Marc Hayes, Community
& Economic Development Director
Marc Hayes
Those of us who live in Arlington certainly know that there are many new buildings being constructed. Marc Hayes, Community and Economic Development Director of the City of Arlington was our program on May 14. Marc is one of the longest tenured employees of the City, having started in the Building Department over 30 years ago.
To aid in his presentation of development in the City, Marc relied upon the current activity map that can be found on the city's website (link below). This is the description of the map that appears on the website:
The Current Activity Map identifies the location of all permitted projects within the City, and provides the public with information as to where the project is in the process. If you see a Notice of Land Use Action (the orange/white sign posted on the property) you can use the map to provide all the information to date regarding the proposed project. As the project progresses you will be able to view the site plan and any architectural renderings showing how the finished project will appear.
Before the Covid-19 epidemic hit, there were many projects in the pipe line. Marc reports that it hasn't really let up. Many of the developments are mixed use. The Cascade Industrial Center, partially in Arlington and partially in Arlington has been designated an opportunity zone with special tax advantages. It is designed to help spread development to more places than the New York City and Los Angeles areas.
In addition to telling us about projects that have been permitted, Marc answered many questions from those in the meeting including questions about infrastructure to serve these new developments. In the pipe line are over 1400 new residential units--mostly apartments with a lot of them designed for seniors. Most all of them are in mixed development.
Below are two links, one to the ZOOM video of Marc's program and the other to to the interactive map. To see the Zoom video on YouTube, click on the YouTube logo; and to access the City's interactive map, click on the map image.
