Tag: development
Council updates affordable housing policy
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City Council unanimously approved an update to the city’s affordable housing contribution policy at the Dec. 12 public hearing. Additional...
South Alex rebuilds after ‘devastating’ fire
By Lindsey Sullivan | [email protected]
A massive, four-alarm structure fire in February created a column of smoke over Alexandria that was visible from miles away....
Your Views: Heritage proposal is too big
To the editor:
I was sorry to read that the most recent Board of Architectural Review meeting regarding the proposed redevelopment of the Heritage Old...
Your Views: Developers should have to play by the rules
To the editor:
Recently the Alexandria Housing Development Corporation, on whose board sit some of the major developers in Northern Virginia, proposed demolishing two homes...
Your Views: A stealthy urbanist agenda
To the editor:
I think that most residents agree that keeping housing affordable is a noble endeavor. So do I, but it’s becoming clearer that...
Your Views: Planned Belleview redevelopment is wrong
To the editor:
We are writing to register our opinion about the proposed development in the Belleview Shopping Center.
We are dismayed that plans are underway...
BAR rejects Heritage redevelopment plans
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
If you’ve run out of shows on Netflix and you’re looking for some drama-filled entertainment, head to the city’s webcast...
Your Views: Alexandria is overpopulated
To the editor:
It’s the obvious, yet uncomfortable culprit no one talks about. However, its footprints appear in several articles of the Sept. 3 issue...
Your Views: Kudos to Alexandria’s BAR
To the editor:
The Board of Architectural Review met on Sept. 2 for a concept review of the Heritage Project proposal, which was to include...
Our View: ‘By right’ is usually wrong
An increasing number of proposals are coming before City Council that, if passed, would result in “by right” changes to buildings in Alexandria. Many...