Evening star., 1946-05-26
Board Backs zoninu
Change 10 Permit
Arlington Apartment

Approval by the Arlington County
Board OF an amendment to the
County Zoning Ordinance Yesterday
cleared the way for construction of
S15,000,000 combined apartment
hotel and apartment project
The ordinance amendment allows
the construction of any building to
ll0 net, or II stories for residential
apartments, providing the height of
Inc building does not exceed 225
1eet above the high water mark of
the Potomac River. At present the
limitation is 80 feet.
Col. Clarence O. Sheriff., former
city manager of Cincinnati and past
president of the D. C. Retail Feder-
alton, told the board the project
which is being backed by one of "the
most important lending companies
IN the United States" will be con-
Structed on the Avon M. Nevius
property, Immediately adjacent to
the south side of Lee boulevard and
abuttlng the west side of ARLINGTON
Rloge road. The development will
include nine buildings, one an
apartment-hotel, with 1900 apart
ment units.
Pentagon Style Planned.
Located high above the Potomac
River, the center will be built in
Pentagon style, with one side fac
Ing Washington.
Col. Sheriff. said construction is
expected to be started next October.
Inc board also authorized an ap-
preparation to retain a rate expert
70 investigate the Arnold operated
Bus Co.'S financial records and re-
port to the board before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission hear
ing June 10, on the companv's an.
phcatlon for fare increases
Edmund D. Campbell, board chair
man; commemorative Attorney
Lawrence w. Douglas and County
Manager Frank c. Hanrahan were
appointed a committee to emplov
the expert.
Two contracts for the annual
county street surface treatment and
oltumlnous paving programs were
awarded by the board to the Arlinp-
TON Asphalt Co. The bid on the
nrSt contract was S96O13.2O while
the second was S30,256.
A petition to rezone propertv
from 5000 square feet minimum
area to 5000 square feet was an
proved in part when Ashton G
Jones, jr., owner of adjacent prop
erty, speaking personally. told the
ocard he did not object if the
portion beyond Patrick Henry drive
was excepted.
150 Houses Planned.
M. T. Broyhill, a developer. said
1t is planned to construct approxi-
mately $50 houses on the site
located in the $500 block of North
1Wenty-second street. Henry PRYOR
chairman of AMVETS Housing
committee, and Edgar Pumphrev
representing Arlington Post No 139
american Legion, both urged an
proval of the rezoning.
Five other applications were
granted, including property in the
2o0O block of South Glebe road
Irom one-family residential to two
family semidetached residential.
47oO block of Columbia pike from
one-family residential to local COM
mercial of all land within 200 feet
OF Columbia pike; 1900 block of
North Veltch street from residen-
tlal apartment to local commercial:
9O0 block of North Kenmore street
from one-family restricted and two
family residential to local COM
merclal, and 1878 Lee highway from
one-family residential to residential
apartment.
Five applications were denied. in
cludlngua petition to rezone the 1000
block OF North Vermont street from
one-famlly residential to residential
apartment: 1851 North WASHINGTON
boulevard from local commercial to
general commercial; $40 North JET
1erSon street from one-familv resi-
dental to local commercial: $500
block OF North Tenth street from
one family restricted two family
residential to residential apartment,
and 1000 block North Barton street
from one-family two-familv re-
stricted residential to residential
apartment.
The board also approved expendi-
lures for the past two weeks
amounting to S129,609 including a
payroll of S48.770 and principal and
interest payments on road and sewer
bonds. S33,80O