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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Construction of this size tends to shift the boundary for all community. There are other new buildings coming online nearby very soon (e.g. the gigantic apartment building in the landmark block) that is also technically in Innovation zone. There are other sorts of redevelopment plans in Rosslyn as well, if you take a look at the site plans. Perhaps everyone is underestimating how many children will be living in those market-rate apartments and condos, and the number of children from those high density buildings will be enough to balance out the FARM rate of the school. Perhaps not. [/quote]

+1. There are two 30+ story buildings planned for Rosslyn, the Courthouse Landmark building and the old Wendy’s lot across the street, and some other things in the pipes.  Several memos have discussed needing to create 1400 elementary seats for Rosslyn with 2 elementary schools (it’s my understanding Innovation is one the schools, and the second school will be new.  Where?  Who knows.). The FARMS rate may go up at Innovation when Marbella comes online but hopefully market-rate housing will balance it out.  I say “hopefully” because I think it’s better for everyone if a school has an enrollment that doesn’t skew too much towards any one demographic, rich or poor.[/quote]

There are a couple of [i]commercial[/i] buildings in the depths of Rosslyn that exceed 30 stories. But up in Courthouse? And residential buildings? I don't think so.

[b]BTW, Arlington County is projected to have between  65-70k more people in the coming couple of decades, so about 2-3k per year. They have to live somewhere, right? You really think you can just wish them away??? [/b]So I would think dense housing on and branching from the Wilson, Langston Blvd, and Columbia Pike corridors is a good thing, right? From there, ensuring a substantial number of committed affordable units would also seem to be good.

In fact, why does Arlington forbid duplexes, triplexes and quads on current SFH lots. You mean to tell me some of those enormous lots near WGCC couldn't accommodate 3 or 4 families rather than one? C'mon. Arlington evolved from farmland to being a suburb, and people seemed pretty happy. Well, times are changing again, and we in Arlington have to change with them.[/quote]

This is rather backward logic. They don't have to build housing because there will be more people. They are projected to have more people BECAUSE they are building more and more condos. If they didn't build more density there wouldn't be more people because those who would like to live in Arlington would have to look elsewhere. They would not otherwise be living on the street just to be in Arlington.  I don't understand this attitude that we have to build more housing just so more people can live in Arlington. [/quote]

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