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Sears at Landmark is closing

#Alexandria, #land use, #Landmark
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Sears at Landmark Mall.  The Sears store at Landmark Mall, the last store to remain open at the West Alexandria shopping center, is closing.  Sears is advertising a closing sale with “everything priced to sell,” including washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, clothing, bed and bath, housewares, floor care, mattresses, sporting goods, barbecue supplies, tools, and … Continued

Southern Towers tenants call for rent strike

#Alexandria, #Annandale, #coronavirus, #health, #housing, #safety
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Southern Towers Residents of the Southern Towers apartment complex in Alexandria’s West End are organizing a rent strike. According to a story published by WAMU, many tenants have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic and can’t afford rent and are also concerned about unsanitary conditions in the building’s common areas. A petition circulated … Continued

Transportation funding approved for projects in the West End of Alexandria

#Alexandria, #Landmark, #transportation
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded more than $150 million to the City of Alexandria, including: $57.2 million for the design and construction of infrastructure for a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Alexandria’s West End, along with pedestrian and bicycle facilities and streetscape improvements, as well as buses, and   $6.3 million to improve … Continued

More flexibility sought for Landmark Mall redevelopment project

#Alexandria, #Landmark, #redevelopment
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Advisory group members and the public take part in Alexandria’s re-planning process for redeveloping Landmark Mall.   A new planning process is underway for redevelopment of the Landmark Mall property to address changes requested by the Howard Hughes Corp. (HH) in the plan previously approved by the City of Alexandria. The company is seeking more flexibility … Continued

Temporary homeless shelter takes over vacant Macy’s building in Landmark Mall

#Alexandria, #homeless, #Landmark, #redevelopment
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The children’s play area in the Carpenter’s Shelter in Landmark Mall. The old Macy’s store in Landmark Mall – once filled with racks of dresses, cashier stations, and mannequins – has been transformed into a temporary homeless shelter. One vestige of the old Macy’s remains: the dingy carpet has not been replaced. The Howard Hughes Co., which is planning … Continued

Old Macy’s building at Landmark Mall could house the homeless

#Alexandria, #homeless, #land use, #Landmark, #redevelopment, #retail
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Macy’s at Landmark Mall in 2013. The vacant Macy’s building at Landmark Mall could be used as a temporary homeless shelter for two years until construction begins on a mixed-use redevelopment project. The Carpenter’s Shelter, in the northern section of Old Town, Alexandra, has been looking for a temporary place for its clients while it … Continued

New owner of Mark Center plans to renovate garden apartment communities

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment
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The Hillwood apartments at the Mark Center Morgan Properties, a fast-growing real estate company based in suburban Philadelphia, has acquired the Mark Center portfolio in Alexandria’s West End for $509 million, the company announced Aug. 30. The Mark Center consists of 2,664 apartment units and a 63,320-square-foot retail center on more than 150 acres. The … Continued

JBG backs out of plans to redevelop Beauregard Corridor

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment
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JBG Cos. will not go forward with plans to develop a mixed-use project on two blocks along Beauregard Street in Alexandria’s West End. Instead, the company plans to sell the properties it owns on the Beauregard Corridor, AlexandriaNews reports. Those properties include the Shops at Mark Center and six residential projects – Brookdale, Hillwood, Lynbrook, … Continued