This past April a total of thirteen demolitions permits were applied for in Arlington County. All were for single family homes with ten of them are in north Arlington and three in south Arlington. Just over half of the demolitions are speculative projects. The million dollar price tag for a tear down was on multiple properties this month but only four of them were on single lots. A total of five of the properties were located in National Register Historic…
Start Preservation Month off by joining us at the Historic Preservation Open House on May 6 at the Arlington Central Library. Look forward to seeing you!!
In March, only nine demolitions permits were applied for in Arlington County. All but one are for single family homes and all but one of them are in North Arlington. 63% of the demolitions are speculative projects with half of them from one builder alone. This month, half of the homes (4) sold for over $1 million only to be torn down. Although for two of them (25th Street and Vermont Street) the lots could accommodate more than one house,…