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The old Goodwill on S. Glebe Road has been torn down, making way for a new retail facility and affordable housing project.

Crews have completed demolition at 10 S. Glebe Road and are currently building out the foundation for the new building, which will include 128 units of affordable housing, an on-site childcare facility and a new Goodwill store and collection center.


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Corso Italian has abandoned plans to reopen after closing its doors last month due to flooding.

The Italian restaurant, which closed indefinitely on Aug. 2 following water damage to its dining room and basement, announced in an email to customers yesterday (Thursday) that it will not be reopening.


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The bike and pedestrian trail across the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge is closing next week and is not expected to reopen for a year.

The closure takes effect Monday, Sept. 21, as the bridge’s rehabilitation moves into its next phase, according to a District Department of Transportation advisory. DDOT anticipates reopening the trail in September 2027.


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A Shirlington Italian restaurant is shutting its doors for repairs after flooding earlier this month.

Corso Italian will be closed at 4024 Campbell Avenue for an uncertain period of time after flooding on Aug. 2 caused “significant damage” to a dining room and the basement, owner Jill Erber wrote in a letter to customers yesterday (Wednesday).


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A development project next to the Ballston Harris Teeter has been growing up fast.

The first apartments in the 197-unit building at 600 N. Glebe Road are expected to become available in spring 2027, Mary Senn, vice president of Southeastern Development Associates, told ARLnow.


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A construction project at the former Red Lion Hotel on Arlington Blvd is moving forward as scheduled with plans to start leasing next summer.

The 441-unit project at 1501 Arlington Blvd, dubbed “Elara,” is on track to welcome its first tenants in June 2027, David Orr, founder and CEO of Orr Partners, told ARLnow.


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Construction is starting on the conversion of a vacant Virginia Square office building into 94 apartments — a project now named Renley.

Gilbane Development announced the start of work on Monday. The developer acquired the six-story, 121,200-square-foot building at 3601 Wilson Blvd, a block from the Virginia Square Metro station, in March 2025 and proposed the conversion soon after.


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Weekend construction work has wrapped up early at the Crystal City Metro station, shaving two weeks off of the original schedule of closures.

The era of shuttle buses operating on the weekend at Crystal City is over, and Blue and Yellow Line trains are back to operating as usual, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced on social media.


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Construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near Memorial Bridge could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years.

That’s according to a preliminary assessment by the National Park Service.


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The Costco in Pentagon City is temporarily closing its food court for a couple months of renovations.

The wholesale retailer at 1200 S. Fern Street is planning to overhaul its dining area with updated kitchen equipment and fixtures, resulting in a closure starting today (Tuesday), General Manager John Ward told ARLnow.


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Construction is underway at the long-vacated Cosi restaurant in Rosslyn — but it’s not for a new dining tenant.

Instead, the Department of State is expanding its lobby, located next door, into the empty retail space at 1801 N. Lynn Street, an agency spokesperson told ARLnow. The expansion is intended to “accommodate security upgrades, visitor badging, and updated finishes” at the building, which is home to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.


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A redevelopment project at the site of two former hotels in Green Valley has broken ground, promising new apartments and townhouses in early 2028.

NOVEL Arlington, located at the former site of the Hotel Pentagon and Comfort Inn Pentagon City, is getting underway at 2480 S. Glebe Road — promising a mix of 493 apartments, 37 for-rent townhomes and 549 parking spaces.


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