A six-story office building in Virginia Square could be converted into a 94-unit apartment development.
Site plans filed late last month by Gilbane Development Company call for an adaptive reuse project at 3601 Wilson Blvd. Instead of tearing down the existing building, built in 1999, Gilbane proposes to keep the outside largely intact but rebuild much of the interior as apartments.
Arlington County is currently seeking feedback on three development projects with a total of 1,255 proposed units.
Online engagement periods for all three proposals, located in Rosslyn, Ballston and Shirlington, are wrapping up soon. A list of the projects and their locations is below.
Preparations to demolish the shuttered Ballston Macy’s have begun as several hundred apartments and an as-yet-unnamed grocery store are expected in 2028.
Interior work began last month at 685 N. Glebe Road, where general contractor John Moriarty & Associates hopes to receive a demolition permit “any day now” and, if all goes as expected, complete demolition by August.
Firefighters from Arlington and other local departments are on scene of a fire in Falls Church.
A one-story building is on fire at the Falls Green apartment complex at 501 Roosevelt Blvd, just north of the Eden Center shopping center.
A pair of new apartment buildings have opened in Crystal City, with plans for a boxing gym and cafe on the ground floor.
Hazel and Azure at National Landing, located at 3030 and 3130 S. Potomac Avenue, offer a total of 491 apartments ranging from studios to three-bedroom homes.
Developers’ emphasis on building apartments instead of condos in Arlington is proving a challenge for efforts to expand local homeownership opportunities.
County Board member Maureen Coffey lamented the lack of new condominium stock, particularly in more affordable price ranges, during a discussion of the situation at the Jan. 16 Housing Commission meeting.
Arlington’s Tenant-Landlord Commission plans to look into potential updates of the county government’s tenant-relocation guidelines.
There’s an opportunity here,” chair David Timm said at the body’s Jan. 8 meeting. “Even if there’s nothing that desperately needs revision, there are things we can improve upon.”
Plans for over 1,200 additional homes have been added to an already sizeable proposal to expand Pentagon City’s RiverHouse development.
JBG Smith now proposes to add a whopping 2,785 housing units to the apartment complex on S. Joyce Street — a hefty increase to a recent proposal draft that called for 1,515 more units.
Arlington’s homes market saw a slight year-over-year decline in sales in 2024 — but prices kept rising.
A total of 2,196 properties changed hands during the year, according to preliminary figures reported by Bright MLS, the region’s multiple-listing service.
The old Days Inn sign is down and a new fence is up at an Arlington Blvd (Route 50) site slated for redevelopment.
However, there are still no active construction or demolition permits for 2201 Arlington Blvd, a 251-unit project that the Arlington County Board approved in July 2023.
Two largely vacant office buildings in Crystal City are set to become a hotel and an apartment building.
Property owner JBG Smith announced today that it has filed an application under a new Arlington County “adaptive reuse” policy that would re-purpose 550,000 square feet of empty office space.
Long-delayed plans to redevelop aging Rosslyn office buildings and a parking garage notably involved in the Watergate scandal could be getting a fresh start.
Developer Monday Properties has recapitalized the development site at 1400 Key Blvd and 1401 Wilson Blvd, home to two 12-story office buildings.
