Mon December 21, 2020 - Northeast Edition
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Rendering for redevelopment of the Rosslyn Holiday Inn into a two-tower, multi-use complex. (Arlington County rendering)
A Holiday Inn in Arlington, Va., was demolished Dec. 13 to clear the land for a new mixed-use development.
Several streets in the area were closed for much of the morning following the implosion of the building, located at 1900 Fort Myer Drive in northern Virginia. The implosion was conducted by
Controlled Demolition Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Md.
Carefully placed charges made for a precise downfall. The apartment building across the street wasn t evacuated, but some residents, who were told of the demolition weeks earlier, covered their balconies with plastic to shield from the massive dust cloud.
The sound could be heard as far away as Logan Circle in D.C.
Crews immediately began clearing the dust from Gateway Park, using big machines to clear the rubble where the hotel stood just minutes before.
The new development that will replace the Rosslyn Holiday Inn was approved by the Arlington County Board last year and will include a residential tower, a new hotel and a conference center.
“This redevelopment of a highly visible site in Rosslyn is an important step toward achieving the community’s vision of a more vibrant and walkable urban village,“ Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey said in a news release last year when the redevelopment was announced.