Ballston Quarter Redevelopment

Location

4238 Wilson Blvd., 671 N. Glebe Road, & 627 N. Glebe Road., Arlington, VA 22203  View Map

Status

Complete

The County Board approved the site plan on Nov. 17, 2015.

The County Board voted to create Arlington’s first Community Development Authority (CDA) on July 19, 2016.

About the Project

Site Plan #193

Three site plan amendments were approved in November 2015 for the proposed redevelopment of the Ballston Common shopping mall. Collectively, these applications are referred to as Ballston Quarter Redevelopment.

The first site plan amendment (Mall Project) includes:

• façade and interior renovations
• a new plaza and mews
• streetscape and garage improvements
• Read the application.

The second site plan amendment (Residential Project) includes:

• the development of a new mixed use building with residential and retail uses on the site of the existing Macy’s Home Store
• the building will have 22 stories, 405 units and more than 51,000 square feet of ground floor retail
• Read the application.

The third site plan amendment (Macy’s Office Project) includes:

• renovations to the office building above the Macy’s department store
• Read the application.

Pedestrian Bridge

As a site plan condition of the development, the developer agreed to participate in a public-private partnership to design and construct a new/replacement pedestrian bridge. Learn more about the Ballston Quarter Pedestrian Bridge

Documents and Plans

Applicant Materials

• First Site Plan Amendment Application
• Second Site Plan Amendment Application
• Third Site Plan Amendment Application

Meeting Materials

County Board

• July 19, 2016 - County Board: Agenda (Item #56) | Board Report | Staff presentation
• Nov. 17, 2015 - County Board: Agenda (Item #41) | Board Report A-C| Attachment (Drawings) | Board Report D | Board Report E | Board Report F | Letter from Planning Commission | Letter from the Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission | Letter from the Public | Meeting Minutes 

Site Plan Review Committee

• Oct. 12, 2015 - SPRC: Meeting Summary | Staff Presentation | Applicant Presentation
• Sept. 28, 2015 - SPRC: Meeting Summary | Applicant Presentation
• Sept. 16, 2015 - SPRC: Meeting Summary | Agenda and Staff Report | Applicant Presentation
• July 30, 2015 - SPRC: Meeting Summary | Applicant Presentation
• July 20, 2015 - SPRC: Meeting Summary | Staff Presentation | Applicant Walking Tour Book | Applicant Presentation

Civic Association

• June 30, 2015 - Civic Association: Staff Presentation

Additional Information

County Board Documents

• SP #193 Ballston Common:  Summary Development Related County Board Actions
• County Manager report: July 21, 2015 County Board Meeting
• Articles of Incorporation: Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority

Planning/Project Information

• Ballston Sector Plan 1980
• Ballston Sector Plan Summary 1991
• Office Building Renovation Office  (Oct. 5, 2015)
• Residential Tower Drawings (Residential) (Oct. 5, 2015)
• Concept Rendering Drawings (Mall)   (Oct. 5, 2015)
• Pedestrian Bridge Fact Sheet
• Pedestrian Bridge Site Plan Conditions

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