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County's Purchase of Courthouse-area Building

About the Project

In November, 2012, the County acquired a seven-story office building at 2020 14th Street North. The new space will help the County meet immediate and evolving space needs. Read more.

The building also will allow the County Board to fulfill a commitment to the community to replace the inadequate Emergency Winter Shelter with a year-round Comprehensive Homeless Services Center, helping homeless persons get off the streets and into permanent housing. Read more.

Latest news

(Updated 03-21-2013)

Arlington County Board Approves Use Permit for Homeless Services Center
The County Board unanimously approved a Use Permit to allow a dormitory to be part of the new Homeless Services Center in the Courthouse neighborhood. The Use Permit allows the Center to include an overnight shelter, consisting of 50 permanent beds, five medical respite beds, and an additional 25 beds during winter. The Center also will offer comprehensive services aimed at getting clients into permanent housing. >>Read more

Community Meetings
It is the County's intent to continue to be a good neighbor in the Courthouse area: The County hosted a series of public discussions and workshops designed to solicit input on certain physical and operational aspects of the property, including elements relating to the Homeless Services Center.

Community dialogue: The first meeting was held Dec. 5, 2012 at Key Elementary School. County staff listened to community questions and concerns and will be considering this input during the design and operational planning phases of the project.
- Materials from Dec. 5 meeting: agenda and presentation
- Read community input from Dec. 5 meeting
Workshop: At the second meeting, an interactive workshop on Dec. 17, 2012 (7-9:30 p.m.) at Key Elementary, participants reviewed draft building and operational plans, which incorporated input from the first meeting. Participants also provided further suggestions.
- Materials from Dec. 17 workshop: agenda and presentation
- Read community input from Dec. 17 workshop
- Review preliminary blueprints and provide feedback (receiving input through Jan. 11, 2013)
Design review: The third meeting on Jan. 14, 2013 (7-9:30 p.m.) at Key Elementary featured a presentation of the County’s final plans.
- Materials from Jan. 14 meeting: Renovation plans for Floors 1, 2, and 3 -- Homeless Services Center.
- Questions/Comments/Responses from the Jan. 14 and Dec. 17 meetings.
Not able to make the meeting? You can share your feedback and input on our PLACE/OpenArlington online forum.

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Capital Improvement Plan approved
At its July 21, 2012 meeting, the County Board approved the FY2013-2022 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The CIP totals $2.9 billion over the next 10 years (including Arlington Public Schools) and focuses on reinvesting in aging infrastructure and strategic initiatives.

The CIP includes plans for the 2020 14th St. North project. You can view all the details in the Manager’s Proposed CIP; see pages C73-75, which are pages 138-140 in the PDF document. For more information on the CIP, you can view the CIP presentation made to the County Board on July 21. You can also visit the CIP webpages.

Background

The County Manager recommended purchase of the property Nov. 22, 2011 to fill current and future needs for office space in the Courthouse area. Now that the County has purchased the property, it will engage in a separate use permit process for consideration of the comprehensive Homeless Services Center. The County is now engaged in a public process to include all stakeholders.