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CityHouse Old Town (Alexandria)

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedUnder constructionAlexandria, VA

Active 199-unit luxury housing conversion under construction, aligned with local market data and clustered with similar projects. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 23 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -18% census-cbp · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,243/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: 199 luxury apartments record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: 199 luxury apartments newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Under constructionWikipedia no source
Strategy	Reinhabitation, under constructionWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	199 luxury apartmentsnewtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	American Real Estate Partners (AREP)newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Alexandria (Independent City) (VA), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 25 single-family; 2023: 78 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	23 within 10 km, 47 within 25 km: Foundry (0.4 km); Oakville Triangle (0.4 km); CityHouse Old Town (0.4 km); Park+Ford (0.4 km); 732 N. Washington St. (0.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	6,458 jobs in 401 establishments; average annual pay $47,638; employment location quotient 0.81; employment -3.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	13,150 jobs; 795 in retail trade, 2,100 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51510201900)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 0.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (28 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 3.6%; median family income $185,625; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Alexandria City Public Schools (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School; Lyles-Crouch Elementary; Naomi L. Brooks Elementary; George Washington MiddleNCES EDGE
Elevation	36 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	71 county-logged events: 35 flash flood, 22 thunderstorm wind, 13 flood, 1 hail; $10,161,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 22314, 2026-09	median list price $758,750 (-12.4% on the year); 139 active listings; median 43 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	401 establishments (-18%); 6,689 jobs (-10%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $673,546 (+2% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $2,243/mo (-1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	17,083 vehicles a day on 236 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 335 trucks; 32 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

CityHouse Old Town (Alexandria, VA) is under construction as a 200,000 sq ft office-to-housing conversion, targeting 199 luxury apartments. Developer American Real Estate Partners (AREP) is executing the project. Median rent ($2,031) aligns with local market data (ZORI).

Why. Status confirmed as under construction with housing use. Project is part of a cluster of 5 similar reinhabitation projects within 0.4km in Alexandria. Highest peer score (8.5) among comparable conversions. Housing market data (ZHVI $673k, ZORI $2,243) supports the strategy. No construction timeline or cost details provided.

Where it stands. Active project in a dense cluster of similar conversions. Market data confirms housing demand. Verification status: draft.

For a planner

Under construction conversion
199 units
Local housing market data matches strategy
Clustered with 5 similar projects within 0.4km

For a developer

High peer score (8.5)
Median rent aligns with ZORI
No external market data needed (record provides all metrics)

What we do not know yet

No completion date
No construction cost details
No tenant mix specified

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Similar sites

CityHouse Old Town, Alexandria, VA · Office parks · similar GLA (200,000 sq ft); same strategy: reinhabit; also in VA
Park+Ford, Alexandria, VA · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in VA; 0 km away
1313 L St., Washington, DC · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; 10 km away
Foundry, Alexandria, VA · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in VA; 0 km away

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
median rent $2,031
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History and original facts

Gross leasable area	200,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
County	Alexandria city
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from alexandriaecon.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: CityHouse Old Town, a 1980s office building at 1101 King Street in Alexandria, Virginia, is being converted into 199 luxury apartments.

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Sources

How Alexandria is Turning Empty Offices into Residences - AEDP
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CityHouse Old Town

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "CityHouse Old Town, Alexandria, VA." Record n-d3ca746d44, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/va/alexandria-cityhouse-old-town/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_alexandriacityhouseoldtown,
  title = {CityHouse Old Town, Alexandria, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/va/alexandria-cityhouse-old-town/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-d3ca746d44, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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