600 N. Glebe Road – Harris Teeter Site

Location

Addresses: 600 N. Glebe Road, 616 N. Glebe Road, 624 N. Glebe Road, 640 N. Glebe Road, and 525 N. Thomas St. The 269,558 sq. ft. (6.1 acre) site is bounded by North Glebe Road (north) and North Thomas Street (south)., Arlington, VA 22203  View Map

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Addresses: 600 N. Glebe Road, 616 N. Glebe Road, 624 N. Glebe Road, 640 N. Glebe Road, and 525 N. Thomas St. The 269,558 sq. ft. (6.1 acre) site is bounded by North Glebe Road (north) and North Thomas Street (south). , Arlington, VA 22203

Addresses: 600 N. Glebe Road, 616 N. Glebe Road, 624 N. Glebe Road, 640 N. Glebe Road, and 525 N. Thomas St. The 269,558 sq. ft. (6.1 acre) site is bounded by North Glebe Road (north) and North Thomas Street (south). , Arlington, VA 22203

600 N. Glebe Road – Harris Teeter Site

Status

Construction

This project was approved by the County Board on Nov. 16, 2019.

Check building permit status.

About the Project

Site Plan #72 & #315

The applicant, SEHT North Glebe, LLC, proposes redevelopment of the existing Harris Teeter grocery and American Service Center site with a mixed-use project, including a new flagship-level Harris Teeter, an additional ~10,000 sq. ft. of retail, 732 multi-family apartment units, and a 5/8-acre public open space. The applicant proposes to re-zone a portion of the site to R-C, Multiple-family Dwelling and Commercial District,. In addition, it proposes to change the GLUP designation for 525 N. Thomas St. from “Low-Medium” Residential to “High-Medium” Residential Mixed-Use.  Additional project details include:

Removing 600 N. Glebe Rd. (Harris Teeter) and 525 N. Thomas St. (119,089 sq. ft. total), from SP #72 and incorporating it into SP #315. Further, incorporating 616, 624, and 640 N. Glebe Road (ASC properties) into SP #315.

Major Site Plan Amendment:

• Site area of 269,558 sq. ft. (6.19 acres)
• Three (3)  buildings, with residential and retail
• 3.21 FAR (up to 3.24 FAR approved)
• 732 residential units
• New Harris Teeter and ground-level retail (77,575 sq. ft. total)
• Three-level structured parking garages (942 parking spaces total)
• New public park (~0.63 acres)
• Extensions of N. Tazewell St. and N. Randolph St. into the site

Modifications:

• Reduce residential parking requirement below one space per unit
• Reduce required number of loading spaces
• Other modifications as necessary to achieve the site plan

Rezoning:

• From C-O-2.5, C-2, RA8-18, and SD districts to R-C

GLUP Amendment:

• From “Low-Medium” Residential to “High-Medium” Residential Mixed-Use for 525 N. Thomas St.

Public Art:

• Check out the approved public art concept by artist Olalekan Jeyifous

Project Materials

Applicant Materials

• 4.1 Site Plan application (November 27, 2018):
  • Application
  • Plan set: Cover and Civil 1 | Civil 2 | Architecture | Landscape
  • Preliminary Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA)
  • Preliminary Transportation Management Plan (TMP)
• Revised 4.1 Site Plan application (April 8, 2019):
  • Statement of Support
  • Cover and Civil | Architecture | Landscape
• Revised Multimodal Transportation Assessment (May 21, 2019)
• Post-SPRC Re-Submission (Oct. 9. 2019)
  • Cover and Civil | Architecture | Landscape
• Planning Commission 4.1 Re-Submission (Oct. 28, 2019)
  • Cover and Civil | Architecture | Landscape

Public Open Space Design Process Materials

• Press release, Nov. 16, 2019: Mixed-Use Redevelopment Approved for N. Glebe Rd. Harris Teeter Site
• Project page
• Open House #1: July 23, 2019 from 5:00-6:30 p.m.
• Online Survey: open July 23 through August 6, 2019
• Open House #2: Sept. 23, 2019 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex

Meeting Materials

County Board Meeting

• November 16, 2019 - Agenda (item #37) | Minutes | Supplemental Staff Report | Staff Report (A-E) | Staff Report (F) | 4.1 Site Plan | PC Letter | Public Letters

Planning Commission

• November 6, 2019

Site Plan Review Committee

• SPRC #1 (April 29, 2019) - Staff Report | Staff Presentation | Applicant Presentation | Meeting Summary
• SPRC #2 (June 27, 2019) - Staff Report | Staff Presentation | Applicant Presentation | Meeting Summary 
• SPRC #3 (July 22, 2019) - Staff Report | Staff Presentation | Applicant Presentation | Meeting Summary

Background Materials

• North Quincy Street Plan Addendum (2013)
• General Land Use Plan (GLUP)
• Zoning Ordinance
• Urban Design: Educational Materials
• October 2017: Conceptual Review Memo
  • Note: This is a staff review of the applicant's Concept Plan, which does not include the detail of a 4.1 Site Plan. Issues raised by staff in the Concept Plan review may have been resolved prior to the 4.1 application.

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