3601 Wilson Boulevard (One Virginia Square)

Location

3601 Wilson Boulevard. The 0.94 acre site is located in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood. It is bound by North Nelson Street and Oakland Park to the west, 9th Street North to the north, North Monroe Street to the east, and Wilson Boulevard to the south. The site is currently developed with a six-story office building and an underground parking garage with 207 spaces. A Master Certificate of Occupancy was issued on August 29, 2000. Arlington, VA 22201., Arlington, VA   View Map

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Status

Approved

About the Project

3601 Wilson Blvd Adaptive Reuse Image
SPLA25-00006

The applicant, GD 3601 (Gilbane Development Company), has applied for an adaptive reuse site plan amendment to Site Plan #293. This is one of the first projects to implement the Adaptive Reuse Site Plan Amendment provision of the Arlington County Zoning Ordinance. The applicant proposes the following changes:

  • Convert 119,564 sf of vacant office and commercial GFA to 94 residential units and 5,639 sf of ground floor retail
  • Retain the existing below-grade parking garage with 207 total parking spaces.
  • Minor changes to building exterior, including adding new doors to the sixth-floor terraces, replacing fixed windows with operable windows, and installing new retail entrances at the ground level.
  • Improvements to the existing plaza area, including providing additional planters and adding outdoor seating.

No changes are proposed to the existing building height, footprint, total density, and streetscape conditions.

Application Materials

Public Hearing Plan Set [PDFs] (June 20, 2025)

Related Plans

This site is located within the boundaries of the Virginia Square Sector Plan (adopted 2002).

Policy on the Transformation of Commercial Office Buildings in Arlington 

Public Process

Timeline Milestone / Meeting Materials
February 18, 2025 Application Acceptance

July 10, 2025

7:00 p.m.

 

 

 

Planning Commission

Public Hearing

July 19, 2025

County Board

Public Hearing

*Process timelines are subject to change as needs arise. Check back for updates.