Crystal Houses 7 and 8 - Major Site Plan Amendment
Location
The 16.95 site is located at 1900 S. Eads Street in the Aurora Highlands Neighborhood. The site is located in the middle of the Crystal Houses block that is bounded between 18th Street S. on the north and 22rd Street S. to the south; South Fern Street to the west and South Eads Street to the east. The site is currently developed with the existing Crystal Houses buildings, which are two 12-story residential towers. It is within the boundaries for the Crystal City Sector Plan., Arlington, VA 22202 View Map
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The 16.95 site is located at 1900 S. Eads Street in the Aurora Highlands Neighborhood. The site is located in the middle of the Crystal Houses block that is bounded between 18th Street S. on the north and 22rd Street S. to the south; South Fern Street to the west and South Eads Street to the east. The site is currently developed with the existing Crystal Houses buildings, which are two 12-story residential towers. It is within the boundaries for the Crystal City Sector Plan. ,
Arlington, VA 22202
The 16.95 site is located at 1900 S. Eads Street in the Aurora Highlands Neighborhood. The site is located in the middle of the Crystal Houses block that is bounded between 18th Street S. on the north and 22rd Street S. to the south; South Fern Street to the west and South Eads Street to the east. The site is currently developed with the existing Crystal Houses buildings, which are two 12-story residential towers. It is within the boundaries for the Crystal City Sector Plan. ,
Arlington, VA 22202
Crystal Houses 7 and 8 - Major Site Plan Amendment
StatusUnder Review
This reports the status related to the Site Plan Review Process only (Administrative Regulations 4.1).
The applicant, CH 1900 Associates LLC, proposes a site plan amendment (SPLA24-00012) to construct three new multi-family residential buildings. The applicant is proposing changes to the site and buildings that were approved for Crystal House 7 and 8 in 2019. Additional site plan amendment details include:
- 42 multi-family units in 3, 3 story multi-family buildings with basement garage, back to back with front doors facing South Fern Street (west) and internal courtyards (east) (increase in 21 units from previous approval, no accessible units)
- Increase in height of 12 feet (one story) from previous approval
- 84 parking spaces for 42 units (decrease of 10 spaces from previous approval), with one compact and one standard space per unit, resulting in a ratio of 0.6 for the site as a whole (approved parking ratio for site is 0.65)
- 24 bike parking spaces (increase of 2 spaces from previous approval)
- 88,018 sq. ft. residential gross floor area (increase of 42,651 sq. ft.)
- 1,273 sq. ft. of density exclusions for ancillary spaces in underground parking garage for tenant storage
- Reduce and relocate transformers (from 5 to 3 transformers)
- Modify landscaping design to accommodate change in building footprint
Modifications to conditions regarding construction timing, LEED and EarthCraft, and affordable housing commitment to earn the increase in number of units.
Applicant Materials
Accepted Plan Sets
September 2024
December 2019
Public Process
- This project will undergo public review via a Site Plan Review Process. Learn more.
- The SPRC Chair for the site plan review process is: Tenley Peterson
Timeline |
Milestone / Meeting |
Materials |
March 2024 |
Site Plan Acceptance |
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September 5, 2024 |
Community Informational Meeting |
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September 26, 2024 |
Hybrid SPRC
In-Person Bozman Government Center 2100 Clarendon Boulevard Room 311 (Third Floor)
Virtual - Microsoft Teams
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Anticipated November 2024 |
Planning Commission Public Hearing |
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Anticipated November 2024 |
County Board Public Hearing |
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