Member News

June 20, 2008
Grant Cru won praise in Washington Post
Grand Cru's open courtyard setting and good selection of house wines won praise in June 20th Washington Post online. To read the entire article, click here.

June 17, 2008
New Virginia Tech Research Center to Arrive
in Ballston

Virginia Tech plans to build a major research center in Ballston. The seven-story building with 144,000 square feet of space is part of a larger JBG development project in Ballston. To read about it in Washington Post, click here.

June 5, 2008
The Shooshan Company's Liberty Center Unveiled! Featured in BISNOW.

The Shooshan Company unveiled its 1.1M SF, two-tower Liberty Center on N. Quincy Street on June 4. Its ribbon-cutting ceremony was featured in BISNOW. Click here to read more.

April 18, 2008
Farmers Market Vendor, Great Harvest Bread Company, wins 'Best Bread in the Burbs' in the Citypaper's Best of DC issue!

One of our most popular farmers market vendors, Great Harvest Bread Company, was given the superlative 'Best Bread in the Burbs' in this year's 'Best of DC' survey, run by the Washington Citypaper. Read about it here and see what other local spots made the list!

April 2008
Ellipse Arts Center Featured in Readymade Magazine

The Ellipse Arts Center in Ballston was featured in the April issue of Readymade Magazine in an article about their upcoming 'Thread as the Line' show. Read it online here.

March 25, 2008
Mei's Asian Bistro Featured in the Arlington Connection

Reporter David Shultz wrote a great piece on the owners of member-restaurant, Mei's Asian Bistro. Read the story here.

March, 2008
Peck-Staples Site Project Featured in The Washington Post and BISNOW

A feature article in the March 6th Alexandria-Arlington Extra celebrates the mixed use project that was approved for the Ballston Metro Area. Read the article here.

Another article was recently published in the BISNOW newsletter. Read it online here.


February 28, 2008
Ballston Plaza Receives Landscaping Recognition Award From the Arlington County Beautification Committee

The Arlington County Beautification Committee announced its first annual "Landscaping Recognition Awards" this February. These awards were given to recognize the extraordinary effort and outstanding results of commercial, professional, and non-profit properties in installing and maintaining attractive landscapes that enhance Arlington's streetscapes. Among the nine groups that received this award was Ballston Plaza for their landscaping at 1010, 1100 and 1110 N. Glebe Road. Congratulations!

February 12, 2008
John Shooshan Featured in BISNOW, named "Baron of Ballston"

John Shooshan was recently featured in Washington's Real Estate BISNOW an e-magazine for the industry:

Now that John Shooshan of the Shooshan Company is all settled into his own new offices in  Liberty Center in Ballston—a two-tower, one million SF complex he delivered late last year that represents his first-ever mixed-use project—he's set his sights on revamping the view. By the end of '09, he hopes to bulldoze the Arlington bus garage across the street, making way for Founders Square, 1.1M SF of LEED Silver mixed-use...

Continue reading the article here

December 6, 2007
Dittmar Begins Construction on The Amelia in Virginia Square

Construction has begun on the Amelia, an 8-story apartment building that will have 108 apartments and 4,100 square feet of commercial space. Read the Article featured in the Washington Business Journal here.

December 4, 2007
Ballston is noted as one of the country's most walkable communities.

Read the story put out by the Associated Press here

Kettler Capitals Iceplex featured in the Arlington Connection. Read the article here.

November 16, 2007
New Toy Store Opens In Ballston Common Mall

Curious Kids is now open on Mall Level 1.  Stop by to check out their great selection of children's toys, games and more!  For more information, call 703-875-8999.