Repurposed apartment complex at Skyline nearing completion

Three Collective the new three-building apartment complex at the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads, is nearing completion.

The three buildings had been office buildings and were repurposed for residential uses. The have a total of 720 “flexidential” apartments where tenants can live, work, or do both.

Building #1, at 5205 Leesburg Pike, is 50 percent occupied, says leasing manager Elizabeth Craige of Bozzuto, who conducted a tour for Annandale Today. Nearly all the tenants are living in their units, although some all run businesses from their homes.

Building #2 is expected to be completed in early June, and building #3 should open by the end of June.

All three buildings will have commercial space on the ground floor. Building #1 will have a sit-down restaurant and bar, and building #2 will have a bodega market, Craige says. The retail space in building #3 hasn’t been leased yet.  

Each building will have an extensive range of free amenities for tenants, including spaces for working and spaces for hanging out. Access to those areas is restricted to tenants.  

The amenities differ from building to building, but tenants can take advantage of the common spaces in all three buildings.

The Level Up lounge in Building #1 focuses on gaming. It has two bowling lanes, arcade games, and a room with a virtual reality set-up.

Professional cooks will prepare meals for residents and host cooking classes in the Prep & Proper demonstration kitchen.

The Commons is an area for people working remotely. It has seating, desks, space for collaborating, and a soundproof conference room.  

The lower level has an indoor dog park called the Barking Lot with a “self-cleaning floor” and a dog washing and grooming area called “the Paw Spa.”

Also on the lower level, there’s a maker space, where artists can work and store their supplies. The maker space in building #2 will focus on theater and music, while the one in building #3 will be geared toward painting and drawing and will have lots of natural light.

Rent for a 1,049-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment with two bathrooms on a lower floor starts at $2,814 a month. Apartments on high floors and those with a view of D.C. are more.

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There are a variety of apartment configurations ranging from a 694-square-foot unit with one bedroom and one bathroom to a 1,440-square-foot unit with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Tenants can sign a 12, 15, or 18-month lease.

There’s a $50 monthly fee for cats and dogs plus a one-time pet fee of $500.

Apartments have a loft-like design with exposed pipes on the ceiling, stackable washers and dryers, and built-in cabinets.

The building doesn’t have a fitness facility but tenants get a free membership at Onelife Fitness, which is next to Three Collective.  

The lower level also has a mailroom with a refrigerator for meal deliveries and access to an underground corridor to Target.

There’s an underground parking lot for residents and surface parking for guests. A new park area on the property has seating, a performance space, and swings for adults.

The complex hosts events for residents, such as a recent Valentine’s Day cooking event with a chef, a Superbowl party, and a karaoke party.