Tag: Beauregard Corridor
New owner of Mark Center plans to renovate garden apartment communities
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
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
Planners share design details for new town center on Beauregard Street
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
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
Most residents oppose the plan for redeveloping the Beauregard Corridor
The shopping center on N. Beauregard Street would become a new town center. The vast majority of the residents of Alexandria’s West End who spoke at a community meeting April 9 have major concerns about the city’s revised draft plan for redeveloping the Beauregard Corridor. Among the major complaints from the public: … Continued
Beauregard development plan revised
The proposed town center The City of Alexandria released a revised draft of the Beauregard Small Area Plan March 27, a framework to guide development along the city’s West End for the next 20 to 30 years. Residents, businesses, community groups, civic organizations, property owners, and developers have worked on the plan for more than … Continued
Public invited to view plans for Beauregard Corridor redevelopment
An artist’s conception of the proposed town center The public is invited to an open house Feb. 11 to learn about the mixed-use redevelopment plans for the Beauregard corridor. Representatives of the property owners will be on hand to explain their projects and answer questions. The event takes place in a white tent … Continued
Mixed-use projects offer model for redevelopment in Beauregard Corridor
Cameron Station Residents of the Beauregard Corridor in Alexandria’s West End took a bus tour last Saturday to explore mixed-use projects in Old Town and Arlington that incorporate some of the elements proposed for their community. The projects featured on the tour, hosted by the Beauregard Developer Stakeholders group, could also be considered models for the revitalization … Continued
Add roadwork construction to the traffic nightmare at the Mark Center
The BRAC project in February. The $20 million provided by the Defense Department last week for short-term transportation improvements at the BRAC-133 site at the Mark Center will be used to widen the off-ramp from I-395 heading north to Seminary Road and the on-ramp onto I-395 heading south from Seminary. The projects are expected to … Continued
Beauregard Corridor residents explore benefits of ‘walkable urban places’
Leinberger People who live near the Beauregard Corridor in Alexandria’s West End are concerned about the impact of the BRAC-133 project—and continuing long-term urbanization—on traffic, noise, pollution, and the character of their neighborhoods. After their disastrous experience with the BRAC, which will bring about 6,400 Defense Department employees to the office buildings under construction to … Continued