Potomac Yard Town Center
Alexandria, VA
A 1.7 million square foot mixed-use town center for Alexandria's Potomac Yard
Potomac Yard Town Center is a 17-acre mixed-use development located in Alexandria, Virginia on Route 1, bridging the Arlington and Alexandria communities. It is situated approximately 5 miles south of Washington, DC and is intended to draw tenants, residents, travelers and business from throughout the Washington metropolitan area and beyond.
A. Office, Retail, Restaurant
B. Office, Retail, Restaurant
C. Retail, Fitness
D. Hotel, Retail, Restaurant
E. Office, Retail, Restaurant
F. Residential
G. Hotel, Restaurant
H. Residential, Retail, Restaurant,
Specialty Grocer
It is conceived as a destination mixed-use development with a complete collection of facilities, including retail, restaurants and cafés, hotels, residential and office properties. The development will contain 414 multi-family dwelling units of residential space, 800,000 sf of office space, 3 hotels with 625 rooms, and at least 80,000 sf of retail, all situated around a 1.25 acre open space. The development will be served by the area’s only Bus Rapid Transit system, and will also be located adjacent to a future Metro stop, making it accessible by public transportation as well as by car.
The architectural tone of Potomac Yard Town Center will be unique among regional mixed-use developments, with a contemporary feel and a variety of sophisticated, modern architectural textures and materials. This approach is intended to differentiate the space from other developments in the area and create an outdoor local destination space.
Status: Groundbreaking mid 2009
Size: 17-acre site; approximately 1.7 million total sf
Cost: Estimated $650 million
Planned Use: Office, Retail, Residential, Hotel
Architects: Gensler (Master Plan, Office, Hotel, Retail)
SK & I (Residential)
For more information on the Potomac Yard development visit www.potomacyard.com