Thursday, December 20, 2012
The developer envisions four new buildings on the same site where the apartment building is currently located on Beverly Drive.
The owner of The Ashby apartment complex in downtown McLean has proposed adding four new buildings on the site and doubling the occupancy of the existing apartment building. And the McLean Citizens Association's Planning and Zoning committee is having none of it. Mark Zetts, chairman of the planning and zoning committee, called the proposal to double the number of apartments "insane," telling the developer at a committee meeting on Wednesday evening that the vision won't work in this part of the community. "(The proposed density) is insane," Zetts said. "That’s what you get in Tysons. What is the public benefit? There is none." The Ashby apartment complex is located on Beverly Road in McLean near the intersection of Dolley Madison …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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 …
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Good Morning McLean, Expanding The Ashby? Ashby owner explores adding more than 100 new apartments along Beverly Road. Funds to Fix Santa's Sleigh. McLean Volunteer Fire Department gets repair money. McLean, Langley in Northern Region Soccer Playoff. Games begin tonight in McLean. Noon: Women's Leadership Conference.
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3:54 am on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Ask the current residents of the Ashby Apartments about their recent experiences with the WRIT management team and you will find that you do not want that group of incompetent clowns affecting the living experiences of more current or future McLean residents. more ›