July Meeting Recap

NCPC approved preliminary site and building plans for a New Monumental Arch located in Memorial Circle at the west terminus of Arlington Memorial Bridge, with comments to be addressed prior to final review. Commissioners noted that any structure at this location must balance urban design, visitors’ experience, historic preservation, transportation, and other considerations. Commissioners also requested information regarding impacts to the vehicular transportation network, lighting required by the Federal Aviation Administration, and the final granite cladding selection. NCPC is assessing the Height of Buildings Act and its potential impact on the project, and Commissioners requested that the applicant provide a justification for the project’s height when it returns to NCPC for final review.
 
NCPC approved preliminary and final site and building plans for the St. Elizabeths West Campus Gate 7 Garage and Site Development. The proposed garage and adjacent interim gravel surface parking lot would have 1,250 parking spaces. The second phase would replace the surface lot with a warehouse and 450 additional parking spaces. Commissioners supported the garage’s façade redesign which draws on the campus’ existing architectural style and efforts to minimize the structure’s visual impacts by integrating it into the surrounding landscape.