Affordable housing, workforce housing, and other related housing issues
The City of Alexandria is prioritizing long-range planning activities for fiscal year 2020, which begins July 1, 2019. Activities will address Amazon HQ2 and the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, equity and housing affordability, mobility initiatives, and continuation of planning efforts along transit corridors and in the city's Growth Crescent. The item is one of the … Continue reading Prioritizing Long-Range Planning in Alexandria
The Alexandria City Council approved the following cases of interest during its public hearing on Saturday, November 17, 2018: Consolidation of Boards of Architectural Review Council approved a text amendment to consolidate the Boards of Architectural Review on a 7-0 vote as recommended by the Planning Commission. The amendment will create a single Alexandria BAR … Continue reading Alexandria City Council Public Hearing: Saturday, November 17, 2018
Earlier today Amazon.com, Inc. announced that it had selected Arlington County, Virginia for a major new headquarters facility. It's a huge economic development victory for Northern Virginia and the Washington region, bringing more than 25,000 high-paying jobs over a 12-year period. Northern Virginia and New York City, which will also host a new headquarters, emerge … Continue reading Amazon selects Arlington for HQ2 – but what Alexandria lured to town may be the biggest benefit of all
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, the Alexandria Planning Commission recommended approval of a new residential building at 2000 North Beauregard Street. The project, if approved by City Council, will serve as a signature building at the corner Beauregard Street and Seminary Roads. Long Range Plan The project is one of the first new developments to … Continue reading 2000 North Beauregard Street
A new development approved by the Alexandria City Council on Saturday, September 15, 2018 will bring retail, multifamily residential (including several affordable units) and a daycare center to 1200 and 1230 North Henry Street. The development special use permit allows construction a 7-story mixed-use building with 115 residential apartment units, ground floor retail and … Continue reading 1200 North Henry Street
One of the most significant actions at the September 4, 2018 Alexandria Planning Commission meeting was to recommend adoption of a new housing affordability strategy for the Route One South corridor. The area is presently home to 215 federally-subsidized committed affordable units between The Heritage at Old Town and Olde Towne West III residences. The … Continue reading Preserving Affordable Housing in the Southwest Quadrant
This blog is intended to provide insight into Alexandria’s planning process, and key planning issues the city faces from my perspective as a Planning Commission member. Through this forum, I hope to provide context for issues we face that shape the urban form of our city. The views expressed are mine alone, and do not … Continue reading The September Planning Docket
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