Arlington Approves New Skyscraper
posted 1:06 pm Tue December 18, 2007 - Arlington, Va.
Saturday, the County Board approved Monday Properties Services' proposed 600,000-square-foot, 470-foot-tall office building at 1812 North Moore Street on the grounds that they also add a new station entrance to the Rosslyn Metrorail station and allow the county to lease the Newseum space at 1101 Wilson Boulevard for free over the next 10 years. The proposed skyscraper would tie with another proposed structure across the street for the title of Rosslyn's tallest building.
Monday Properties bought the office building that contained the old Newseum site last May. The museum space has been empty since 2002, when the foundation that runs the Newseum decided to move it to the District. The county is now talking with some museums and cultural organizations about moving to the space. The new development is also expected to revamp the metro station with new flooring, lighting, and replace the station's concrete west wall with windows to bring in natural light.
The company plans for the new building to be the first in Virginia to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Platinum certification, which requires buildings to meet strict energy, environmental and recycling requirements.
The company hopes to break ground on the project this summer.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner
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