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Ballston Macy’s redevelopment project includes the most hotly debated left turn in a decade

By Jo DeVoe
A no-left-turn sign at the intersection of 7th Street N. and N. Glebe Road, where Insight proposes a left-turn lane to access a grocery store (via Google Maps)

A proposed left-turn lane off of N. Glebe Road in Ballston could be the smallest, yet most scrutinized traffic change in 10 years.

As part of the planned redevelopment of the Ballston Macy’s, Insight Property Group proposes to add a left-turn option at the intersection of 7th Street N. and N. Glebe Road. It will be for drivers going southbound on Glebe who want to turn onto a proposed private drive abutting the planned grocery store, which will be located at the base of Insight’s proposed 16-story, 555-unit apartment building.

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County says Days Inn developer needs to play up hotel’s mid-century modern origins

By Jo DeVoe
Initial renderings of the proposed Arva Apartments, looking east at the mews and courtyard on N. Wayne Street (via Arlington County)

Arlington County planners say designs for the Days Inn redevelopment on Route 50 don’t pay sufficient homage to the motel’s mid-century modern bones.

Applicant and owner Nayan Patel — doing business as Arlington Boulevard LLC — proposes to replace the 128-unit, 2-story motel across the street from the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall with apartments and 3,000 square feet of retail.

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Clarendon Silver Diner set to close this week, ahead of Ballston location’s opening

By Matt Blitz
Silver Diner in Clarendon (file photo)

The Ballston Silver Diner is finally opening this month, which means the Clarendon location is closing after 26 years.

The new Silver Diner at N. Glebe Road and Wilson Blvd, next to Target, is planning to officially start serving on Wednesday, Dec. 14, a restaurant spokesperson told ARLnow.

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Rhodeside Grill and Il Radicchio buildings could be razed for new apartments

By Jo DeVoe
Il Radicchio between Rosslyn and Courthouse (staff photo)

A long-dormant plan to redevelop an aging office building and two restaurants between Rosslyn and Courthouse has been revived.

D.C.-based The Fortis Cos. has filed a conceptual site plan application to build a seven-story, 85-foot-tall apartment building at the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Rhodes Street.

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St. Charles Church in Clarendon asks for county feedback on initial designs

By Jo DeVoe
A drawing of the proposed St. Charles Church project in Clarendon (via St. Charles Catholic Church)

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon has filed conceptual designs for a new three-story church and parish center and a 10-story apartment building.

The mid-century church sits on two-and-a-half acres of prime property between the Clarendon and Virginia Square Metro stations, much of it is dedicated to parking.

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Construction activity starts on the vacant Wendy’s lot in Courthouse

By Jo DeVoe
Digging appears to begin on the apartments set to replace the vacant Wendy's lot (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Early site work appears to have started at the long-vacant former Wendy’s lot in Courthouse.

Greystar Real Estate Partners is building an apartment building at 2025 Clarendon Blvd, about a block from the Courthouse Metro station, where the fast food spot and a bank used to be.

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Inn of Rosslyn residential redevelopment project plans filed

By Jo DeVoe
The Inn of Rosslyn in January 2021 after it closed (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

(Updated 4 p.m. on 10/28/22) JBG Smith is under contract to sell The Inn of Rosslyn, which it purchased nearly two years ago, according to permits filed with Arlington County.

Now, a new developer — “MR 1601 Fairfax Drive Property LLC,” an affiliate of Monument Realty — is proposing to redevelop the site with an apartment building, according to an ownership disclosure statement.

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Prep continues for Rosslyn RCA building demolition, but no date set yet

By Jo DeVoe
An HVAC unit is removed from the RCA building in Rosslyn in fall 2022 (courtesy of anonymous)

Work is underway to take down the aging RCA building in Rosslyn — but a demolition schedule has yet to be set.

The forthcoming residential redevelopment for 1901 N. Moore Street, by McLean-based developer Jefferson Apartment Group, was approved in June 2021.

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Local homebuilders say stronger stormwater regulations cause costs to surge

By Jo DeVoe
A planter in an Arlington home (courtesy of Andrew Moore)

A year into new stormwater requirements for single-family home projects, homebuilders and remodelers say even the improved process is laborious and expensive, costing homeowners extra money.

On the other hand, Arlington County says that permit review times have shortened and that the program will be evaluated for possible improvements.

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JBG Smith files plans to turn RiverHouse parking lots into 1,668 homes

By Jo DeVoe
Renderings of the proposed RiverHouse redevelopment (courtesy of JBG Smith)

(Updated at 4:25 p.m.) Sixty-some years ago, developers paved paradise in Pentagon City and put up parking lots to serve residents of the RiverHouse apartment complex.

And after a few stops and starts, property owner JBG Smith is poised to reach its longtime goal of redeveloping the vast parking expanse along S. Joyce Street, which at this point is only partially utilized by residents. Today (Monday), the developer officially filed its plans to turn parking into apartments with ground floor retail, condos, townhouses and senior living facilities.

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Local private school plans move from Ballston to Rosslyn office space

By Jo DeVoe
1550 Wilson Blvd (via Google Maps)

A private secondary school in Ballston is looking to move to Rosslyn.

The Sycamore School, which has operated at 4600 Fairfax Drive since it began in 2017, will soon lose its home to a residential redevelopment. So it is asking Arlington County for permission to relocate to 1550 Wilson Blvd, near Fire Station 10, offices, apartments and an Arlington Public Schools building

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NEW: Huge Hilton hotel coming to new Rosslyn development

By ARLnow.com
Ground floor of the planned Hilton hotel in Rosslyn (courtesy Hilton)

A 36-story, 331-room “state of the art” Hilton hotel is coming to Rosslyn.

The hospitality giant this morning announced the signing of an agreement to operate the high-rise hotel on the former Holiday Inn site. With rooms overlooking D.C. and the Potomac River, the hotel will also feature a rooftop event space and 28,000 square feet of meeting space.

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