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Developer proposes 30+ townhomes to replace office building in Old Town

By James Cullum
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More than 30 four-story townhouses have been proposed to replace a 46-year-old office building in Old Town.

Alexandria land-use attorney Ken Wire is listed as the applicant for the project at 333 N. Fairfax St. The property is home to the Essex Building, an office building constructed in 1979.

The proposal will go before the Board of Architectural Review on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Renderings show rows of four-story townhouses with garages and second-floor balconies encompassing an entire square block, bordered by N. Lee Street, Queen Street, and Princess Street.

Aside from the renderings, no description of the project was included in the submission, which 333 N. Fairfax LLC filed.

ALXnow has reached out to Wire’s office for more details.

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  • 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.