The 2006197 plan included 50,000 square foot park on Irving St. The open space was negotiated in return for the massive increase in height and density.
During the revisions of the plans that followed between 2006 and 2022198, the open space vanished.
| 2006 | 2022 |
| Designed to be an urban village with attention to step backs, setbacks, building facades and height/density for example 55’ along roads tapering up to 110’. | Step backs and tapering ELIMINATED. Joyce motors site is now planned to be one massive wall on 10th and on Irving for example. County staff requested height increases beyond even what the developers were asking for the Board approved the additional height. |
| Required extraordinary community benefits for developers to get to max height and density. | New plan does not specify any additional community benefits for the massive award of height and density. |
| A months-long negotiation across all Arlington constituencies. Affordable housing, parks, LRPC, staff, neighborhoods and others. | Staff and developer presentations did not incorporate significant input from constituents. |
Significant changes from the original plan with significant increases and elimination of originally planned community benefits199. Despite entreaties from all adjoining neighborhoods and the Parks Department, the original park was eliminated from the 2022 plan. The developers received additional height and density beyond even the massive increase in 2006. Residents’ input and concerns were not taken into account.
197 Clarendon Sector Plan (2006), https://arlingtonva.s3.amazonaws.com/wp- content/uploads/sites/31/2014/03/Clarendon-SectorPlan06.pdf
198 Clarendon Sector Plan Update (2022), https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Projects/Plans-Studies/Land- Use/Clarendon-Sector-Plan-Update
199 https://www.arlnow.com/2018/05/18/despite-public-pressure-county-unlikely-to-press-developers-for- schools-parks-contributions/
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