Tag: redevelopment

Your Views: The Potomac River Generating Station

To the editor: It was with much interest that I watched the demolition phase of redeveloping the Robinson Terminal and the Regal Theater sites. The...

Your Views: Landmark site needs an integrated environmental approach

To the editor: The proposal to redevelop the defunct Landmark Mall site, to include an Inova medical campus, is an exciting development for the...

Your Views: In support of Old Town’s redevelopment

To the editor: Regarding the June 10 Alexandria Times editorial, “A post-mortem on the election,” I take exception with the statement: “For many older, long-term...

Your Views: Finding a balance

To the editor: Collectively, we hold our breath as Simone Biles prepares for her final tumbling pass down the 16-plus foot plank of wood,...

Heritage project goes to council

By Will Schick | [email protected] Area residents remain concerned with the plan to redevelop the Heritage at Old Town apartments. The Planning Commission unanimously voted...

City kicks off replanning effort for Landmark Mall

After years of stop-and-start planning for Landmark Mall’s redevelopment, the city is kicking off a re-planning effort with several community meetings. The first meeting will...

ARHA isn’t moving forward with planned Andrew Adkins redevelopment

Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority announced Friday afternoon that the planned redevelopment of Andrew Adkins is off the table.  ARHA owns and manages Andrew Adkins,...

Our View: Wanted: More low-income housing

Housing affordability is an issue that continues to bedevil Alexandria. We have frequently lamented on these pages the gradual loss of affordable housing units in...

Preserving affordability on Route 1

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] As Alexandria’s supply of market-rate affordable housing continues to diminish, the city is working to preserve the rare affordable units...

New Town: Alexandria native Teddy Kim builds up Parker-Gray district

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Teddy Kim saw early potential in the Parker-Gray neighborhood. The Alexandria native had graduated from Virginia Tech University with a degree...