1601 Fairfax Drive – Inn of Rosslyn

Location

The 0.47-acre site is located off Fairfax Drive, immediately south of the Union on Queen apartments. To the east (across North Pierce Street) are the Williamsburg apartments, and the west (across North Queen Street) are the Rahill Apartments. The site is currently developed with the Inn of Rosslyn hotel which was constructed in 1957 and contains 38 units. The hotel building is ranked in the Important Top Third category of the Historic Resources Inventory. Surface parking is provided, with access from North Pierce Street and Fairfax Drive., Arlington, VA 22209  View Map

38.8912183,-77.076763

The 0.47-acre site is located off Fairfax Drive, immediately south of the Union on Queen apartments. To the east (across North Pierce Street) are the Williamsburg apartments, and the west (across North Queen Street) are the Rahill Apartments. The site is currently developed with the Inn of Rosslyn hotel which was constructed in 1957 and contains 38 units. The hotel building is ranked in the Important Top Third category of the Historic Resources Inventory. Surface parking is provided, with access from North Pierce Street and Fairfax Drive. , Arlington, VA 22209

The 0.47-acre site is located off Fairfax Drive, immediately south of the Union on Queen apartments. To the east (across North Pierce Street) are the Williamsburg apartments, and the west (across North Queen Street) are the Rahill Apartments. The site is currently developed with the Inn of Rosslyn hotel which was constructed in 1957 and contains 38 units. The hotel building is ranked in the Important Top Third category of the Historic Resources Inventory. Surface parking is provided, with access from North Pierce Street and Fairfax Drive. , Arlington, VA 22209

1601 Fairfax Drive – Inn of Rosslyn

Status

Under Review

This reports the status related to the Site Plan Review Process only (Administrative Regulations 4.1). 

About the Project

SPLN22-00010 (SP #471)

REZN25-00003

Revised Plans submitted July 2025, click above links (site plan sheets will still show old 2022 date in the menu, but the sheets themselves will be the revisions from 2025)

The applicant, Monument Realty, proposes the demolition of an existing motel building for the development of a new 8-story multifamily residential building. The proposal consists of 141 units with approximately 122,110 sf of residential gross floor area (5.3 FAR)

Additional project details include:

• 72 parking spaces (0.45 spaces/unit plus 8 visitor spaces) located in an underground garage
• LEED Gold (0.25 FAR-level)

Proposed modifications for:

• Additional density;
• Reduced residential parking ratio;
• Reduced drive aisle width;
• Density exclusions;
• and other modificatons as may be necessary to acheive the development plan. 

The applicant is also requesting to vacate approximately 3,000 square feet of Fairfax Drive right-of-way, and to rezone the vacated street area from "S-3A" to "RA6-15". 

Applicant Materials

July 2025

• MMTIA (PDF, 20MB)
• Civil Plans(PDF, 41MB)
• Architectural Plans(PDF, 31MB)
• Landcape Plans(PDF, 11MB)

Public Process

• This project will undergo public review via a virtual Site Plan Review Process. Learn more.
• The SPRC Chair for the site plan review process is: Leonardo Sarli
• SPRC Membership Roster(PDF, 114KB) (Adopted by the Planning Commission on October 2, 2023)

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

Related Plans & Processes

• Fort Myer Heights North Plan (2008)
• Historic Resources Inventory (HRI)
• Resolution of Concern Regarding Building Heights Related to the National Capital Mall Axis (1982)