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JBG backs out of plans to redevelop Beauregard Corridor

March 8, 2017

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment

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

Landmark Mall revitalization project going forward

January 9, 2017

#Alexandria, #housing, #land use, #Landmark, #redevelopment, #retail

A rendering of “Landmark Corner.” [Howard Hughes Corp.] The Howard Hughes Corp., which plans to redevelop the site of Landmark Mall has acquired an 11.4-acre site that includes the Macy’s store and parking lot, the company announced Jan. 9. Macy’s Inc. is closing 68 of its stores nationwide, including the one at Landmark, as part … Continued

Planners share design details for new town center on Beauregard Street

September 27, 2016

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail

An illustration of the town center for the West End in Alexandria. Representatives from a couple of architectural firms presented their plans for the development of two blocks in Alexandria’s West End Sept. 26 to the Beauregard Design Advisory Committee (BDAC). The City of Alexandria had approved the Beauregard Small Area Plan in 2012. JBG … Continued

Mixed-use development proposed for Beauregard corridor

August 14, 2016

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail

A concept plan for JBG’s project at the Beauregard Town Center. [Cunningham Quill Architects] The JBG Cos. submitted a revised proposal for a Beauregard Town Center to the City of Alexandria calling for 577 multifamily housing units and more than 109,000 square feet of retail development. The project would be the first effort to redevelop … Continued

Beauregard/King Street intersection to be improved

June 17, 2016

#Alexandria, #infrastructure, #traffic, #transportation

The proposed improvements. [Click to enlarge] Work is getting underway on intersection improvements at King Street and N. Beauregard Street in the west end of Alexandria. The improvements include an additional left turn lane in each direction and medians on King Street and a 10-foot shared use path on portions of King Street. Funding comes … Continued

Man stabbed at Landmark Mall carnival

March 26, 2016

#Alexandria, #community events, #crime, #Landmark

A screen grab from NBC4 Washington’s report on the stabbing at Landmark carnival. Opening night of the carnival at Landmark Mall was cut short Friday evening due to a stabbing. A fight broke out and one person stabbed another. The victim was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the Alexandria Police Department reports. The … Continued

Landmark Mall slated for redevelopment

May 13, 2015

#Alexandria, #housing, #land use, #Landmark, #redevelopment, #retail

A preliminary sketch of the housing at Landmark. The redevelopment project on the site of Landmark Mall has been delayed but is still going forward. The Alexandria City Council had approved a redevelopment plan from the Howard Hughes Corp. in June 2013. The plan called for tearing most of Landmark Mall – except for Sears … Continued

Plans under way for Lincoln monument at Northern Virginia Community College

February 28, 2014

#Alexandria, #arts, #Bailey's Crossroads, #history, #NOVA

A replica of the Lincoln monument. The effort to have a monument to commemorate President Lincoln’s Grand Review of the Troops in the Bailey’s Crossroads area is back on track and gaining momentum, although there are still a lot of issues to resolve—and a lot of money that needs to be raised—before it becomes a … Continued

Landmark Mall redevelopment plans visualized

September 6, 2013

#Alexandria, #Landmark, #redevelopment, #shopping, #transportation

The City of Alexandria has released conceptual drawings showing what Landmark might look like after the first phase of a redevelopment project is completed. Groundbreaking for the first phase of the project to convert the Landmark mall into a mixed use project is expected to take place in the Spring 2014, said Colleen Willger, an … Continued

Holmes Run Crossing project will expand trail access

July 3, 2013

#Alexandria, #biking, #nature, #parks, #Recreation, #stormwater, #streams, #water

An easier way to cross Holmes Run. When the Holmes Run Crossing project is completed later this summer, people will have an easier way to walk or bicycle along a trail between the Heywood Glen/Lincolnia Hills community in Fairfax County and Dowden Terrace and Dora Kelly Nature Park on the other side of Holmes Run … Continued

Alexandria Planning Commission to consider Landmark Mall project next week

May 29, 2013

#Alexandria, #Landmark, #redevelopment, #shopping

The central part of Landmark Mall would be demolished. The City of Alexandria Planning Commission has scheduled a hearing for June 4 on a rezoning and special use permit application to clear the way for a mixed-use redevelopment project at Landmark Mall. The City Council will consider the proposal June 15. The Dallas-based developer, the … Continued

Despite opposition, VDOT begins work on Interstate 95 ramp

March 10, 2013

#Alexandria, #environment, #health, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT

The ramp would be parallel to Stevenson Avenue. Despite the efforts of nearby residents to stop construction of a ramp on Interstate I-95 north of the Edsall Road exit, the Virginia Department of Transportation has begun work on the project. The ramp will be at the terminus of the I-95 express lanes and would be … Continued

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