Admittedly, this is right across the river in Rosslyn, but this is pretty significant. It is good to see more residential units planned for Rosslyn, because currently the immediate area is mostly offices (except for River Place and the Turnberry Tower.
Monday Properties plotting two more Rosslyn skyscrapers
By Daniel J. Sernovitz
Washington Business Journal
August 22, 2013
"Monday Properties has applied to Arlington County to build a pair of skyscrapers by Wilson Boulevard and North Oak Street in Rosslyn as it works to put the finishing touches on 1812 N. Moore St. nearby.
Monday has submitted a 4.1 application to the county to develop nearly 1 million square feet of residential, retail and office on the site of what are now two 1960s-era office buildings at 1401 Wilson Blvd. and 1400 Key Blvd. The full-block redevelopment would replace two more of Rosslyn's aging office-heavy structures with a pair of mixed-use buildings with a much heavier mix of residential and retail. The replacement, Monday Executive Vice President Tim Helmig told me, reflects the area's transformation from an enclave of office dwellers into a more dynamic community..."
http://www.bizjournals.com/washingto...-two-more.html
Here are some renderings of the two proposed buildings:
http://www.bizjournals.com/washingto...=image_gallery.
The 1812 North Moore building looks decent enough but it doesn't really stand out in the Rosslyn skyline. I think the Turnberry Tower building is a lot more prominent. Here is a photo I took a few weeks ago. It barely stands out from the Corporate Executive Board building in front of it.
