More Homes in Carlyle? Alexandria’s November Planning Docket Opens New Conversations
A proposed office-to-residential use change joins faith-property housing rules, parking amendments and school athletic improvements on the preliminary agenda.
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Could more of an approved Carlyle development become homes? That question is among the proposals on Alexandria’s preliminary November 5 Planning Commission docket.
The application for 765 John Carlyle Street and 1900 Eisenhower Avenue would change approximately 60,099 square feet of previously approved office use to residential use and increase the approved height from 210 to 220 feet. This is a proposed change to a development approval; the docket does not establish that an existing office building is being converted.
Other items include zoning amendments implementing the Virginia Faith in Housing Act, residential parking-rule changes to comply with state mandates, and athletic-field and bleacher improvements at Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Road.
The housing and parking items could affect how future projects take shape across the city. The school application includes a front-yard setback modification.
These are proposals awaiting review. The preliminary docket does not answer every question about home counts, affordability, construction schedules or neighborhood effects. Those details belong in the staff reports and application materials as they become available.
Planning Commission public hearing: November 5, 2026, 7 p.m., 4850 Mark Center Drive, Room 1305. Check the final docket and participation instructions before attending.
Source: Official source materials.
