Garden apartments · Virginia

Colonial Village

Imported, unreviewedPartial ReinhabitedPartly retrofittedArlington, VA

Partial conversion of historic garden apartments to mixed housing; active residential permits in area; median rent $2,275. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 27 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 88,643 on 66 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -20% census-cbp · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,680/mo zillow · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: 66 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

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Affordable housing credits

This site: remaining rental units designated as either market rate or affordable housing record · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …partially converted to condos and co-ops, with remaining rental units designated as either market rate or affordable housing record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …partially converted to condos and co-ops, with remaining rental units designated as eithe newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Partly retrofittedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Partial ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	partially converted to condos and co-ops, with remaining rental units designated as either market rate or affordable housingnewtypes-extraction reported

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Arlington County (51013) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
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EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

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Wikipedia articlefrom en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata item Q14712201from wikidata.org
Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
Arlington County, Virginia on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

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Market (1)

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LoopNet: for sale in Arlington, VA (search)from city search

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History and original facts

Original developer	Gustave Ringnewtypes-extraction reported
County	Arlington County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Colonial Village was a garden apartment complex built between 1935 and 1940 that has been partially converted to condos and co-ops while retaining some rental units.

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Site context

Housing permits, Arlington County (VA), 2024	429 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 190 single-family; 2023: 1,054 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	27 within 10 km, 61 within 25 km: Pentagon Centre (0.4 km); The Shops at Georgetown Park (2.0 km); Cherry Hill Apartments (2.1 km); 1000 and 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street NW (2.3 km); Valero gas station (2.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	7,419 jobs in 476 establishments; average annual pay $50,493; employment location quotient 0.42; employment -1.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,348 jobs; 1 in retail trade, 87 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51013101602)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; -0.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (51 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 6.8%; median family income $99,091; 21 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Arlington County Public Schools (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: MacArthur HS; Innovation Elementary; Eunice Kennedy Shriver Program; HB Woodlawn Secondary ProgramNCES EDGE
Elevation	194 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	97 county-logged events: 66 thunderstorm wind, 14 flood, 10 flash flood, 5 hail; $11,109,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 22201, 2026-09	median list price $616,675 (-12.2% on the year); 94 active listings; median 30 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	484 establishments (-20%); 7,601 jobs (-19%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $802,232 (+1% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $2,680/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	88,643 vehicles a day on 66 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 1,101 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Colonial Village, a 1935-1940 garden apartment complex (245 buildings, 1,055 units), was partially converted to condos/co-ops and mixed-market/affordable rentals. Original developer Gustave Ring, first FHA-insured large-scale affordable housing project.

Why. Status: partial conversion. Median rent $2,275 (recorded). Housing mix confirmed (market/affordable units).

Where it stands. Within 10km: Pentagon Centre (0.4km, built), Ballston Commons (3.0km, partial), and 25 other projects (27 total within 10km). Nearby peers: 6 VA projects with same 'reinhabit' strategy within 16km (all score 5.0).

For a planner

Historic garden apartment complex (Colonial Revival, FHA-insured).
Mixed housing mix: condos/co-ops + market/affordable rentals.

For a developer

Recent permits: $333M residential construction in 2023 (Arlington County).
Median rent $2,275 aligns with ZORI $2,680 (2026-09).
No active retail trend (20% store decline since 2012).

What we do not know yet

Affordable housing unit count unknown.
ZHVI $802k (2026-09) not tied to current sales.
No vacancy rate or conversion timeline provided.

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Background

Colonial Village is a historic garden apartment complex and neighborhood located in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. Built in the Colonial Revival style with garden city design principles, it was constructed in four stages between 1935 and 1940 during the Great Depression and New Deal era. The complex contains a total of 245 buildings arranged around landscaped courtyards with approximately 1,055 apartments. Colonial Village was the first large-scale affordable housing project that was insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Colonial Village, Arlington, VA." Record n-4274e9bdd0, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/va/arlington-colonial-village/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_arlingtoncolonialvillage,
  title = {Colonial Village, Arlington, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/va/arlington-colonial-village/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-4274e9bdd0, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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