Just When You Thought Ballston Was Complete: A New Project
February 28th, 2008 Categories: Around Arlington County, Ballston, Buyers, Neighborhoods
Arlington County announced a new development project on the corner of North Glebe & Wilson Blvd. Also known as old the Bob Peck site, the new project will include:
- 400,000 square feet of office space,
- 36,000 square feet of retail space,
- 90 units of affordable housing,
- 28 town homes.
I drove around there today and realized that itâ
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slow down your blogging; I can’t keep up with you! But that is interesting info and the info about taxes I may post and link to you as I’m passionate about not raising taxes–especially after the windfall of revenue the past few years in the county. They love homeowners’ money don’t they.
J
Hey Jay!
Thanks for visiting. Feel free to link back to me. You wouldn’t know there is a “housing slump” with all the new development going on in Arlington
I guess there are really only a handful of development opportunities left in Ballston (the bus yards, the INS building, the low-rise shops next to the church/day care). There appear to be a lot more in the VA Square area, though–any idea why that area has been slower to develop, and any clue what might be coming next? I can’t believe that they have not gotten ride of the Highlander Motor Inn by now!
Anon-
The next big project for Virginia Square has started at Wilson and Oakland. I wrote about it when it first started
http://beltwayramblings.com/2007/10/02/wilson-blvd-oakland-street-the-start-of-something-big/
Ballston development started first because of the Mall being being a anchor for the area. Stayed tuned!