Browsed by
Tag: Ashton Heights

LOST 4TH QTR 2025

LOST 4TH QTR 2025

Comments 0 Comment

In the Fourth Quarter of 2024, a total of 27 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. All but one were for single family homes.– 85% of the homes are in North Arlington;– 70% are speculative developments;– 35% are on land that sold for over $1,000,000– 20% are in National Register Historic Districts; and, These National Register districts provide some tax benefits to owners but do not offer any protection of the houses from demolition. Loses in National Register…

Read More Read More

LOST: 3rd QTR 2024

LOST: 3rd QTR 2024

Comments 0 Comment

In the Third Quarter of 2024, a total of 42 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. All were for single family homes.– 83% of the homes are in North Arlington;– 70% are speculative developments;– 21% are on land that sold for over $1,000,000– 33% are in National Register Historic Districts; and,These numbers are similar to both Second Quarter 2024 and Third Quarter of 2023. These National Register districts provide some tax benefits to owners but do not offer…

Read More Read More

LOST: 1QTR 2024

LOST: 1QTR 2024

Comments 0 Comment

In the First Quarter of 2024, a total of 46 demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. All but one were for single family homes. – 85% of the homes are in North Arlington; – 74% are speculative developments; – 42% are on land that sold for over $1,000,000 – 35% are in National Register Historic Districts; and, – 12% are to make way for Expanded Housing Options (EHO) developments (aka Missing Middle). – 60% of the EHO projects…

Read More Read More

LOST: August 2023

LOST: August 2023

Comments 0 Comment

July was one of the largest collections of houses having sold for over $1 million to be demolished and then came August with a record NINE homes on single lots selling over $1,000,000 only to be demolished. This year 33 homes have sold for over One Million dollars and were then torn down. This month also saw a larger than usual number of homes coming down in National Register Historic Districts with a total of eight being demolished. These districts…

Read More Read More

Lost: January 2023

Lost: January 2023

Comments 0 Comment

The demo permits started off 2023 strong with a total of 19 permit applications. All are for single family homes and all but one are in North Arlington. 42% were in National Register Historic Districts; 37% were speculative developments; and, 21% were sold for over a $1m only to be demolished. Seven of the homes are located in National Register Historic Districts. Three of these tear-downs are speculative developments by builders. The designation does provide an opportunity for tax credits…

Read More Read More

LOST: OCTOBER 2022

LOST: OCTOBER 2022

Comments 0 Comment

Fifteen demolition permits for homes were applied for in Arlington County in October 2022. All were for single family homes. three of the homes are located in South Arlington with the remainder in North Arlington. Five of the homes were purchased in the last two years for over $1 million, only to be torn down. Five of the homes are located in National Register Historic Districts. These districts provide no protection for the homes. The designation does provide an opportunity…

Read More Read More

LOST: SEPTEMBER 2022

LOST: SEPTEMBER 2022

Comments 0 Comment

In September demolition permits were record for 27 properties in Arlington County. Twenty-six are for single family homes and one is for a commercial property. The commercial property is a major redevelopment in downtown Rosslyn. Of the homes, five are in South Arlington. It is remarkable to note that twelve of the homes were recently purchased for over $1million and ten of them were purchased by home builders. Nine of the homes are located in National Register Historic Districts and…

Read More Read More

LOST: July 2022

LOST: July 2022

Comments 0 Comment

July recorded a total of nineteen demolition permits applications in Arlington County. All are for single family homes. Of the homes, only one is in South Arlington. One house of special note is 3575 Roberts Lane, an 1890 house on almost 75,000 sf. Once a much larger parcel, It was one of a handful of homes which sat up on the Palisades of the Potomac River, Two of the homes are in National Register Historic District and could have been…

Read More Read More

LOST: January 2022

LOST: January 2022

Comments 0 Comment

In January a total of fourteen demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. One was for a commercial renovation and one for demolition of an accessory building. The remaining twelve demolition permits were for single family homes and all but one were in North Arlington. Summary below: The seven properties in National Register Historic Districts include:904 North Irving Street is located in the Ashton Heights National Register Historic District520 North Monroe Street is located in the Ashton Heights National…

Read More Read More

LOST: 4th QUARTER 2021 & Year End

LOST: 4th QUARTER 2021 & Year End

Comments 0 Comment

The big news for 2021 is: 26 homes were purchased for over $1 million and then demolished. A home was purchased for $1.7 million in Ashton Heights and demolished. At least a dozen of the homes purchased over a $1 million were bought by developers and demolished. Fourteen of these homes over $1 million are located in one of Arlington’s National Register Historic Districts. Two homes demolished are in the Maywood Local Historic District, one due to fire damage Summary…

Read More Read More