The Arlington County Board approved a plan to redevelop a 7.65-acre superblock located along the eastern boundary of Rosslyn’s core into three new blocks with a total of up to 2.5 million square feet of offices, residences, retail, a hotel and public open space.
The redevelopment will occur in five phases over the next 25 years.
When built out, Rosslyn Plaza will be the largest single redevelopment in Rosslyn. It will offer five new buildings, major public street improvements including two new streets, portions of a planned, vehicle-free Esplanade that will front 1-66, and a new public park. The entire project will be within walking distance of the Rosslyn Metro Station.
The project re-envisions the site bounded by 19th Street North, North Kent Street, Wilson Boulevard and North Arlington Ridge Road. The total project will take place over a 20 year period.
Under the redevelopment plan, the Rosslyn Plaza superblock will be broken up into three blocks with new two-way streets, running east-west. The streets will connect North Kent Street to North Arlington Ridge Road.
A portion of the Esplanade, a 22-foot-wide landscaped, shared pedestrian and bicycle trail facing the Potomac River that was envisioned in the Rosslyn Sector Plan, will be built along the reconfigured Arlington Ridge Road.
