Central District Retail Phase II

Location

The southern third of the block bounded by 15th Street South, Crystal Drive, 18th Street South and U.S. 1., Arlington, VA 22202  View Map

Status

Complete

This project (the proposed two-story retail building and renovation only of the existing office building ) was approved by the County Board on October 20, 2018. The County Board also deferred for one year the requests related to converting and expanding the existing office building to a 21-story residential building. Subsequently, the developer withdrew the application for a residential building. The subject plan was also amended in 2022 to eliminate the proposed corner retail building, which will be replaced by an above ground Metro entrance pavilion.

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About the Project

Site Plan #90 (Crystal Square) and #448 (1770 Crystal Drive)

• Site plan amendment to existing Crystal Square (SP #90) to construct a two-story, 16,000 sq. ft. retail building at the corner of 18th Street and Crystal Drive and dedicate to the County a public access easement of approximately 43,000 sq. ft. for public open space; and
• UPDATE AUGUST 2018: Applicant has submitted a request for a minor site plan amendment to renovate the existing 1750 Crystal Drive office building.
  • Applicant will not pursue at this time approval of the previously proposed:
    • Rezoning from “C-O” to “C-O-Crystal City”;
    • Crystal City Block Plan (Block Plan is required only when there is a rezoning to “C-O-Crystal City”; and
    • New site plan to convert a twelve-story office building (1750 Crystal Drive) to residential (total 21 stories, 257 feet in height, 16,403 sq. ft. residential, 4.56 FAR).

Project Materials

Applicant Materials

4.1 Site Plan

• October 2018 Minor Site Plan Amendment Application for 1750 Crystal Drive Office Building renovation (see above)
  • 2015 Minor Site Plan Amendment staff report Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
•  MAY 2018 PLANNING COMMISSION 4.1 SUBMISSION:
  • April 9: Combined Civil Plans
  • SP #448 (1770 Building): Landscape Plan | Architectural | Parking
  • SP #90: Landscape Plan 

• (Initial Applicant submittal)
• Dec. 19, 2017: Civil (1770 Crystal Drive & 18th Street Park)
  • 18th Street Park: Landscape Part 1, Part 2 | Arch Part 1, Part 2
  • 1770 Crystal Drive: Landscape Part 1, Part 2 | Arch Part 1, Part 2 | Parking

Meeting Materials

Site Plan Review Committee

• September 17, 2018: SPRC Summary | Applicant minor site plan application | Staff Report | Applicant presentation
• April 4, 2018: Applicant Presentation  | Staff Report
• March 12: NO SPRC MEETING
• February 28, 2018: Staff Report  | Meeting Summary
• January 29, 2018: Applicant presentation  | SPRC Staff Report | Meeting Summary

Related Plans and Processes

• This site plan application is within Crystal City Block "G", which is currently undergoing a block planning process with the Long Range Planning Committee. Learn more about Crystal City Block Plan G.
• This site is located within the Crystal City Sector Plan area. Learn more about the Crystal City Sector Plan.

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