Crystal Square
Crystal City high-rise, convenient to everything.
Fun and Funky Fashion at Crystal City
From February 1-6 Crystal City will celebrate its second annual Fashion Week. Events will include trunk shows, music, food and drink, and dancing. Audience members can even participate in an on-the-spot design competition.
Take some time to explore the Crystal City complex, which includes high rise residential buildings, office blocks, hotels, shops and restaurants.
Crystal City’s 6,000 residents could go for months, or even years, without leaving the complex, which offers health clubs, banks, drug stores, supermarkets, doctors’ and dentists’ offices, a post office, nine parks, public concerts, a Water Park, night school and over l50 shops and restaurants. In case the weather is bad, all these features are connected by underground passageways.
If they do need to go somewhere, not to worry–because Crystal City is a commuter’s dream. It is five minutes from downtown or Reagan National Airport, lies on two Metro lines, has its own VRE commuter train station and is a hub of the local bicycle commuter system.
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Crystal City condo and community shopping notes
Crystal City is located mostly just east of Jefferson Davis Highway (US Rt 1) in Arlington County south of I-395 and the Pentagon. Crystal City has an enviable location between Old Town Alexandria and uptown Arlington/Rosslyn.
Crystal City is in Arlington VA
Crystal City is highly metro accessible via both the Blue and Yellow Lines, and is well-served by several bus lines. Crystal City was never a bad place to live, but is even better with the addition of several upscale restaurants that have contributed to the renewal of this part of town. Click Crystal City for a map of the area and a list of condos and homes for sale here in Crystal City . If you are looking for a condo for sale or a home in Crystal City, our team of realtors suggest checking though some of the following communities:
- Aurora Highlands — Also known as Aurora Heights and Aurora Hills, this incredibly convenient neighborhood near Crystal City features single family homes with traditional stylings.
Waterford House condominiums in Crystal City
- Bella Vista — From high-end luxury to small condos, Bella Vista offers high-rise living just west of Crystal City.
- Crystal Gateway — One of Crystal City’s namesakes, Crystal Gateway offers amenities, location and ample proportions.
- Crystal Park — Another Crystal City original.
- Eclipse at Center Park — New condos at the National Gateway, offering the convenience of Harris Teeter in the building.
- Pentagon City — Crystal City’s sister village, just west of Crystal City near the Pentagon City Metro.
- the Representative — On Arlington Ridge Road overlooking the Potomac and all of Crystal City.
- Southampton — Highly desirable, hard to find townhouses between Pentagon Row and Crystal City.
- Waterford House — Luxury condos at the northern end of Crystal Drive.
A commuters Dream-Crystal City in Arlington Virginia
For all the virtues Northern Virginia enjoys, traffic is not one of them. Crystal City in Arlington is close to all the major employment/transportation centers.
Crystal City in Arlington Virginia is adjacent to The Pentagon and right across the river from downtown Washington DC. Crystal City in Arlington County has some of the best schools in the country. Crystal City has 2 Metro subway stops, a regional VRE train station and of course Reagan National Airport. Crystal City in Arlington has been fully developed with a mix of class A office space and residential housing–side by side. Apartments, condos and single family homes are all available in Crystal City.
One such condo is Crystal Square located at 1300 Crystal Drive in Crystal City Arlington. One particular unit even has a pool side ground level patio. This unit has more than 2100 square feet of living space and a jacuzzi master bath.
Arlington County will soon break ground on a major recreation center at the north end of Crystal City making Crystal City even more desirable. Investing in property in Crystal City is a safe investment that can be enjoyed without a long commute.
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About the Author — Brian Brooks is an experienced agent for Condo Alexandria. He specializes in Northern Virginia inside the Beltway. |
