Here in Arlington, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the most and least expensive townhouses sold last month (July 2024).
Most expensive townhouses sold
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A whole new cast of retail and service characters is developing under The Grace and Reva apartments in Crystal City.
Veterinary hospital GoodVets is the newest in a series of tenants at 1900 Crystal Drive — including a cafe, a nail salon and a bar — announced by property owner JBG Smith. These will all join the recently opened Tatte and Van Leeuwen.
This regularly scheduled column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. If you would like to work with Eli and his team in Northern Virginia and the greater D.C. Metro area, you can reach him directly at [email protected].
Question: What areas of Northern VA have the most and least expensive new construction homes?
Answer: The biggest and most expensive new builds in Northern VA are in Great Falls and Mclean. Prince William County offers the most affordability, along with the most house and land for your money.
The following data is based on MLS sales of new construction detached homes in Northern Virginia from 2025-June 1 2026.
Great Falls, Mclean, and Everybody Else
- The small town of Middleburg is the only city with an average new home price over $3,000,000.
- Dumfries and Bristow are the only Northern VA cities where the average new home costs less than $1,000,000
- The average price for a new home in Vienna is $22,000 higher than Arlington
How Big Are New Homes?
- Most new homes throughout Northern VA come in around 5,000-6,000 finished square feet
- Mclean (8,450) and Great Falls (8,700) average nearly 2,000SF more than homes in Vienna, the city with the third largest average new home
- Despite having significantly more room to build, homes in Loudoun County and Prince William County are constructed with a “modest” 4,800 finished SF
- On average, 5,700 finished SF in Northern VA is filled with 5.4 bedrooms and 5.1 full bathrooms
If Yard and Privacy Matter the Most
- The average new home in Prince William County sits on nearly 2.7 acres and provides new home buyers with the lowest cost per acre for a new home
- Privacy in your new home is hard to come by in Arlington, Ashburn, Brambleton, Dumfries, and Bristow with average lot sizes under 0.2 acres
- Great Falls (1.69) and Oakton (2.07) are the only jurisdictions within Fairfax County with an average lot size over one acre
- In Northern VA, the average new home is built on 0.84 acres
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Arlington County police officers working the final night of the county fair called for backup after reportedly coming under attack during an arrest.
The incident happened Sunday night just before 9 p.m., an hour before the fair’s closing time, on the upper soccer field of the Thomas Jefferson Community Center grounds.
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Construction on a new nine-story office building in Virginia Square is now complete, concluding the decade-plus process of redeveloping the site near Arlington Central Library.
Thirteen years after Arlington Funeral Home closed in 2011 with the expectation of an office building taking its place at 3901 N. Fairfax Drive, developer and construction company Skanska announced last week that those plans have finally come to fruition.
Great music, scripture, and prayer mingle together in this ancient evening service as we celebrate Pride and the all-embracing love of God. Join us for this 45 minute service in the beautiful Saint George’s sanctuary. The prelude begins at 3:45 pm and the service is followed by a festive reception. Everyone is welcome at Saint George’s.
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Naked Man Tased in Ashton Heights — From Dave Statter: “A shirtless man walked over a car in the middle of N. Pershing near N. Fillmore in Arlington this afternoon. The man shed the rest of his clothes after walking out of view of the camera. @ArlingtonVaPD caught up with him near N. Kenmore and used a TASER to take him into custody. EMS took him to the hospital.” [Twitter]
MU and VHC Nursing Partnership — “Marymount University’s Malek School of Nursing Professions and VHC Health, a national leader in the professional practice of nursing, have agreed to a transformative partnership aiming to advance nursing education, research and practice while significantly impacting the nursing workforce and patient care in Northern Virginia and beyond. The agreement is supported by a pledge of $318,000 from the Caruthers family for scholarship funding to the VHC Health Foundation.” [Marymount University]
Fair’s Zero Waste Goal — “Arlington’s Fair has been going on since the summer of 1977, but this year, they’re aiming for zero waste. The fair is usually full of vendors selling food packed in plastic and Styrofoam, but that will no longer be allowed… Composting will be available throughout the fair, vendor grease will be processed to create biofuel, and livestock manure will be collected and distributed to use as fertilizer in neighborhood gardens.” [WUSA 9]
Another YHS Grad Was at Olympics — “As U.S. Olympian Torri Huske of Arlington was swimming her way to five medals — three gold and two silver — during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, a fellow Yorktown High School graduate was photographing her races. Maddie Meyer, a photographer with global visual media company Getty Images, is a member of Yorktown’s Class of 2010.” [Patch]
It’s Monday — Expect mostly sunny conditions with a high near 83 and northwest winds at 6-9 mph, but showers and possibly thunderstorms are likely after 2pm, with a 70% chance of precipitation. Less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall is anticipated, except for higher amounts during thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms may continue until 8pm, followed by mostly cloudy skies and a low around 63 accompanied by a 10 mph northwest wind. The chance of precipitation lowers to 60%, with similar rainfall amounts as earlier in the day. [NWS]
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Arlington is under a Flood Watch and Severe Thunderstorm Watch today, with storms in the forecast Sunday afternoon.
The watches — in effect until later tonight — also include D.C., Alexandria, Fairfax County, Falls Church and other nearby jurisdictions.
Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
🕗 News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 16, 2024.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for August 16, 2024 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Arlington affordable housing, workforce development prioritized in draft federal spending bills | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: Courthouse pizzeria to host blood drive benefitting D.C. area hospitals | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: New cellphone rules approved for APS, with permanent policy expected by year’s end | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: County Board announces plans to fire Human Rights Commission and clarify its role | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Submit an obituary to ARLnow | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Adoptable Pet of the Week: Nekoosa | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Free car washes tomorrow at Mr Wash for back-to-school season (8137 views)
- At the Eden Center, historic businesses stand tall and new ones plant roots (7060 views)
- Meet the 87-year-old Arlingtonian who cleans Glencarlyn Park every morning (6870 views)
- Arlington’s own Pupatella eyes further growth in D.C. area under new CEO (6151 views)
- APCD: Repeat offender exposed himself to child (6004 views)
- Photos: 2024 Arlington County Fair kicks off with thrilling rides and tasty treats (4197 views)
- Jersey Mike’s plans to open in Clarendon in coming days (4121 views)
- New cameras to begin enforcing speed limits in Arlington school zones next month (3765 views)
- Maryland woman caught with loaded gun at Reagan National Airport (3526 views)
- New airport donation program provides gently used toiletries to local nonprofits (3337 views)
- Remembering Steve Oxenrider: A ‘pillar’ in Arlington education and prolific James Bond collector (3077 views)
- Man arrested at Arlington hotel pleads to federal gun charge (2927 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 am: Washington Liberty Field Hockey Youth Clinic
- 10:00 am: Children’s Entrepreneur Market at Arlington Country Fair
- 12:00 pm: Back to School Supply Giveaway
- 12:30 pm: Neck and Upper Back Injury Prevention Seminar
- 1:00 pm: Arlington’s Oldest House Open for FREE Tours
- 2:00 pm: Self-Care Saturday: DIY Lip Balm
- 7:00 pm: Rhodeside Comedy Bunker 29:Umar Khan
- 7:30 pm: Ayo “Celebrating Ms. Sarah Vaughan”
⛈️ Saturday’s forecast
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 85 accompanied by a south wind at 9 mph. There is a 50% chance of precipitation. Saturday night, showers are likely, and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 am followed by chances of showers and thunderstorms after 2 am; the low will be around 72 with south wind at 6 mph. Precipitation probability stands at 70%, and new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch are possible. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
– Buddha
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
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Finn Watson leads Generals with a 2-under 34 score
Their first competition of the season was a championship performance for the Washington-Liberty Generals.
Introducing Nekoosa, the newest Adoptable Pet of the Week!
Nekoosa is a beautiful chocolate colored dog up for adoption through the Animal Welfare League of Arlington. She would prefer to be the only furry companion with your attention and is house trained!