Shooshan CompanyNorthern Virginia Restaurant Week 2017
The 2017 Northern Virginia Restaurant Week, taking place March 20-27, features many delicious establishments in Arlington including: Kapnos Taverna located at 4000 Wilson Blvd. (The View Luxury Apartments) Yona, located at 4000 Wilson Blvd. (The View Luxury Apartments) Pepita Cantina, located at 4000 Wilson Blvd. (The View Luxury Apartments) O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub located at 3207 Washington Blvd. Oz Restaurant located at 2950 Clarendon Blvd. Palette 22 located at 4053 Campbell Ave SER located at 1110 N Glebe Road Sushi-Zen Japaneses Restaurant located at 2457 N Harrison… Read More
Arlington Transportation Partners Champions
Arlington Transportation Partners recently released their list of “Champions,” which, as the website states, “provides community recognition and rewards to businesses, multi-family residential communities, commercial properties and schools in Arlington County.” Arlington Transportation Partners provides transportation expertise to businesses, residential communities and commercial properties “to help improve transportation amenities and commuter benefits. These services and programs have significant impacts on commuting patterns, traffic congestion, personal health and air quality in Arlington County.” The… Read More
4040 Wilson to Feature First Arlington VIDA Fitness
VIDA Fitness is, without a doubt, one of the best gyms and fitness services available. They have 6 locations in Washington, D.C. and are continuing to expand, with their first Arlington location coming to 4040 Wilson Blvd. right next to Ballston Quarter. According to their website, “VIDA Fitness offers flexibility with membership, so you can select the option that best fits your needs as an individual. We’ve got you covered whether you love… Read More
Mike Isabella’s Ballston Restaurants
Arlington Magazine features many articles on what is happening around the area and covers a wide variety of restaurants, among other businesses. A 2016 article titled Restaurants That Innovate is particularly interesting for the way it dives in to describe unique eateries around Arlington. At the Shooshan Company, we’re especially proud to see Mike Isabella’s restaurants located in The View Luxury Apartments: Kapnos Taverna, Yona and Pepita Cantina. Regarding these restaurants, the… Read More
Virginia Ranks 8th Top State for LEED Projects
A new report from the U.S. Green Building Council states that Virginia ranks #8 in the Top 10 States for LEED. This report shows “an annual ranking that highlights states throughout the United States that made significant strides in sustainable building design, construction and transformation over the past year.” The top 10 states were: MA CO IL NY CA NV MD VA WA TX Inside Nova reported that Arlington, in particular, “had a… Read More
Two Liberty Center Receives LEED Gold Certification.
Two Liberty Center, located at 4075 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington, was recently honored to receive LEED Gold Certification. As we’ve stated in previous articles, LEED stems from the U.S. Green Building Council and as their website states: “LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is changing the way we think about how buildings and communities are planned, constructed, maintained and operated. Leaders around the world have made LEED the most widely used third-party… Read More
News from the Bisnow Event: State of Arlington and Alexandria
Recently (December 7), Bisnow DC hosted their event, The State of Arlington County and Alexandria, in Crystal City. Over breakfast, several panelists spoke on everything from buildings to the Metro rail to the Gondola proposal and more. In addition to our very own John Shooshan, other speakers included: Mark Damato – Head of Global Real Estate, CEB Andy VanHorn – Principal, The JBG Companies Mary-Claire Burick (Moderator)– President, Rosslyn BID On Arlington… Read More
Arlington Ranks Among Top Virginia Schools
U.S. News & World Report has again come out with some rankings, according to the Arlington Patch. This time, the focus is on the “Top High Schools of 2016.” Among the list are a few Arlington high schools including Yorktown High School, which ranked 13th in Virginia and 363 nationwide. Washington-Lee High, located right near our offices in the Ballston area, ranked 17th in Virginia and 430 nationally. The #1 school ranked in Virginia… Read More
Arlington Fall Foliage
According to the Arlington Patch and Virginia Department of Forestry, the autumn colors seen on the trees throughout Arlington will remain that way through all of November. “Unseasonably warm” weather has allowed the leaves to last longer than usual, providing Arlingtonians with a beautiful view. The report also states: “Weather.com projects the weather in the area to stay in the 60s for the first half of the month, slowly dipping into the 50s later… Read More
Arlington Magazine Reviews Yona Restaurant
Arlington Magazine recently gave a great review of Yona Restaurant, located on the bottom floor of The View Apartments at Liberty Center, 4000 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia across from The Shooshan Company’s offices at Two Liberty Center. Yona is a creation from visionary chef Mike Isabella and is one of Ballston’s finest dining experiences. As we wrote about in our grand opening article, the official website of YONA describes it as, “a full-service… Read More