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LOST: 4th QUARTER 2021 & Year End

LOST: 4th QUARTER 2021 & Year End

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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…

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Lost: February 2021

Lost: February 2021

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In 2020 the County went live with a new permitting system for planning, development and inspection services. The transition has been smooth. However, it did cause some confusion with how Preservation Arlington recorded and tracked demolition permits. This is part one two posts on trying to catch up. It is difficult to correlate the old info with the new info, but we do know that 39 permits had February dates on them. There are an additional three dozen homes that…

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Upcoming Virtual Meeting:
HALRB July 22

Upcoming Virtual Meeting:
HALRB July 22

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The July 2020 meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, July 22. This is a NEW time and the first virtual meeting of the Board. The Agenda includes Discussion Agenda for: 2101 North Kenmore Street in the Maywood Historic District for retroactive review of a sharing library box on the corner of the property visible from 21st Avenue North and North Kenmore Street. 2210 North Nelson Street in the Maywood…

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Maywood Design Guidelines Updated

Maywood Design Guidelines Updated

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Arlington’s only single family home neighborhood with a local historic district designation, Maywood, has had overlay protection since 1990. At the time the district was established, the County also adopted the Maywood Design Guidelines. The guidelines had been updated in 2005 and in 2011. This third update to the Maywood Design Guidelines is expected to simplify the design review process by changing the requirements for obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) from the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB)…

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Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB, June 20

Upcoming Hearing:
HALRB, June 20

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The June meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, June 20. The agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 301 North Glebe Road, Buckingham Village Shopping Center, a request to install rooftop mechanical equipment in the Buckingham Village Historic District, Click here for staff report. 3606 21st Avenue North, a request to replace a three-tab asphalt shingle roof with an architectural asphalt shingle roof in the Maywood Historic District. Click for…

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Upcoming Hearing: HALRB on May 16

Upcoming Hearing: HALRB on May 16

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The May meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will begin at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 16. The agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 2330 North Jackson Street, a request to enclose the rear porch and other minor alterations to the house in the Maywood Historic District, click for staff report; 3402 21st Avenue North, a request to replace and remove a section of the existing driveway and other minor alterations to the site in the…

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For Sale: 2nd Owner in 105 years.

For Sale: 2nd Owner in 105 years.

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In the Maywood neighborhood, Arlington’s only single family home local historic district, a home is on the market for the first time since being built in 1913. Owned by the McAfee family since 1913 the home is ready for a new owner who appreciates the history of the home and the neighborhood. The McAtee family was typical of an Arlington family in the first part of the 19th Century having moved here from DC for the opportunity to own their…

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Upcoming Hearing: March 21 HALRB on April 4

Upcoming Hearing: March 21 HALRB on April 4

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The March 21 meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) has been rescheduled for April 4 and will begin at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, April 4. The agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 2330 North Jackson Street a request to replace the existing three-tab asphalt shingle roof with an architectural shingle roof and install a skylight in the Maywood Historic District, click for staff report; 2314 North Kenmore Street a request to demolish the deck on the…

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Upcoming Hearing: HALRB October 18

Upcoming Hearing: HALRB October 18

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The October meeting of the HALRB (Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board) will be begin at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 18 (this is an hour earlier than their usual start time). The agenda includes: COA Consent Agenda for: 2165 North Lincoln Street on after-the-fact request to install two retaining walls in the rear of the property in the Maywood Historic District, click for staff report, and; 3202 23rd Street North a request to replace the cedar-shingle roof with asphalt…

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LOST: August 2017

LOST: August 2017

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In August 2017, a total of fifteen (15) demolition permits were applied for in Arlington County. In comparison, August 2016 was 19; August 2015 was 14; and August 2014 was 17. Single Family: All of the permits are for single-family homes with 14 of them in north Arlington and one in south Arlington. At least seven of the projects are speculative developments. One of the homes is located in Arlington’s only single family neighborhood which has a historic designation, but…

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