clean-up work on one ill-fated project. In...
Myerton Again Changes Course on Housing Project
Just five months after announcing its units at The Myerton would be sold as condominiums instead of rented as apartments, JBG has reversed course on the project. Realtor Laura Rubinchuk Schwartz...
Morning Notes
Groundbreaking for Lee Highway Condos -- The Christopher Companies has broken ground on Dominion Heights, a 66-unit condo building at 3565 Lee Highway. Construction is expected to last 14-18...
BREAKING NEWS — One Killed in Ft. Myer Heights Fire
(Updated at 1:20 p.m.) A man was killed in a two-alarm fire at the Prospect House condominiums (1200 N. Nash Street) in Ft. Myer Heights last night, authorities have confirmed. Fire broke out in a...
Morning Notes
Trail Parking -- This car chose an interesting place to park -- on a stretch of trail between the county's new Dept. of Human Services building and Washington Boulevard. Snakehead Fish Invade...
Bromptons at Cherrydale Nears Completion
The long, strange trip for the project dubbed the Bromptons at Cherrydale may soon be coming to an end. The building at 3800 Lee Highway has been nearly seven years in the making, but condos there...
Morning Notes
Pothole Problem May Persist -- County Manager Barbara Donnellan says the county is waiting for the beginning of spring to fix most of the potholes on local roads. Donnellan, speaking at...
Fire at the Carlton Condos on Four Mile Run Drive
Firefighters are on the scene of a fire on the second floor of the Carlton condominium at 4600 South Four Mile Run Drive. Firefighters are reporting that there was a kitchen fire in one of the...
