WestEnd redevelopment underway

The massive WestEnd development on the site of the former Landmark Mall is advancing. The Alexandria City Council approved a special use permit on Oct. 19 to allow Van Metre Homes to build 110 townhouses, the Washington Business Journal reported.

Van Metre has had Block M and half of Block L on the site under contract and anticipates closing in fall 2025 for an undisclosed price, according to the WBJ.

WestEnd is being developed by Foulger-Pratt and Inova Health System.

On Sept. 30, Inova broke ground for a new Alexandria Hospital complex on the western portion of the 52-acre site. The hospital is expected to be completed in late 2028.

Meanwhile, Foulger-Pratt has already spent about $100 million on site infrastructure, including a new street grid and stormwater system, WBJ reports. Development of the 5.6 million square feet on the non-hospital section of the site is expected to cost at least $1 billion.

In addition to the hospital campus, the City of Alexandria has already approved development special use permits (DSUPs) for Blocks E and G (mixed-use multifamily, medical office, and retail), Blocks I and K (more mixed-use multifamily and retail), and public open space (Blocks F, N, R, and P).

A DSUP for workforce housing on Block D is expected to go through the approval process during the first half of 2025, WBJ reports. Block H is slated for a hotel and condo or hotel alternative. Foulger-Pratt has not yet secured a development partner for that site.

Foulger-Pratt originally planned senior housing for the other half of Block L but is considering other options.

Foulger-Pratt and the City of Alexandria are partnering to build 200 affordable housing units and a fire station on Block J. However, the WBJ article says the city hasn’t budgeted funds for that project until 2030.