The Arlington retail market is well-positioned for the next decade or so, say several retail and real estate experts. Those in and around the retail industry say the recent trends toward mixed-use, urbanized development and the growth of “milennials” among consumers in the post-recession years add up nicely for Arlington.

The distinctive “Blue Goose” building in Ballston is heading for the proverbial wrecking ball after the Arlington County Board approved replacing it with an office and a residential building. The Board unanimously voted to redevelop the 1963 building, allowing the developer The Shooshan Company, in partnership with Marymount University, to build a nine-story office building and a 15-story, 267-unit residential building with 11 dedicated units of affordable housing.

Arlington County board members on Jan. 25 approved a development proposal that marks the end of the line for the Kennedy-era “Blue Goose” building at the corner of North Glebe Road and North Fairfax Drive, seeing that 1960s icon replaced by a mixed-use package of two mid-rise towers. The vote paves the way for Marymount University to proceed with redevelopment of a prime corner of North Glebe Road and North Fairfax Drive… Read More

The developer that plans to demolish the “Blue Goose” building in Ballston has agreed to contribute more than $6 million to community improvements for the Ballston area.

A developer based in suburban Philadelphia’s Main Line is teaming up to help The Shooshan Co. build a new office building along the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor’s Wilson Boulevard. Shooshan has formed a joint venture partnership with Radnor-based Brandywine Realty Trust to develop 4040 Wilson Blvd., a 20-story building that will be the last addition to Shooshan’s Liberty Center mixed-use project. Brandywine is kicking in $36 million as part of the deal, according to… Read More

Top Chef alum Mike Isabella next project will be a Greek restaurant in Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood. Kapnos Taverna, a sister to the recently opened Kapnos on 14th Street NW in D.C., will open in the summer of 2014.

A pair of major Arlington development projects are moving swiftly through the county’s pipeline. The Shooshan Co., the developer behind Arlington’s Liberty Center (formerly Founders Square), applied Aug. 22 for building permits to construct a 410,000-square-foot office building, with 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail, at 4040 Wilson Blvd. in Ballston.

John G. Shooshan has been named “Outstanding Philanthropist” by the Washington, D.C. Metro Area Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.  He was nominated by Volunteers of America Chesapeake and the Arlington Community Foundation for his work on behalf of the homeless population in Arlington, Virginia.