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Council approves housing conversions and development renewals, moves several planning items forward
Summary
Council approved a special use permit to convert 628 King Street to 11 apartment units with a parking exception and a condition that lease documents identify off‑street parking options; the council also approved a DSUP renewal in Eisenhower East, a vacation petition and an on‑street vending parking ordinance.
Alexandria’s City Council approved several docket items including a special use permit to convert an existing nonresidential building at 628 King Street into 11 residential units, a development special use permit (DSUP) extension in Eisenhower East, and a vacation petition for Clarence Estate lots.
At the hearing on the King Street conversion, a representative for the applicant, Kathy Puskar of Walsh Colucci, described the project as a small‑scale conversion of an existing building into five studios and six one‑bedrooms intended to fill a missing‑middle price point. Puskar told council the studios would be about 334 square feet and that anticipated rents for studios were estimated in staff examples at approximately $1,700 per month, and one‑bedroom rents were discussed in the $2,100–$2,700 range depending on AMI assumptions.
Councilmember Chapman asked staff whether the condition Mr. Chapman requested — providing parking‑option information in leases — could be added; staff and the applicant agreed and the motion to approve included that condition. Vice Mayor Bagley and other members framed the project as an example of why the city should reexamine parking minimums.
Separately, council approved a DSUP extension for the Eisenhower Block project after staff explained the rationale for not charging developer contributions on above‑grade parking in specific prior assumptions and confirmed staff’s ongoing work on citywide developer‑contribution policy. The council also approved Vacation 2024‑00007 (Clarence Estate) and designated three viewers for that vacation.
A vending ordinance to designate on‑street parking for vending on Mount Vernon Avenue was approved after public comment by business and community representatives supporting a pilot and enforcement and sidewalk clearance safeguards.
