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Developer wants extension for expired ‘Landmark Overlook’ construction permits

By James Cullum
While only in the conceptual phase, the Landmark Overlook development would transform the corner of South Wilkes Street and Stephenson Avenue into a mixed use property with hotels or office buildings, two-level stacked condominium units, apartments and retail. (Image via City of Alexandria)

A developer is asking for an extension after permits expired earlier this year on a plan to build hundreds of residential units to Alexandria’s Landmark area.

City Council, in 2022, approved the plan to build 450 residential units in seven townhomes and two multifamily apartment buildings on the eight-acre site at 5901, 5951, and 5999 Stevenson Avenue and 2 South Whiting Street. The three-year development special use permit for the project expired in February and now applicant West End Development Associates wants three more years to finish the project.

The Planning Commission will review the proposal on Monday, June 23.

According to the application:

The applicant requests approval of a Master Plan Amendment, map amendment (rezoning), two Development Special Use Permits, a Development Site Plan, and other land-use requests in order to construct a total of 450 residential units across seven new stacked townhouse buildings and two multifamily residential buildings (with ground-level retail/commercial space). New streets are proposed that would create a total of five redevelopment blocks, four of which are proposed to be developed in the current application.

The property is near the sprawling mixed-use WestEnd development at the former Landmark Mall site. There, the new Inova Alexandria Hospital expected to open in 2028, with the rest of the mixed use development poised to open between 2026 and 2032.

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.