Arlington Mill Community Center

Construction Update

Arlington Mill Community Center construction remains on schedule. Crews are installing sewer, water and other infrastructure on Columbia Pike, S. Dinwiddie Street, the new 9th Street S. and Arlington Mill Drive. At the garage site, the concrete work is underway with columns, walls and slab on grade taking shape and the next level just beginning. The storm water retention vault on Arlington Mill is now complete.

Traffic Impact

Arlington Mill Drive remains closed for the duration of the project. The new traffic signal at the intersection of S. Dinwiddie Street and Columbia Pike will be completed in June.

Rendering of future Arlington Mill Community Center

The Community Center

Scheduled to open in 2013, the Arlington Mill Community Center is the result of a long-term collaboration with the community to bring together on a single site a mixed-used facility and affordable housing. The future Arlington Mill Community Center will provide a full menu of recreational, social and learning opportunities for all ages. It will build upon the existing mix of programs that are already playing a vital role in the lives of its many resident users, combining the more familiar and traditional recreational offerings with basic life services and instruction.

The new community center will include space for recreational and cultural programs, childhood development programs, human services, and a community learning center. The facility will feature:

Five floors with a total of 55,000 square feet
A full-size gymnasium and fitness center
A community learning center
Multi-purpose rooms for community events
An outdoor public plaza to accommodate festivals and community events
Playground
Retail space
A 140-space underground parking garage
Pedestrian connections to adjacent park, multi-purpose trails and Four Mile Run waterway

Community Center Base Program

The future community center’s base program was developed through a combination of professional staff input and a rigorous community process, and has been approved by the County Manager and County Board.

Gym/Changing Rooms
Fitness Room
Game Room
Kitchen
Senior Program
Teen Program
Visual Arts Studio
3 Multi-Purpose Rooms
2 Flexible Classrooms
PRCR/DHS Staff Offices

Preschool Program
Elementary After-School
Project Family Program
Early Childhood Development
DHS Bilingual Outreach
Public Health Outreach
Computer Lab/Classroom
Library/Adult Resource Rooms
Shops/Retail
Plaza/Tot Lot

Arlington Mill Residences

Located on the north portion of the site and adjacent to the community center, the Arlington Mill Residences will be a 4-story, family-friendly building featuring a community room and underground parking. The building will achieve EarthCraft certification and will incorporate many green design features. Learn more about Arlington Mill Residences.

Compliance with Form Based Code (FBC) Details

Two (2) buildings: a mixed-use building with community center uses (classified as a “Main Street” building following the FBC) and a residential building (classified as an “Avenue” building following the FBC)
The mixed-use community center building located along Columbia Pike and Dinwiddie Street Required Building Lines (RBLs) for at least 75% of frontage; 5-story building; houses community center uses (PRCR and DHS programs) including gymnasium (~40,000 sf), ground-floor retail (~3,000 sf)
The residential building located along Dinwiddie Street RBL for at least 10% of frontage; 4-story building; housing 122 apartments and amenity spaces

Funding

The current estimate for Arlington Mill Community Center is $36 million. It is funded through $33 million from bonds and $3 million from fiscal year 2009 and 2010 closeout funds.