Development plans for St. Charles Catholic Church in Clarendon have descended into planning purgatory. The brick church, which occupies a large piece of land near Northside Social and George Mason University's Arlington campus, has assembled plans to redevelop the property with a new church building and parish center, affordable housing and underground parking. Progress was
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon has filed conceptual designs for a new three-story church and parish center and a 10-story apartment building. The mid-century church sits on two-and-a-half acres of prime property between the Clarendon and Virginia Square Metro stations, much of it is dedicated to parking. Under the proposal, which
Plans and a possible construction timeline for the proposed Silver Diner redevelopment in Clarendon are crystallizing. Late last month, property owner TCS
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon is proposing to lease part of its campus for private development and to make its grounds greener and more walkable.
The mid-century church sits on two-and-a-half acres of land wedged among Washington Blvd to the north, N. Kirkwood Road to the west and Fairfax Drive to the south. Parking occupies much of the lot, with the church and its auxiliary spaces lining N. Kirkwood Road and Fairfax Drive.
New renderings, however, reposition the church at the corner of Washington and Wilson Blvd, closer to Clarendon, with parish spaces and a private residential building fanning out behind the church. The building is likely to be an apartment building with a 100-child preschool at the base.