Board divided on best way to fund affordable housing commitment.
The Arlington County Board this weekend authorized a mixture to spending cuts and tax increases to close a projected budget gap of up to $50 million for the local government and school system next year. It's the beginning of a long budget process, one that showed elected officials might already be divided on how to best realize the county's commitment to preserving affordable housing. Board members approved their budget guidance to County Manager Barbara Donnellan on Saturday with a 3-2 vote. Vice Chairman Walter Tejada and board member Chris Zimmerman voted against the direction after failing to push through stronger commitments to preserving affordable housing. Chairwoman Mary Hynes said she wouldn't rule out additional investments in …
Board approved a new 24-story office building on Saturday.
The Arlington County Board on Saturday approved a new 24-story office building for Crystal City that's designed to help the area survive and thrive following the exodus of government agencies under BRAC. Following the actions of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, several government agencies have left Crystal City, and still more are slated to leave in upcoming years. Arlington County adopted the 40-year Crystal City Sector Plan in 2010 in response to this, and Saturday's action was the first step toward realizing that plan. "We are beginning to see the community’s vision for a more vibrant, walkable and transit-oriented Crystal City take shape," Arlington County Board Chairwoman Mary Hynes said in a statement. The board on …
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The Crimson on Glebe will replace existing Goodyear building.
The Arlington County Board on Saturday unanimously approved plans to develop a six-story apartment building across the street from Ballston Common Mall. The Crimson on Glebe will replace the existing Goodyear building and an adjacent single-family home at the corner of North Glebe and North Carlin Springs roads. The building, at 650 N. Glebe Road, will be within walking distance to the Ballston Metro Station. The 139,000-square-foot structure will include 163 apartments and 2,200 square feet of ground-level retail space. Like most major projects in the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, the county was able to leverage significant contributions from the developer for its Affordable Housing Investment Fund ($480,000), public art ($75,000) and …
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