Does a previous owner of a home make it more valuable? How do we evaluate whether or not the owner of a home and what they accomplished while living there makes it worthy of preservation? Astronaut John Glenn lived in Arlington at the time of his historic Friendship 7 mission. On February 20, 1962 the world was riveted as Friendship 7 orbited the earth — three times. John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth and he lived…
In July 2019, a total of thirteen (13) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. July has seen a wide range of permit applications over the years: July 2018 was 21; July 2017 was 6; July 2016 was 20; July 2015 was 32; and, July 2014 was 6. This July ten of the homes are in North Arlington and three were in South Arlington. Two are in National Register Historic Districts: 2916 Key Boulevard is in the Lyon Village…
June of this year had a substantial slow down in permits in comparison to previous June totals. A total of 9 permits were applied for and all but one were in North Arlington. None of the properties are in National Register Historic Districts. In comparison, June 2018 was 17 permits, June 2017 was 20; June 2016 was 12; June 2015 was 29; and, June 2014 was 44. Totals for 2019 Homes: 76 – 20 are located in National Register Historic…
Sold just last July, the owner of this almost 200 year old house has decided to sell it. Click here to see the listing. We featured this property last July in one of our posts, click here. Last year the Washington Post featured the property in their Saturday real estate section. And had done additional research on the home. It is behind the WashPost paywall at click here. Maybe, unlike the realtor suggests, the next owner will want to care…
A June editorial in ARLnowhad discussed teardowns in Arlington. Click here.
May is in full swing with over 60% of the demo permits being for speculative developments. All eleven were for single family homes in North Arlington. May usually has more permits with May 2018 being 16 permits; May 2017 was 22; May 2016 was 17; May 2015 was 18; and, May 2014 was 22 Single Family: Of the 11 permits for single family homes, all were in North Arlington. Several were also located in a National Register Historic Districts: 3214…
April continues the the start of Spring construction in Arlington. This April there were a total of 12 applications for demolition permits. Eleven were for single family homes and one was for a commercial building on a property being redeveloped for residential townhouses. April tends to be a bit hit and miss with April 2018 being 9 permits; April 2017 was 17; April 2016 was 11; April 2015 was 18; and, April 2014 was 22; Single Family: Of the 11…
March brings the start of Spring and the start of construction in Arlington. This March had more applications than any of the last months of March. There were a total of 20 applications for demolition permits. All are for single family homes. In comparison, March 2018 was 11; March 2017 was 13; March 2016 was 16; March 2015 was 16; and, March 2014 was 9. Single Family: All 20 of the permits were for single-family homes. Three were in South…
February cooled a bit with 13 applications for demolition permits. Eleven of the thirteen are for single family homes with the other two being commercial properties. In comparison, February 2018 was 16, February 2017 was 12; February 2016 was 23; February 2015 was 15; and, February 2014 was 11; Single Family: Eleven (11) of the permits were for single-family homes. All but one were in North Arlington. seven of the permits were for speculative developments. Two of the homes are…
The February meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, February 20. The Agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 5151 14th Street North, Request to install a gas fire pit on the patio at the back of the house, in the Broadview Historic District. 3628 21st Avenue North, a request to install an exhaust vent at the side of the dwelling that will not be visible form the public right-of-way in…