$200 million Alexandria apartment community prepares for Dec. 1 opening

Published October 7, 2019 by Richard Foster

The $200 million Array at West Alex mixed-use apartment community in Alexandria is preparing to open to residents on Dec. 1.

Built on a five-acre urban center, the project will include 278 apartments, with rents ranging from $,1875 per month for a studio to $2,665 for a two-bedroom. A 62,000-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery store is expected to open there in early 2021. Other commercial tenants include a Silver Diner restaurant and Higher Ground Education, a Montessori school.

Developed by Weingarten Realty of Texas and Alexandria-based Abramson Properties, the project broke ground in 2019 and will be managed by The Bozzuto Group from Greenbelt, Maryland. Construction was managed by Reston-based Orr Partners, with architecture and design by DCS Design of Tysons. The contractor was the Baltimore-based Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.