Ballston: 2014 vs. 2020

With the Arlington Connection’s recently published an article on the future of Ballston, “Ballston 2020: A look at the redevelopment plans across the west end of Arlington’s Metro corridor,” we thought it would be interesting to see where Ballston was 3 years ago in 2014 via another article from The Washington Post: “Where We Live: In Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood, variety is a fact of life.” Ballston has been growing steadily, but even in 2014, everything… Read More

Starbucks Setting Up At Marymount University’s Newside

As reported by ARLnow, the new Marymount campus, Newside, recently put up signs for Starbucks which will open soon. Marymount University’s Ballston campus, formerly known as “The Blue Goose,” is set to officially open this month. The new buildings have much to offer and add to Ballston’s already impressive skyline. As ARLnow notes, “Marymount is using six floors of the nine-story office building on the site, with the other three floors available… Read More

Marymount University Celebrates New Ballston Campus

Marymount University’s Ballston campus, formerly known as “the Blue Goose,” recently celebrated the near-completed project with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. A few years ago, Marymount University selected the Shooshan Company to re-develop this Ballston campus, which included a full demolition of the existing building. Now, after only two years of operating out of a swing-space just down the road, Marymount University will return to the site in a brand new building designed by… Read More

Update on major Ballston development

https://www.arlnow.com/2016/07/14/former-blue-goose-becomes-newside-as-construction-continues-on-ballston-development/