Developer Explores Expansion of Downtown McLean Apartment Building
Three new buildings proposed along Beverly Road
The owners of The Ashby, one of two downtown McLean high-rise buildings, visited the McLean Planning Committee last week to explore the idea of increasing the number of units by more than 50 percent with four additions to the building. The Washington Real Estate Investment Trust told the Planning Committee that they wanted to test the waters for building three new six-story buildings on Beverly Road on the front of the existing 12-story apartment building and a fourth building on the side in place of the tennis courts and some trees. The proposal is further evidence of the surging apartment market in Washington and its Virginia suburbs. The recession has made home buying less attractive through a combination of much more restrictive …
Tball Mama
10:35 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Excuse me, but McLean downtown is NOT lovely. Why can't we have a downtown like Westport, CT? It doesn't have to look like Reston or Bethesda. A nice downtown mainstreet with shops and restaurants would be great for our town. more ›