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Proposed 300-unit building on Langston Blvd gets thumbs up from Planning Commission

Published April 7, 2026 at 3:45PM

A proposed redevelopment project at 3130 Langston Blvd (via Arlington County)

The Arlington Planning Commission has given its nod to a proposed 300-unit residential building on Langston Blvd despite concerns about the safety of a nearby intersection.

Planning commissioners voted 9-0, with one recusal, in support of developer Rooney Properties’ proposal at 3130 Langston Blvd, the site of a shuttered Walgreens near the I-66 off-ramp in the Lyon Village area. However, they also recommended that the County Board move up a study on reconfiguring the surrounding streetscape to match the Langston Boulevard Area Plan’s goals.

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Newly incorporated Potomac Yard civic association seeks full representation

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 3, 2026 at 8:30AM

The Eclipse condo building at 3600 S. Glebe Road in the Potomac Yard area (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The president of the newly formed Potomac Yard Arlington Civic Association says the organization is ready to make its mark in one of the county’s fastest-growing corridors.

The association was incorporated last fall and has applied for membership in the Arlington County Civic Federation, President Dorian Adeyemi told ARLnow.

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Plans to redevelop two Rosslyn office buildings get a revamp after 12 years

By Dan Egitto

Published March 31, 2026 at 3:45PM

Renderings of the planned residential buildings at 1401 Wilson Blvd and 1400 Key Blvd (via Arlington County)

A plan to redevelop two Rosslyn office towers and a parking garage has gotten a refresh, more than a decade after it was first approved.

Developer Monday Properties is back with a new proposal for two vacant, 12-story buildings at 1401 Wilson Blvd and 1400 Key Blvd, along with a parking garage that played a notable role in the Watergate scandal.

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Arlington Beer Garden and Clarendon 54 lounge close for redevelopment

By Katie Taranto

Published March 31, 2026 at 11:45AM

Clarendon 54 has closed in Clarendon (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Two nightlife venues have closed in Clarendon ahead of a neighborhood redevelopment project.

Arlington Beer Garden is no longer in business at 3217 10th Street N., an employee told ARLnow, and the nearby Clarendon 54 club is now fenced off, with new signage advising of “on-site construction activity” at 3200 Wilson Blvd.

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Demolition begins next week in Clarendon redevelopment project

By Dan Egitto

Published March 27, 2026 at 3:45PM | Updated March 28, 2026 at 12:29PM

A rendering of the planned residential building at 3033 Wilson Blvd (courtesy of Carr Properties)

Demolition is expected to get underway next week at a Clarendon office tower, making way for a 315-unit multifamily building.

Developer Carr Properties has formed a joint venture with Northwestern Mutual to fund a redevelopment project at 3033 Wilson Blvd, demolishing a more than 40-year-old office building to make way for an eight-story residential building.

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Westbound Wilson Blvd could drop to one lane near Seven Corners

By Scott McCaffrey

Published March 24, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated March 24, 2026 at 1:59PM

Wilson Blvd looking east at Arlington-Fairfax border (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Efforts to improve pedestrian safety amid a planned redevelopment project could bring a reduction to the number of lanes on Wilson Blvd just west of Arlington.

In the Seven Corners area, west of the Arlington/Fairfax county line, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation has floated the idea of reducing westbound Wilson Blvd from two lanes to one.

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Plan for 394-unit redevelopment in Courthouse receives initial feedback

By Scott McCaffrey

Published March 10, 2026 at 10:00AM

A conceptual rendering of a proposed multifamily building at 2000 15th Street N. (via Arlington County)

The Arlington Housing Commission has gotten its first look at a redevelopment proposal expected to bring nearly 400 apartment units to a site across the street from Courthouse Plaza.

Trammell Crow Residential will seek County Board approval later this spring for “Alexan at Courthouse,” a 15-story residential building proposed to replace a 40-year-office building at 2000 15th Street N. As currently planned, the project calls for 394 units totaling about 412,000 square feet of interior space.

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Va. Senate defeats bill supporting by-right multifamily development in commercial zones

By Emily Leayman

Published March 5, 2026 at 10:00AM | Updated March 5, 2026 at 9:25PM

State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-40) introduced an amendment to HB 816 before it was defeated in the Senate (via Virginia General Assembly)

A bill seeking to permit by-right multifamily development in commercial zones was defeated in the Virginia Senate yesterday (Thursday) despite limitations proposed by Arlington’s state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-40).

The Senate voted 17-22 on HB 816 by Del. Dan Helmer (D-10). The House did not vote on the companion bill SB 454 by state Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-16) but referred it back to the House Counties, Cities and Towns committee.

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Joyce Motors redevelopment gets underway in Clarendon

By Dan Egitto

Published February 24, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated February 25, 2026 at 9:04AM

Demolition work at the Joyce Motors site in February (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Demolition has begun at the Joyce Motors site in Clarendon, and another nearby project may be getting underway soon.

The home of the longtime auto shop at 3211 10th Street N. has been fenced off and demo work was in full swing today (Tuesday) as crews broke and hauled debris under a towering crane.

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Affordable housing proposal off of Langston Blvd heads to County Board

By Scott McCaffrey

Published February 18, 2026 at 2:45PM

Plans for the Leckey Gardens site at 2031 N. Woodrow Street (via Arlington County)

Plans for a 249-unit affordable housing building off of Langston Blvd are up for County Board consideration this weekend.

Planning Commission members voted 9-2 on Feb. 9 to support True Ground Housing Partners’ proposal to replace 40 garden-style apartments at the Leckey Gardens complex (2031-37 N. Woodrow Street) with a 10-story affordable apartment building.

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JUST IN: Rhodeside Grill to close after three decades in business

By ARLnow.com

Published February 12, 2026 at 6:00PM

Rhodeside Grill covered in snow on Jan. 19, 2024 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Long-time Arlington watering hole Rhodeside Grill will be closing its doors next week.

The restaurant, bar and event venue at 1836 Wilson Blvd — around the halfway point between Rosslyn and Courthouse — will serve its last customers on Saturday, Feb. 21, co-owner Chris Lefbom confirmed to ARLnow.

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Proposed towers at Key Bridge Marriott site would reshape Rosslyn’s skyline, public space

By Dan Egitto

Published February 11, 2026 at 3:45PM

Conceptual renderings of the proposed Potomac Overlook project at 1401 Langston Blvd (courtesy of Quadrangle Development Corporation)

Six proposed towers on an undeveloped plot of land in Rosslyn could bring a significant shift to the neighborhood’s character.

Plans for the Potomac Overlook development call for public space in about two-thirds of a vacant 5.5-acre lot at 1401 Langston Blvd — acting as “an extension” of neighboring Gateway Park, Chris Gladstone, president of D.C.-based Quadrangle Development Corporation, told ARLnow.