Pentagon City Real Estate

Pentagon City, located in Arlington Va., includes the Pentagon which may be one of the world's largest office buildings, but shopping also helped to put Pentagon City on the map.

In November 2018 when Amazon announced it selected Northern Virginia for its HQ2, National Landing was a big reason for that decision. Pentagon City is the "North District" of National Landing, offering up retail, shops, distinctive homes, apartments with easy access to transit, and of course, walking distance to Crystal City, also in Arlington.

Pentagon City is a dining and shopping destination with perhaps the finest collection of shops, cafes, and restaurants inside the beltway. Fashion Centre at Pentagon City has more than 150 shops and restaurants; Pentagon Row has 300,000 square feet of retail space and 502 residential units.Rounding out the neighborhood are single-family homes, high-rise apartments, commercial buildings, and more than 3,400 residential units and 665 luxury hotel rooms. 

The expansive Virginia Highlands Park provides plenty of green space, complete with playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, walking trails and a soccer field. Located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., and within walking distance of Pentagon City Metro station — one of the busiest stations in the system — this neighborhood is a good example of Arlington's transit-oriented development and successful smart growth policies.

During the early 1970s, Arlington planners began to focus on high-density development centered around what would become the two Metrorail Corridors, with the Pentagon City and Crystal City stations along the Jefferson-Davis corridor. Comprehensive studies were conducted and plans were created to allow for development while preserving the character of Arlington's residential neighborhoods.

In July 2008, the County Board adopted a PDSP for the Pentagon Centre block, providing for mixed-use development to include: an additional 776,982 square of feet office space; 327,070 square feet of retail; 600 dwelling units, and 250 hotel rooms immediately above the Pentagon City Metro Station. 

In November 2018, Amazon selected National Landing as a main driver in its decision to select Northern Virginia for its HQ2 (in addition to New York's Long Island City, in Queens). Pentagon City is enjoying a transformation with new high-rise apartments and condos, atop new grocery stores and restaurants conveniently located steps from Crystal City. 

Major Retail Areas:

• The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City and Pentagon Row.
• The Pentagon City Metro station opened in 1977.
• Two nationally known landmarks are nearby — Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon.

With more than 6 million square feet of floor space, the Pentagon is one of the largest office buildings in the world. It took just under 16 months to build in 1941-1942. At the peak of construction, some 15,000 people were working in three shifts, 24 hours per day.

Amazon selected "National Landing" for its NOVA HQ which includes Pentagon City (North District), Crystal City (Central District) in Arlington, and Potomac Yards (South District) in Alexandria.