June 15, Ms. Norma Cozart Zoning Administrator ARLINGTON COUNTY 2100 Clarendon Boulevard Arlington, VA RE: Special GLUP Study Request

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1 June 15, 2015 T F knwhitmore@venable.com Ms. Norma Cozart Zoning Administrator ARLINGTON COUNTY 2100 Clarendon Boulevard Arlington, VA RE: Special GLUP Study Request Dear Ms. Cozart: This firm represents Vornado/Charles E. Smith (the Applicant ). Please accept this letter on behalf of the Applicant as a request for a Special General Land Use Plan ( GLUP ) Study for the below properties (together, the Subject Properties ): RPC RPC RPC The Subject Properties are within the Pentagon City Metro Station Area, and are bounded by Army Navy Drive to the north, South to the east, 16 th Street South to the south, and South Lynn Street/South Arlington Ridge Road to the west. Affiliates of the Applicant are the owners of the Subject Properties, which have a total area of approximately 36.6 acres. The Subject Properties have a current GLUP designation of Medium Residential (see Exhibit A attached hereto), and the current GLUP designations of adjacent properties are as follows: To the North: Public To the South: Low Residential; Public To the East: Public; High-Medium Residential; Medium Office-Apartment-Hotel To the West: Medium Residential; Low Residential The Subject Properties have current zoning designations of RA6-15 and C-O-2.5 (see Exhibit B attached hereto), and the current zoning designations of adjacent properties are as follows: To the North: S-3A To the South: R-10; R2-7; S-3A To the East: S-3A; C-O-2.5 To the West: RA7-16; RA-H; RA6-15; R v1

2 June 15, 2015 Page 2 The Applicant proposes that the GLUP designation for the Subject Properties be changed to Low Office-Apartment-Hotel, and that the Subject Properties be rezoned to C-O-1.5. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a transportation report related to the Subject Properties, and attached hereto as Exhibit D is a copy of the Applicant s conceptual plans for the Subject Properties following the requested GLUP change. After you have had the opportunity to review this information, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Sincerely, Kedrick N. Whitmore v1

3 Exhibit A Current GLUP Designations

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5 Exhibit B Current Zoning Designations

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7 Exhibit C Transportation Report

8 10A S Lynn Street S Army Navy Drive Army Navy Drive 87 10E 10A S Hayes Street Mmetro 12th Street S 16H 13Y 16H 16P 16G SITE SITE 10E ¼ Mile Radius 16E 16K 10E 16G 16P 16A 16B 16H 16J A 10E 16J 16K 13Y 16A 16B 16P Army Navy Drive 13Y Army Navy Drive S Lynn Street S S Hayes Street 12th Street S 84 16E 10A 10A 13Y to to Metro S Arlington Arlington Ridge Road ½ Mile Mile Radius Radius to to Metro Metro 16G S Hayes Hayes Street Street S Hayes Hayes Street Street 16H S Arlington Arlington Ridge Road Transit Facilities - Legend Bike Facilities - Legend Mmetro - Metro Rail Station - Distance to Metro 10A 87 - WMATA Bus Route - ART Bus Route - WMATA Bus Stop - ART Bus Stop - Bike Lanes / Sharrows - On-Street Routes - Off-Street Trails - Proposed Cycle Track Capital Bikeshare Station Riverhouse Infill Development Existing Transit and Bicycle Facilities May 28, 2015 NOT TO SCALE

9 Existing Site Proposed Site Legend - Roadway Connections Riverhouse Infill Development Existing and Proposed Roadway Connections May 28, 2015 NOT TO SCALE

10 84/ / /177 Hayes Street 0/13 10/25 47/177 48/97 100/180 23/18 Hayes Street 4/25 252/523 1/4 43/145 37/72 4/11 160/88 4/8 222/465 13/48 1/0 102/72 3/11 SITE 7 E /14 4/1 0/3 85/74 94/44 5 1/1 60/154 5/ / /499 F Parking Garage 27/6 17/6 Driveway F (South) 15 Street 4/12 256/529 D 11 8/9 0/2 2/3 16th Street Riverhouse Infill Development Existing Traffic Volumes 11 G th 42/30 295/ /2 15th Street Driveway C 10/4 26/10 Riverhouse Infill Development ( ) 6/28 234/ C th Street 10/3 0/1 1/1 0/4 88/64 0/1 Turning Movement AM / PM Peak Hour Volume 1/10 220/282 30/101 4/7 2/3 Study Intersection 2 3 H Driveway F (Middle) 1234/5678 3/8 207/430 10/18 # 4 20/5 3/11 15th Street Driveway B 31/19 2/3 7/10 Kent St Existing 2014 Traffic Volumes 155/447 36/127 16/66 16th Street S 8/1 5/2 6/24 297/489 8/32 Driveway B B 31/29 4/2 Driveway F (North) 4/13 266/462 10/95 16th Street S A Driveway E Rite Aid Driveway 7 15/63 13/ /57 25/44 4/77 4/147 0/1 1/3 0/10 198/387 15/ /148 4/20 Lynn Street Driveway G 5/15 1/ /40 224/298 67/ Driveway A 1 15th Street Driveway A Driveway H 39/116 0/2 6/17 Driveway H 6 219/328 14/75 10/4 6/4 113/ /467 2/23 15th Street Driveway D 5/7 3/3 2 9 Army Navy Drive 171/63 384/136 84/78 4/12 235/150 Lynn Street Lynn Street 48/82 1/8 14 Army Navy Drive Army Navy Drive 411/135 9/3 116/280 62/266 45/240 3/37 213/411 29/108 Army Navy Drive 5 RIRO 86/428 47/96 33/ / / / /300 81/172 Lynn Street 15 May May 28, 28, NOT TO SCALE

11 6/6 30/56 16/45 Driveway A 161/102 45/43 11 SITE 7/7 7 E F 12 14/21 167/149 9/ G 33/ / th Street 16th Street 15 Street Riverhouse Infill Development Existing Pedestrian Volumes 17/39 6/5 0/2 21/ th 5 Driveway F (South) Parking Garage 10/42 RIRO 21/84 9/4 D 20/36 15th Street Driveway C 24/68 Riverhouse Infill Development ( ) 9/6 2/5 87/73 16/107 26/97 0/2 Driveway G Lynn Street 5/3 87/ / th Street 23/50 Kent St Study Intersection Pedestrian Movement AM / PM Peak Hour Volume Driveway F (Middle) Driveway B 4 C H 0/102 24/68 Existing 2014 Pedestrian Volumes 14 20/27 16th Street S 1234/5678 Driveway F (North) 18/15 Driveway B # 7 0/1 3/9 14/34 23/ th Street S 3 Rite Aid Driveway 7/ Driveway E Driveway H 0/2 B 125/131 Driveway A A Hayes Street 10 23/27 Lynn Street Lynn Street 6 0/ /65 21/79 3/0 17/31 16/ th Street Army Navy Drive 34/59 Driveway H 10/106 15th Street Driveway D Army Navy Drive Hayes Street 6/0 Army Navy Drive 76/ /42 29/76 10/11 5 Army Navy Drive 14 Lynn Street 1 15 May May 28, 28, NOT TO SCALE

12 Exhibit D Conceptual Plans

13 RiverHouse

14 Aerial of Existing Site 2

15 BUILDING 2 S JOYCE STREET BUILDING 3 Section Overall Site Starter 3 S ARLINGTON RIDGE ROAD ARMY NAVY DRIVE S LYNN STREET BUILDING 1B BUILDING 1A S JOYCE STREET ASHLEY HOUSE POTOMAC HOUSE GRACE HOPPER MEMORIAL PARK JAMES HOUSE PENTAGON ROW 16TH STREET S Renderings are for illustrative purposes only

16 THE REPRESENTATIVE JAMES HOUSE LYNN STREET BUILDING 1A POTOMAC HOUSE PENTAGON ROW Section Aerial of Starter Proposed Buildings RESIDENTIAL RETAIL 4 PENTAGON ROW BUILDING 1B 1401 JOYCE GRACE HOPPER MEMORIAL PARK JOYCE STREET BUILDING 2 BUILDING 3 ASHLEY HOUSE

17 Site Section Cascade looking West THE REPRESENTATIVE: 12 STORIES 1401 JOYCE: 17 STORIES ASHLEY HOUSE: 16 STORIES POTOMAC HOUSE: 16 STORIES PENTAGON ROW: 5 STORIES BUILDING 1B: 6 STORIES S. ARLINGTON RIDGE ROAD LYNN STREET JOYCE STREET RESIDENTIAL NOTE: PENTHOUSES AND PARAPETS NOT INDICATED FOR PROPOSED BUILDINGS RETAIL 5

18 Section Site Section Starter Cascade looking East THE REPRESENTATIVE: 12 STORIES JAMES HOUSE: 13 STORIES BUILDING 1A: 6 STORIES PENTAGON ROW: 5 STORIES LYNN STREET JOYCE STREET RESIDENTIAL RETAIL NOTE: PENTHOUSES AND PARAPETS NOT INDICATED FOR PROPOSED BUILDINGS 6

19 Section Site Section Starter Building 2 THE REPRESENTATIVE : 12 STORIES POTOMAC HOUSE: 16 STORIES 1401 JOYCE: 17 STORIES BUILDING 2: 6 STORIES+1 WALKOUT JOYCE STREET SEA LEVEL RESIDENTIAL NOTE: PENTHOUSES AND PARAPETS NOT INDICATED FOR PROPOSED BUILDINGS 7

20 JAMES HOUSE BUILDING 1A Section Massing Starter View Building 1A and B - Front RESIDENTIAL RETAIL 8 THE REPRESENTATIVE LYNN STREET JOYCE STREET BUILDING 1B POTOMAC HOUSE

21 JAMES HOUSE POTOMAC HOUSE Section Massing Starter View Building 1A and B - Rear RESIDENTIAL RETAIL 9 BUILDING 1B LYNN STREET JOYCE STREET BUILDING 1A THE REPRESENTATIVE PENTAGON ROW

22 BUILDING 3 Section Massing Starter View Building 2 - Front ASHLEY HOUSE POTOMAC HOUSE BUILDING 2 RESIDENTIAL RETAIL 10

23 Section Massing Starter View Building 2 - Rear BUILDING 3 POTOMAC HOUSE ASHLEY HOUSE BUILDING 2 RESIDENTIAL RETAIL 11

24 Section Starter Appendix: Illustrative Drawings 12

25 Aerial Section Joyce Starter Street - Building 1A & 1B Renderings are for illustrative purposes only 13

26 Aerial Section Lynn Starter Street - Building 1A & 1B Renderings are for illustrative purposes only 14

27 Section Perspective Starter View - Retail on Renderings are for illustrative purposes only 15

28 Section Perspective Starter View - Cascade BUILDING 1A & 1B Renderings are for illustrative purposes only 16

29 Aerial Section Joyce Starter Street - Building 2 Renderings are for illustrative purposes only 17

30 Section Aerial Lynn Starter Street - Building 2 Renderings are for illustrative purposes only 18

31 Section Perspective Starter View - Building 3 Renderings are for illustrative purposes only 19