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Woodbury Park Renovations Funded

Woodbury Park Renovations Funded

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The Woodbury Park affordable housing units are to be stabilized and restored as part of a $57 million tax exempt bond issuance by the Arlington County Industrial Development Authority (IDA). The County Board approved the issuance at their June 14 meeting. Industrial Development Bonds are not a liability of Arlington County. Woodbury Park is a 364-unit, seven-building garden apartment complex located on nine acres of land at the intersection of US Route 50 and North 10th Street. It was built…

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Arlington’s Most Endangered Historic Places — 2014

Arlington’s Most Endangered Historic Places — 2014

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As we end National Preservation Month, Preservation Arlington is releasing the 2014 Endangered Historic Places List to heighten awareness of historic sites and resources in the county and to inspire advocacy on behalf of preservation within the Arlington community. This year’s endangered list includes both individual historic buildings as well as building types, along with other important places such as graveyards and public parks. This is the third in a series of lists we released this month, including the 2014…

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THREATENED: Arlington Presbyterian Church

THREATENED: Arlington Presbyterian Church

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UPDATE 11/20/13: The Historic Affairs and Landmark Review Board will meet on this development project tonight, November 20. Please attend this meeting and advocate for protecting this church and forging a creative solution that includes preservation. The meeting agenda can be found here. Amidst rampant redevelopment on Columbia Pike sits a tranquil sentinel of an earlier era on the Pike. But if the plans of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) move forward, the peaceful and picturesque Arlington Presbyterian…

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Preserved & Developed: Bruner Place

Preserved & Developed: Bruner Place

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Preserved & Developed is a weekly series of articles by Preservation Arlington highlighting local development projects that have involved both development of a site and preservation of historic resources. The projects highlight a wide range of challenges and solutions over many years. At the time they were completed the projects represented a commitment by the developer and the community to embrace the future and preserve the past. Preservation Arlington is awarding each project a gold, silver, or bronze star based…

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