Office parks · Virginia

Foundry

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedRetrofit builtAlexandria, VA

Reused federal office building now housing (520 units) + retail; no new build needed. · summary, model-written

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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

Redeveloped

This site: …home to 520 studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom rentals as well as amenities such as a coffee bar, multi-floor lounge area, a conference area, library,… record · all sites with this

Reinhabited

New use

Civic and government

This site: …s a coffee bar, multi-floor lounge area, a conference area, library, rooftop pool, high-end fitness center and pet park. There newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Office

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Park and open space

This site: …rea, library, rooftop pool, high-end fitness center and pet park. There is also 20,000 square feet of retail. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …ss center and pet park. There is also 20,000 square feet of retail. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, mixed, office, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	home to 520 studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom rentals as well as amenities such as a coffee bar, multi-floor lounge area, a conference area, library, rooftop pool, high-end fitness center and pet park. There is also 20,000 square feet of retail.newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Transwestern Development Co.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: Oakville Triangle (0.0 km); CityHouse Old Town (0.0 km); Park+Ford (0.0 km); CityHouse Old Town (0.4 km); 732 N. Washington St. (0.8 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); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Jefferson-Houston PK-8 School; Lyles-Crouch Elementary; George Washington MiddleNCES EDGE
Elevation	37 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)	26,969 vehicles a day on 400 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 454 trucks; 34 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former federal government office building (400,000 sq ft) redeveloped into residential/retail by Transwestern. Built as housing (520 units: studios to 3-bed), 20,000 sq ft retail, and amenities. Status: built. Peer: Park+Ford (0km, same strategy).

Why. Retrofit already built. Median rent $2,031. Housing in record. No new construction needed.

Where it stands. Within Alexandria cluster (0km to Oakville Triangle, CityHouse Old Town, Park+Ford).

For a planner

520 residential units + retail confirmed
No new construction required (existing building)
Adjacent to 3 other active projects (0km)

For a developer

Proven housing conversion (520 units)
20,000 sq ft retail space operational
No new build cost (reused structure)

What we do not know yet

No occupancy rate or rent performance data
No timeline for development completion
No current tenant mix details beyond units/retail size

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
median rent $2,031
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

Gross leasable area	400,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
County	Alexandria city
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from blog.bluebeam.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Foundry, a 13-story federal government office building in Alexandria, Virginia, was converted into a mixed-use apartment building with 520 residential units and 20,000 square feet of retail.

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Sources

Why Converting Vacant Office Space to Housing Isn't So Simple | Built
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The Foundry
The top 10 cities turning old office buildings into apartments - CNBC
1 quoted sentence
The Foundry

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Foundry, Alexandria, VA." Record n-4ccb4c0d4c, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/va/alexandria-foundry/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_alexandriafoundry,
  title = {Foundry, Alexandria, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/va/alexandria-foundry/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-4ccb4c0d4c, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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