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A forthcoming apartment building at the former site of a Wendy’s in Courthouse is named — wait for it — The Wendy.

The 231-unit building, which broke ground in late 2022, is expected to open this fall, according to signage.


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Firefighters from Arlington County and surrounding communities are on scene of a fire in a Crystal City apartment building.

The fire broke out shortly before 1 p.m. on the 6th floor of the Crystal Flats building at 505 18th Street S. Initial reports suggest that a kitchen appliance somehow caught on fire inside one of the units.


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The new 28-story apartment building at The Key development in Rosslyn is complete and seeking new tenants.

Sophie Mao, a spokesperson for the Virginia-based developer Dittmar Company, confirmed that the 514-unit residential building, known as Rosslyn Towers, officially opened this past Saturday, April 27.


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The new eight-story, 144-unit affordable housing complex constructed atop the former Central United Methodist Church building in Ballston is now officially open to tenants.

The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) and the Central United Methodist Church (CUMC) marked the unveiling of the long-awaited low-income housing development, now dubbed Unity Homes but formerly known as Ballston Station, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday.


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An older, 12-story office building in Ballston could become a seven-story apartment building.

Developer Penzance has filed a conceptual site plan to get early feedback on the project from Arlington County staff. The Washington Business Journal reported on the plan and an earlier acquisition of the building, at 4601 N. Fairfax Drive, near the ramps to and from I-66.


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A partnership between an apartment owner and a coworking provider has brought the office environment to an apartment complex in Arlington’s Long Branch Creek neighborhood.

Second Space Work Suites has set up shop at 2400 26th Road S., in the Avalon at Arlington Square community.


Around Town

When one Harris Teeter shuts its doors, another one springs up.

At least that’s the case today (Tuesday), as the new Harris Teeter in Ballston is set to open its doors at 3 p.m. The store holding a “Taste of Teeter” sampling event until 7 p.m. to mark the grand opening.


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The old Harris Teeter in Ballston is set to close next month but shoppers won’t need to wait long to use the new location across the street.

Harris Teeter has posted signs around its old and new location announcing that its 600 N. Glebe Road location will close on Tuesday, April 2 at 2 p.m., with the new store at 624 N. Glebe Road opening at 9 a.m. the next day.


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Signs for the new Ballston Harris Teeter are up, signaling that the first phase of the three-part project is nearing completion.

Last month, the owner applied for an occupancy permit for the new grocery store, which tenants do before they can officially move in. Inspection is still pending, per the county website.


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(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) Arlington County is home to one of the busiest Goodwill donation centers in the country and this location, on S. Glebe Road, is now being teed up for redevelopment.

Last week, Planning Commission members recommended the Arlington County Board approve plans from Goodwill and affordable housing partner AHC to redevelop its storefront with a 6-story building consisting of a new retail and donation center, 128 units of affordable housing and space for a child care center.


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Two development proposals in Clarendon and Virginia Square are facing delays.

Last week, ARLnow reported that St. Charles Catholic Church was suspending its church redevelopment plans for now, citing economic conditions. Two other projects nearby likewise cite the country’s economic outlook as one reason progress is taking longer than expected.


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