Shooshan CompanyNew Website for 4040 Wilson Blvd.
Recently, The Shooshan Company, Brandywine Realty Trust, Jones Lang LaSalle and Kodiak Realty launched the official website for 4040 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington, Virginia: www.4040wilson.com. 4040 Wilson, Ballston’s tallest and first vertically mixed-use building, is a trophy caliber building designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. This building is the final component to the Liberty Center Development, offering unrivaled views of the city and features 190,000 SF of rentable, highly efficient office space,… Read More
Arlington County Ranked Among Best Places to Live
Arlington County has once again received an impressive ranking, this time from 24/7 Wall St., LLC, a financial news company. Four of the counties/independent cities listed in the “top 10” are within DC metro area. These top 10 “Best Counties to Live In” are: Falls Church Independent City, Virginia Arlington County, Virginia Fairfax County, Virginia Loudon County, Virginia Howard County, Maryland Douglas County, Colorado Los Alamos County, New Mexico Fairfax Independent City, Virginia Marin County,… Read More
The Walk Arlington App
We’ve talked about Walk Arlington and their amazing maps before (see here). This past December, Walk Arlington discussed their app for reporting “damaged sidewalks, missing street signs, broken streetlights, trail maintenance issues” and more. It’s called the Arlington VA Service Requests App and it’s available for free in both the Apple and Google Play app store for your smartphone: As WalkArlington Program Manager, Alli Henry, discusses in the blog: “The ArlingtonVA Service Requests app (yes, they… Read More
Arlington’s McCoy Park to Receive Renovations
According to Arlington County, McCoy park, located at 2121 21st St N, Arlington, VA 22201, is receiving some major upgrades. According to the county’s website: “This project is funded by the developer from FY 2012 Site Plan Ordinance for construction of the parcel (formerly Bergman’s Cleaners dry cleaning plant and now MOM’s Organic Market) for the community benefit. To maximize available funding the Department of Parks and Recreation will focus improvements on an area… Read More
Two Liberty Center Receives Platinum Award
Two Liberty Center, located at 4075 Wilson Boulevard, has recently received the Platinum award from Arlington County Commuter Services for its alternative transportation program. Two Liberty is the only Platinum recipient to date in Arlington County and achieved this level by “featuring programs like carpool discounted parking, bike storage, onsite fitness centers, a free SmarTrip card for new tenants and tenant transportation events and promotions.” Electric vehicle charging stations are also being installed. Having transportation alternative… Read More
Bisnow Event: State of Arlington County and Alexandria
Be sure to reserve your tickets for BisNow DC’s State of Arlington County and Alexandria event which features “major projects, office outlook, and a multifamily and retail update” taking place Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 7:30 AM. The event page also states: “Join Bisnow and our all-star panelist as we dive deep into the State of Arlington County and Alexandria’s real estate market. We’ll cover all the major projects and take a look into what… Read More
Rustico Restaurant & Bar – Ballston
Ballston definitely has no shortage of great restaurants and bars. In fact, on Wilson Boulevard alone, between N. Quincy Street and N. Randolph street, you can enjoy Taylor Gourmet, Buzz Bakeshop, Sweetgreen, Bruegger’s Bagels, Mike Isabella’s Kapnos Taverna, Yona, Pepita Cantina and the popular Rustico Restaurant and Bar: Rustico Restaurant and Bar’s website states: “Rustico is an exuberant neighborhood restaurant driven to deliver a one-two punch of honest, robust cooking against a backdrop of amazing… Read More
Arlington Thrive Event: BBQ, Boots & Bingo
At The Shooshan Company, we like to help promote the Arlington area as well as upcoming events. In less than two weeks on Saturday, September 24, Arlington Thrive will host their BBQ, Boots & Bingo family picnic event at Columbus Club of Arlington. If you are not familiar with Arlington Thrive, they are a local non-profit that delivers same-day emergency funds to Arlington neighbors in crisis. The goal is for Arlingtonians “to be secure… Read More
2016-2017 Arlington Newcomers & Community Guide
The Arlington Connection has just published their 2016-2017 Newcomers and Community Guide. This is a popular annual issue produced by The Connection Newspapers for all 15 of their northern Virginia and Maryland markets. “Here in our Newcomers and Community Guide, we’ve included an updated version of our award-winning Insider’s Guide to the Parks, plus details of how to vote in the upcoming elections, information on local government, nonprofits and business organizations, plus… Read More