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Commission backs plan to split large apartments into studios and two-bedrooms in entertainment district

Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Arlington · February 5, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended approval of PD24-24 to convert portions of two aging multifamily properties near the entertainment district into smaller units (adding 20 studios and 20 two-bedrooms), approving staff stipulations on landscaping, fencing and streetscape by a 7–1 vote.

The Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 5 voted 7–1 to recommend approval of PD24-24, a planned development that will convert interior units in two older multifamily complexes (712 East Bridal Mill Road and 701 Slaughter Street) to create smaller, market-aligned apartments.

Clifford Golson, principal planner in Planning and Development Services, told the commission the site is approximately 6.437 acres and that the properties—built in the late 1960s and early 1970s—do not meet some current Entertainment District Overlay (EDO) standards, including buffer…

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