A new philanthropic effort will support affordable housing for lower-income seniors and those with disabilities in Arlington.
County Board members on Sept. 19 authorized the creation of the new housing fund, spearheaded by the husband-and-wife duo of Ken Aughenbaugh and Melodee Melin.
A community engagement process is about to begin for a garden-apartment complex near Ballston that could, potentially, face redevelopment.
About half of the 512 units in the Ballston Park complex in the Buckingham neighborhood are currently designated as affordable, but that agreement is expiring. At some point in the future, this could entice the property owner to consider redevelopment of the 24.8-acre site.
Sales and average prices were relatively flat in August across the Arlington real estate market, with similar conditions expected through the rest of 2026.
A total of 193 properties went to closing during the month, comparable to 192 reported in August 2025, according to figures reported Sept. 10 by MarketStats by ShowingTime.
A proposal to replace a 40-year-old office building in Rosslyn with new condos is going before the County Board this Saturday.
Taicoon Property Partners is seeking to raze the 1980s-era building that formerly housed the Air & Space Forces Association at 1501 Langston Blvd. Proposed to go in its place is an eight-story, 88-unit condominium building.
The Mary Marshall Senior Assisted Living Residence celebrated its 15th anniversary with a carnival atmosphere.
“Candyland” was the theme of the Aug. 27 festivities at the 52-bed Penrose facility that supports 55+ residents with disabilities.
Taxes, housing and pedestrian safety were among the issues that County Board candidates debated in their first debate of the general election season.
“We are in a fiscal challenge,” said County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti, a Democrat who is being challenged by independents Audrey Clement and David Sisson. The three took part in a candidate forum sponsored by the Arlington County Civic Federation yesterday (Tuesday).
Arlington apartment rents declined year-over-year in August but are up 3.5% since the start of 2026, according to new data.
The median rental price for an apartment countywide was $2,460 for one-bedroom units, $2,973 for two bedrooms and $2,612 overall, according to figures reported Aug. 26 by Apartment List.
Arlington’s tepid real estate market has been emblematic of Northern Virginia and the commonwealth as a whole this summer.
“We’re seeing a market where inventory is growing in some segments while remaining incredibly constrained in others,” said Ryan McLaughlin, CEO of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors.
Arlington apartment rents remain among the most expensive in the nation, but the units themselves are on the smaller end, according to new data.
The average unit in apartment buildings constructed in Arlington between 2016 and 2025 is 815 square feet. That’s down 8% from the previous decade, when the typical new apartment was 859 square feet.
This past month was one of the priciest on record for Arlington’s housing market.
The average sales price of all homes that went to closing countywide last month was $1,012,720, second only to the record $1,061,497 in April. Increases were recorded in all three market segments:
A trio of townhomes is hitting the market at the site of a former duplex destroyed in a house explosion in December 2024.
An open house for the townhomes will take place on Aug. 15 on the 800 block of N. Burlington Street, developer J. Alex Wilson told ARLnow. Wilson lives nearby in the Bluemont neighborhood and will be moving into one of the new homes.
An affordable housing project that opened near Rosslyn late last year was highlighted in a recent presentation on model projects in Northern Virginia.
The Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance (NVAHA) zeroed in on Wholey Legacy Homes, a 234-unit project at 1300 N. Pierce Street, in an annual “virtual bus tour” of three projects last Wednesday.
