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Construction Closes Half of Costco Parking Lot

Published May 12, 2015 at 3:35PM

Construction walls off about half of the Costco Pentagon City parking lot

Pentagon City residents are worried about the potential for nightmare traffic and parking woes now that a large portion of the busy Costco parking lot off S. Fern Street has been blocked off for construction.

About half of the parking spaces in Costco’s surface parking lot have been fenced off over the past day or so. Kimco — which owns the Pentagon Centre big box mall and its parking lot — is beginning construction on a seven-story parking garage at the corner of 15th Street S. and Fern Street.

Around Town

Sunglasses Store Coming Soon to Pentagon Row

By Ethan Rothstein

Published May 4, 2015 at 1:30PM | Updated May 4, 2015 at 1:51PM

A new sunglasses store is getting ready to open in the Pentagon Row shopping district in Pentagon City.

Specs New York, which sells designer sunglasses and has locations in New York City, Montgomery Mall and Springfield, Va., is occupying a small, standalone space along S. Joyce Street. The shop carries brands like Ray Ban, Luxottica and Oliver Peoples.

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First Look: The Future Plans for Pentagon Centre

By Ethan Rothstein

Published April 23, 2015 at 10:10AM | Updated April 23, 2015 at 10:40AM

The ground level of the 25-story residential tower at S. Hayes and 12th Streets

Kimco Realty has released the renderings of its plan for Phase I of the redevelopment of the Pentagon Centre mall.

The real estate company will present the renderings to the Site Plan Review Committee tonight as it tries to amend its approved site plan. Its initial plans for the 16.8-acre site that includes the Costco, Best Buy and Nordstrom Rack in Pentagon City were approved in 2008, but those called for constructing the six-structure complex’s office buildings first.

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Should Metro Be Arlington’s Plan for Columbia Pike?

By Ethan Rothstein

Published April 13, 2015 at 12:15PM | Updated April 13, 2015 at 12:52PM

As Arlington grapples with the cloudy future of transit on Columbia Pike, in the wake of the streetcar line’s cancellation, one question has been largely absent: Is Metro the answer?

The Pike, Pentagon City and Crystal City together are projected to account for 65 percent of the county’s population growth and 44 percent of its job growth in the next three decades, and Arlington doesn’t have a long-term transit plan in place for the Pike to accommodate that growth. So far, much of the discussion has revolved around bigger and better buses.

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Bomb Threat Closes Pentagon Centre Mall

By Ethan Rothstein

Published March 27, 2015 at 1:20PM | Updated March 27, 2015 at 2:39PM

Police respond to a Pentagon Centre bomb threat (photo via @WestwoodKing)

Updated at 2:40 p.m.: The Arlington County Police Department has cleared the scene. It is re-opening roads in the area, and shoppers and employees will soon be able to re-enter the mall.

Earlier: The Pentagon Centre Mall is under evacuation this afternoon as the Arlington County Police Department investigates a bomb threat.

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Pentagon City Costco, Best Buy in Line for Big Redevelopment

By Ethan Rothstein

Published March 11, 2015 at 12:15PM

A drawing of the completed Pentagon Centre redevelopment, seen from the Northwest

Pentagon Centre, the big-box mall that counts Best Buy and Costco as tenants, could be transformed into an apartment, office and retail complex over the next half-century.

Developer Kimco Realty owns the property, which sets between S. Hayes and Fern Streets and 12th and 15th Streets S. Kimco has applied to redevelop it into six buildings in three phases.

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JUST IN: Matchbox, Sugar Factory Coming to Pentagon City

By ARLnow.com

Published March 9, 2015 at 3:35PM

The restaurant, noted for its wood-fired pizza and craft beer selection, will be located in the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, in a yet-to-be-built two-level expansion near the mall’s current S. Hayes Street main entrance.

The new Matchbox will be a whopping 11,000 square feet, with outdoor seating along Hayes Street.

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WMATA: County Project Caused Leaks in Pentagon City Metro

By Ethan Rothstein

Published February 20, 2015 at 10:45AM

The Metro tunnel began to leak in the fall because a stormwater-retention system built by the county was overflowing, Metro spokeswoman Caroline Laurin told WUSA9. The county built that system in the median of S. Hayes Street as part of street upgrades for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

WMATA has placed pieces of sheet metal where the leaks are occurring, deflecting the water down the wall and away from passengers.

Events

‘Love the Run You’re With’ 5K Returns Sunday

By Ethan Rothstein

Published February 4, 2015 at 5:00PM

The race will start and end on S. Joyce Street at Pentagon Row, and take runners down Army Navy Drive just past 28th Street S. The race also doubles as a matchmaking affair, with bib numbers corresponding to racers’ relationship status.

The course is the same as last year’s race, so the Arlington County Police Department will likely shut down the following roads form 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. for the race, which starts at 9:00 a.m.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published January 30, 2015 at 10:10AM | Updated January 30, 2015 at 10:49AM

VDOT to Talk I-66 in Arlington — VDOT officials are expected to provide some specifics about their plan to upgrade I-66 inside the Beltway during a meeting with the Arlington Transportation Commission. That meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the County Board Room at 2100 Clarendon Blvd. VDOT is said to be considering converting a portion of I-66 into HOT lanes. The agency has yet to reveal whether it will push for additional lanes inside the Beltway as well. [InsideNova]

Arlington Prosecutor Takes Morrissey Case — Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos will be the lead prosecutor in the latest criminal case against Del. Joe Morrissey, who is currently serving a work-release jail sentence after pleading guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old. [Washington Post]

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Police Investigating Fatal Pentagon City Crash

By ARLnow.com

Published January 23, 2015 at 3:45PM

The incident happened around 10:15 p.m. Police say 60-year-old John Dawson, of Clinton, Md., was turning left onto 15th Street S. from S. Eads Street when he struck a pole.

Dawson was transported to George Washington University hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Board to Consider 20-Story Pentagon City Apartment Building

By Ethan Rothstein

Published January 21, 2015 at 10:05AM

After pushing its decision back two months, the Arlington County Board this weekend will consider a plan to redevelop a vacant office building at 400 Army Navy Drive in Pentagon City into apartments.

Bethesda-based developer LCOR has proposed turning the former Department of Defense Inspector General office, also known as the “Paperclip building,” into a 200-foot tall, 20-story apartment complex with 453 residential units. County staff and the Arlington Planning Commission are recommending the Board approve the redevelopment at its meeting this Saturday.