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Council approves Whitley Phase 2 conversion of partly built hotel at 802–808 N. Washington
Summary
After public comment and neighborhood objections, the City Council approved rezoning, a development special-use permit and a small encroachment to convert a partially built hotel into a 49‑unit multi‑family project known as The Whitley Phase 2.
Alexandria City Council on Saturday approved a request to convert a partially constructed hotel at 802 and 808 North N. Washington Street into a 49‑unit multi‑family building (The Whitley Phase 2), voting to adopt a rezoning, a development special‑use permit and a small encroachment allowance.
The approval removes a long‑stalled hotel entitlement and repurposes existing construction. The Planning and Zoning staff and the applicant said the conversion retains much of the previously built structure, improves the streetscape, and provides a for‑sale affordable unit.
Planning staff told council that the project repurposes a site where a 98‑room hotel entitlement was acquired by the current applicant, and that several hotel elements — including underground parking and portions of the first floor — were already…
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