Garden apartments · Virginia
Colonial Village
Partial conversion of historic garden apartments to mixed housing; active residential permits in area; median rent $2,275. · summary, model-written
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3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 27 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 88,643 on 66 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -20% census-cbp · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,680/mo zillow · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: 66 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisAffordable housing credits
This site: remaining rental units designated as either market rate or affordable housing record · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: …partially converted to condos and co-ops, with remaining rental units designated as either market rate or affordable housing record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …partially converted to condos and co-ops, with remaining rental units designated as eithe newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Partly retrofittedWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Partial ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | partially converted to condos and co-ops, with remaining rental units designated as either market rate or affordable housingnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Arlington County (VA), 2024 | 429 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 190 single-family; 2023: 1,054 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 27 within 10 km, 61 within 25 km: Pentagon Centre (0.4 km); The Shops at Georgetown Park (2.0 km); Cherry Hill Apartments (2.1 km); 1000 and 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW (2.3 km); Valero gas station (2.6 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 7,419 jobs in 476 establishments; average annual pay $50,493; employment location quotient 0.42; employment -1.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 2,348 jobs; 1 in retail trade, 87 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51013101602)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; -0.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (51 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 6.8%; median family income $99,091; 21 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Arlington County Public Schools (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: MacArthur HS; Innovation Elementary; Eunice Kennedy Shriver Program; HB Woodlawn Secondary ProgramNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 194 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 97 county-logged events: 66 thunderstorm wind, 14 flood, 10 flash flood, 5 hail; $11,109,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 22201, 2026-09 | median list price $616,675 (-12.2% on the year); 94 active listings; median 30 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 484 establishments (-20%); 7,601 jobs (-19%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $802,232 (+1% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $2,680/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 88,643 vehicles a day on 66 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 1,101 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Colonial Village, a 1935-1940 garden apartment complex (245 buildings, 1,055 units), was partially converted to condos/co-ops and mixed-market/affordable rentals. Original developer Gustave Ring, first FHA-insured large-scale affordable housing project.
Why. Status: partial conversion. Median rent $2,275 (recorded). Housing mix confirmed (market/affordable units).
Where it stands. Within 10km: Pentagon Centre (0.4km, built), Ballston Commons (3.0km, partial), and 25 other projects (27 total within 10km). Nearby peers: 6 VA projects with same 'reinhabit' strategy within 16km (all score 5.0).
For a planner
- Historic garden apartment complex (Colonial Revival, FHA-insured).
- Mixed housing mix: condos/co-ops + market/affordable rentals.
For a developer
- Recent permits: $333M residential construction in 2023 (Arlington County).
- Median rent $2,275 aligns with ZORI $2,680 (2026-09).
- No active retail trend (20% store decline since 2012).
What we do not know yet
- Affordable housing unit count unknown.
- ZHVI $802k (2026-09) not tied to current sales.
- No vacancy rate or conversion timeline provided.
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- retrofit already built
- median rent $2,275
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Original developer | Gustave Ringnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| County | Arlington County |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Colonial Village was a garden apartment complex built between 1935 and 1940 that has been partially converted to condos and co-ops while retaining some rental units. |
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Background
Colonial Village is a historic garden apartment complex and neighborhood located in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. Built in the Colonial Revival style with garden city design principles, it was constructed in four stages between 1935 and 1940 during the Great Depression and New Deal era. The complex contains a total of 245 buildings arranged around landscaped courtyards with approximately 1,055 apartments. Colonial Village was the first large-scale affordable housing project that was insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
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Sources
- Colonial Village (Arlington, Virginia) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Colonial Village
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