Brightleaf Commons
Arlington County, VA · completed 2019
EngineeringSales / marketing
Plan sets
- ReviewedEngineeringApproved site plan
- C-1
- C-2
- C-4
- C-7
- ReviewedSales / marketingSite rendering
- Community site plan
Attributes
32 of 41 extracted · 2 unconfirmed · 1 disagreement
| Attribute | Value | Source | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning district | R-15 | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Approval date | — | ||
| Max density permitted | 12.50 units/ac | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Density achieved | 11.90 units/ac | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Total units | 112Marketing plan says 104 | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Unit types | 84 townhome, 28 two-over-two | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Affordable units (MPDU/ADU) | 13 | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Gross acreage | 9.40 ac | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Net acreage | 7.80 ac | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Loading | Alley | Stated | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Number of buildings | 14 | Stated | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Units per building | 8 | Estimated | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| End unit share | 25% | Unconfirmed | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Shortest building | 96 ft | Estimated | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Longest building | 184 ft | Entered | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Average building length | 141 ft | Unconfirmed | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Typical lot width | 20 ft | Stated | Eng Sheet C-4 |
| Lot width range | — | ||
| Typical lot depth | 70 ft | Stated | Eng Sheet C-4 |
| Rear yard depth | 18 ft | Stated | Eng Sheet C-4 |
| Front setback | — | ||
| Typical block size | 240 ft | Stated | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Typical street width | 26 ft | Stated | Eng Sheet C-7 |
| Street ownership | Public | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Alley width | 20 ft | Stated | Eng Sheet C-7 |
| Parking ratio | 2.00 sp/unit | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Parking provision | Rear-loaded two-car garages, 18 on-street visitor spaces | Stated | Eng Sheet C-2 |
| Garage configuration | Rear-loaded 2-car | Stated | Eng Sheet C-4 |
| Visitor parking spaces | 18 | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Open space | 1.90 ac | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Open space share | 20% | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Amenities | — | ||
| Tree save / forest conservation | — | ||
| Floodplain / wetlands / RPA | 0.80 ac | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Grade change across site | — | ||
| Stormwater management | Underground vault | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Mixed use | No | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
| Other uses | — | ||
| HOA scope | — | ||
| Phasing | — | ||
| Notable conditions | Proffer 14: mid-block pedestrian connection required where a block exceeds 220 feet. | Stated | Eng Sheet C-1 |
Where the engineering and marketing sets disagree, the engineering value is shown. Unconfirmed estimates are excluded from the precedent filters until a curator checks them.
Lessons learned
What we would do differently
The 240-foot blocks on the north end read long from the street and the mid-block connection was added late, at cost. On the next plan of this density we set the pedestrian cut-through at concept rather than arguing it into place at site plan.
Alley widths at 20 feet worked for trash and moving trucks but were tight for the fire apparatus turn at the northeast corner. Worth checking that turn early where a block exceeds about 220 feet.