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Board Approves $4 Million for Affordable Housing Purchase

Published May 16, 2011 at 2:32PM | Updated May 16, 2011 at 3:57PM

The Marbella Apartments (via silverwoodcompanies.com)

The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) plans to use the loan to help purchase the Marbella Apartments (1301 N. Queen Street) in the Radnor/Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood. APAH is in the process of securing about $10 million from the Virginia Housing Development Authority to complete the $13 million purchase.

The Marbella Apartments include 120 existing committed affordable units, but the restrictions that keep the units affordable are set to expire in 2018. With its purchase, APAH will keep the units affordable for at least another 60 years, and will convert the complex’s 14 market rate units to committed affordable units.

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Arlington Fire Department Warns of Apartment Grilling Danger

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Published April 27, 2011 at 3:47PM

“A lot of people, they don’t really think about it, they just go out and grill,” said Arlington County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Gregg Karl. The end result, often times, looks like the video above, or like this news report from Spokane, Wash.

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, there are some 5,700 grill fires annually, causing 10 deaths, 100 injuries and tens of million of dollars worth of property damage. Many of those fires start in multifamily dwellings.

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Woman Falls to Her Death in Pentagon City

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Published March 28, 2011 at 2:54PM | Updated March 28, 2011 at 3:44PM

A witness tells us the woman jumped from a 5th floor window around 6:30 p.m. Police are investigating her death as a suicide.

Last night there were shards of broken glass on the sidewalk in front of the building on 12th Street South. The area was roped off with police tape.

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Fire Breaks Out at Wood Lee Arms Apartments

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Published March 28, 2011 at 9:20AM

A fire broke out at the Wood Lee Apartments (4400 Lee Highway) around 10:45 Friday night. The flames appeared to have been confined to four apartments on the top two floors.

Photos courtesy Deborah Eckbreth.

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Police Investigate String of Break-Ins in Crystal City

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Published March 11, 2011 at 9:08AM | Updated March 11, 2011 at 10:06AM

Arlington police are investigating a series a break-ins at the Crystal House apartments on South Eads Street in Crystal City.

Building management sent the following email to residents earlier this week to update them on the investigation and to provide tips for keeping the community safe.

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County Approves Affordable Housing Loan Despite Resident Objections

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Published February 16, 2011 at 2:03PM | Updated February 18, 2011 at 1:03PM

Why, then, did three self-identified teachers have to stand up before the county board last night to say that the affordable housing project the board was considering would result in them being forced from their already-affordable apartments? And why did the board unanimously approve a $6.38 million loan for the project anyway?

The answer is complex, but the practical implication is that because as single teachers they make just above the income limit for affordable housing, the board’s vote last night will most likely result in them being forced to move — perhaps even out of the county.

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County Panel to Consider Colonial Village Renovations

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Published September 7, 2010 at 3:46PM

The Arlington Tenant-Landlord Commission is scheduled to hear arguments for a plan to renovate the 162 Colonial Village apartment units owned by Wesley Housing Development Corporation. The hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Azalea Room (lobby level) of 2100 Clarendon Boulevard.

The plan calls for major upgrades and configuration changes, including new windows, kitchens, bathrooms and insulation. The grounds will also be improved, with new walkways and lighting.

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Ground-Level Retail Enlivening Fern Street in Pentagon City

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Published September 3, 2010 at 1:18PM

The block’s main attractions at this point are the Costco on the north side of the street and the Gramercy and Millennium at Metropolitan Park luxury apartment buildings on the south side. The relatively recent addition of a Dunkin’ Donuts has helped the block attract some more lunch and breakfast foot traffic — adding to the brave souls who patronize an old greasy spoon called Nell’s Carry Out, which resides in a trailer across from the old DHL warehouse.

Slowly but surely, though, more retail is arriving. A dry cleaner and a bank moved into retail bays at the Gramercy around the same time as Dunkin’ Donuts. A UPS Store is under construction down the block. And the U.S. Post Office that’s currently on Eads Street will eventually be moving to the ground floor of the Millennium.

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Major Renovations Proposed for Colonial Village

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Published August 31, 2010 at 6:22PM | Updated September 7, 2010 at 3:33PM

The proposal calls for renovations to begin around March of next year, according to a leasing agent. Renovations would proceed several at a time. Tenants will be “relocated” during the renovation process.

The details about the low income housing conversion are a bit sketchy at this point, but initial reports suggest all but two dozen or so apartments will be designated low income housing under the plan, which could force some existing tenants out.

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Major Renovations at Ballston Apartment Building

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Published August 30, 2010 at 11:02AM | Updated August 30, 2010 at 11:25AM

Residents of 1020 North Quincy Street have started a blog in response to the building owner’s plan to renovate the aging apartment complex.

The renovations will force residents to pack up their stuff and vacate their apartment for 2-3 weeks. They will be moved to a vacant apartment elsewhere in the building, and will have the option of staying in that apartment permanently or moving back to their old apartment once renovations are complete.