Founders Square = More Density?
23 07 2008
We told you about Founders Square back in February when they were in the pre-development phase. Looks like things are really moving along now that the Arlington County Board has approved the development plan. It also looks like they are going to be able to squeeze some extra density into the project in exchange for helping to build Arlington’s Mosaic Park.
The developer Shooshan Company has designed the building to be compliant with all Federal Security requirements so that Government tenant will be able to occupy the building. There are rumors that the research arm of the DoD (DARPA) is a possibility for moving it’s headquarters. In addition to keeping important government work in the County, this is great news for Ballston residents because they not only get the ugly Metro bus yard replaced by a nice new development, they also are getting public park improvements. Sounds like a win-win to us.
The Country Board really has been busy lately, at the same meeting this week they also managed to approve the final site plan for the last section of land in the Pentagon City area. The new development will be on the site of the Costco parking lot, right adjacent to the metro.
Yeah, Arlington is pretty hot right now. I just wish “The Spire” was built in Ballston since that would look a lot different from everything else in the neighborhood.
We need some of this development goodness in DC. I think if the process was made less onerous, it would be a lot more attractive for developers to finish projects in a timely manner, instead of the usual 5 years.
That would be a big deal if Arlington could manage to keep DARPA in Ballston
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