Tag: development
Duke Street transitway talk to be held
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
On April 24, Agenda Alexandria, a nonprofit that organizes debates and discussions about city topics, will host a program to...
Your View: Living in a militarized zone – indefinitely
To the editor:
I feel as if I’m living in a militarized zone. As I look out my front windows, all that I see are...
Inova campus at Landmark approved
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
City Council unanimously approved building of the 1.1 million square foot Inova campus at the old site of Landmark mall...
Warehouse to become market/event space
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
Murray Bonitt of Bonitt Builders announced plans to transform and preserve the waterfront warehouse at 10 Duke St. into a...
City Council approves King Street apartment conversion
By Jackie Fishman
Residential issues, DASH bus routes and use of public right-of-way space were front and center at City Council’s Saturday public meeting.
At the...
About Alexandria: The development test
Infrastructure decisions in Alexandria, particularly those related to new development, are topics of continuing and vigorous debate. A former City Councilor defined a test...
Height amendment deferred
The Planning Commission voted to defer action on a controversial zoning amendment at its most recent meeting on June 23. The proposed amendment has...
Council OKs townhouses on Duke Street, residents push back
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
City Council approved a development special use permit for the construction of six townhouses on Duke Street during a public hearing...
Your Views: Old Town needs a quality growth plan
To the editor:
I’ve watched many major new housing projects in the Old Town area, including the old bus terminal, Venue, Muse and Robinson...
Your Views: A Surfside parallel in Alexandria?
To the editor:
We condo dwellers have been chilled at the collapse of Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, and the suggestion that nearby construction was...