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City presents concept for Alexandria City Hall and Market Square renovation; board and public press for quieter fifth floor and clearer central entry
Summary
City of Alexandria staff and consultants presented a concept review for a comprehensive renovation of Alexandria City Hall, Market Square and the plaza garage, including historic research, plaza reconfigurations and proposed Fifth Floor streamlining. The BAR heard robust public comment and gave advisory feedback — there was no vote.
The City of Alexandria presented concept designs for a renovation of City Hall, Market Square and the adjacent plaza garage. The presentation combined historic research, rehabilitation goals for the 1871 City Hall and conceptual ideas for Market Square’s layout and the 1960s courtyard infill.
Jeremy McPike, the city’s director of general services, said the garage structure is roughly 60 years old and approaching the end of its useful life; the project aims to preserve and celebrate the 1871 building while improving accessibility, circulation and Market Square’s function as the city’s civic center. The design team — led by Leo A. Daly, EHT Traceries and associated consultants — presented a historic timeline, an exterior condition assessment, and initial massing and plaza concepts.
EHT Traceries’ preservation lead, Sarah Bonnish, summarized archival and physical research that shaped the team’s recommendations. The consultants proposed expanding the building’s period of significance from 1871–1873 to include activity through…
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