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The new hotel will boast 331 rooms, nearly 28,000 square feet of meeting and event space and a rooftop with spectacular views of Washington, D.C., and the Potomac River

ARLINGTON, Va. – Today, Hilton announces the signing of Hilton at The Key, Arlington-Rosslyn, providing even more options to travelers looking for a state of the art, full-service hotel just minutes from Washington, D.C. Located at the foot of the Potomac River’s historic Francis Scott Key Bridge in Arlington, Virginia, the 36-story, 331-room property is surrounded by numerous corporate headquarters based in Rosslyn’s business district and minutes from the 11-acre riverfront Fort Bennett Park and Palisades Trail.

The modern hotel is under development as part of The Key, a project that includes a destination restaurant, street-level retail, and 517 luxury apartments with panoramas of the water and the nation’s capital. Once completed, Hilton at The Key will feature approximately 28,000 square feet of flexible and modern meeting spaces, including an event space on the 36^th floor with sweeping 360-degree views of the Washington, D.C., skyline, the Potomac River and Arlington, Virginia.

“Dittmar Company is proud to partner with Hilton as we bring a true destination meeting and event facility to Arlington, Virginia, and the surrounding DMV area,” said Greg Raines, an executive at Dittmar Company. “This site has been part of the Dittmar Company portfolio of Northern Virginia assets for more than 50 years. Dittmar Company and RentDittmar.com continue to establish a reputation for quality construction and dedicated management. This exciting development of The Key is another part of that progression, and we are thrilled to have Hilton as a part of the project and the Dittmar team.”

Located within steps of the Rosslyn Metro Station, Georgetown and the National Mall, The Key is also conveniently less than five minutes from Reagan International Airport, making Hilton at The Key an ideal hotel destination for business and leisure travelers. Previously home to a 307-room full-service hotel for more than 50 years, the original hotel was demolished to make way for The Key, a brand-new 1.3-million-square-foot development.

“For more than a century, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has set the benchmark for hospitality around the world. The signing of Hilton at The Key, Arlington-Rosslyn heralds an exciting addition to the global footprint of our flagship brand right in our own backyard,” said Leonard Gooz, global brand head, Hilton Hotels & Resorts. “This new development will be located in the most prime location of the area and will be a highly desired destination for leisure and business travelers visiting northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metro area.”

Hilton at The Key

Hilton at The Key will also be part of Hilton Honors, the award-winning guest-loyalty program for Hilton's 18 distinct hotel brands. Members who book directly have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount, free standard Wi-Fi and the Hilton Honors mobile app.

For more information on Hilton, please visit stories.hilton.com. The property is owned by Rosslyn Syndicate, LC and managed by Dittmar Company.

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Shift5, a data and cybersecurity company for planes, trains and tanks, has expanded its space at 1100 Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn, Va., from 11,883 square feet to 19,840 square feet.

The company, which significantly increased in headcount this year and raised a $50 million Series B funding round at the beginning of 2022, transitioned from half a floor in the 31-story building to the entire 21st floor.

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Monday Properties owns the 552,200-square-foot building, which is part of the same two-building Rosslyn complex as 1000 Wilson Boulevard. The building also offers more than 55,000 square feet of retail, including pasta restaurant Sfoglina by Michelin-starred chef Fabio Trabocchi.

“Shift5 is a young, dynamic firm that fits incredibly well within our tenant roster, and we are proud to partner with them as part of their explosive growth,” John Wharton, Monday Properties’ senior vice president of leasing, told Commercial Observer. “Given Shift5’s desire to be located near the Pentagon, the Rosslyn location was extremely desirable. Shift5 was also enamored with our full suite of contemporary amenities.”

Tenants in the Rosslyn towers enjoy exclusive access to an expansive rooftop terrace, complete with a bar, a catering kitchen, a fireplace, and indoor/outdoor lounge seating. Monday Properties is also delivering a Gensler-designed 10,000-square-foot conference center in March 2023.

The office will include 80 desks with an open office plan meant to prioritize collaboration and concentration. It will feature spaces for team meetings and activities, flexible workstations with stand-up desks, and dedicated quiet areas for private meetings. Additionally, it will have a room for nursing mothers and for those who would like to address physical and mental health needs during the workday.

“Despite economic headwinds, Shift5 has actually expanded our headcount by 54 percent just this year,” Josh Lospinoso, co-founder and CEO at Shift5, told CO. “Because of the work we do with the government, we have been insulated from a lot of this turmoil and have been fortunate enough to keep growing.”

Among Shift5’s notable contracts this year was a $950 million contract to protect Defense Department weapons systems, and significant contracts with the U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Air Force to monitor the cyber health of weapons systems on operational aircraft.

Michael Altman from Cushman & Wakefield represented Shift5 in the lease, while Wharton and Andy Thau represented Monday Properties in the transaction.

Keith Loria can be reached at Kloria@commercialobserver.com.

A 36-story, 331-room “state of the art” Hilton hotel is coming to Rosslyn.

The hospitality giant this morning announced the signing of an agreement to operate the high-rise hotel on the former Holiday Inn site. With rooms overlooking D.C. and the Potomac River, the hotel will also feature a rooftop event space and 28,000 square feet of meeting space.

More from a press release:

Today, Hilton announces the signing of Hilton at The Key, Arlington-Rosslyn, providing even more options to travelers looking for a state of the art, full-service hotel just minutes from Washington, D.C. Located at the foot of the Potomac River’s historic Francis Scott Key Bridge in Arlington, Virginia, the 36-story, 331-room property is surrounded by numerous corporate headquarters based in Rosslyn’s business district and minutes from the 11-acre riverfront Fort Bennett Park and Palisades Trail.

The modern hotel is under development as part of The Key, a project that includes a destination restaurant, street-level retail, and 517 luxury apartments with panoramas of the water and the nation’s capital. Once completed, Hilton at The Key will feature approximately 28,000 square feet of flexible and modern meeting spaces, including an event space on the 36th floor with sweeping 360-degree views of the Washington, D.C., skyline, the Potomac River and Arlington, Virginia.

“Dittmar Company is proud to partner with Hilton as we bring a true destination meeting and event facility to Arlington, Virginia, and the surrounding DMV area,” said Greg Raines, an executive at Dittmar Company.

The 18-story, 50-year-old Holiday Inn was imploded two years ago to make way for the massive new development, which has since been dubbed The Key. A construction update last month noted that crews were preparing to pour concrete for the tenth floor of the building.

The development’s 500+ unit rental apartment building has been christened “Rosslyn Towers.”

“Rosslyn Towers is the latest in the Dittmar Company portfolio of Arlington Luxury Multi-Family deliveries,” says The Key’s website. “The residences will have first class finishes to rival the unmatched location and views present at this iconic location.”

The apartment’s “uplifting live/work/play environment” will feature “an amenity package that is second to none.”

“A 3,000+ square feet fitness center will boast all modern fitness concepts, including fitness on demand,” the website says. “A sports simulator will be located within the large game room to allow interaction with the sports you love, while enjoying the company of others and multiple TVs. A business center, quiet rooms, and community rooms will all be available on the amenity floor and will seamlessly integrate with the 15,000 square foot exterior amenity deck. This deck will have multiple grilling stations, outdoor pool, green space for activities, and much more.”

The Washington Business Journal reported this morning that the apartments are expected to open before the hotel.

” The first of the multifamily units are slated to deliver in early 2024, to be followed by other components including the hotel by 2026 if not sooner,” WBJ reported.

More on the hotel plans, below, from the Hilton press release.

Located within steps of the Rosslyn Metro Station, Georgetown and the National Mall, The Key is also conveniently less than five minutes from Reagan International Airport, making Hilton at The Key an ideal hotel destination for business and leisure travelers. Previously home to a 307-room full-service hotel for more than 50 years, the original hotel was demolished to make way for The Key, a brand-new 1.3-million-square-foot development.

“For more than a century, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has set the benchmark for hospitality around the world. The signing of Hilton at The Key, Arlington-Rosslyn heralds an exciting addition to the global footprint of our flagship brand right in our own backyard,” said Leonard Gooz, global brand head, Hilton Hotels & Resorts. “This new development will be located in the most prime location of the area and will be a highly desired destination for leisure and business travelers visiting northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metro area.”

Hilton at The Key will also be part of Hilton Honors, the award-winning guest-loyalty program for Hilton’s 18 distinct hotel brands. Members who book directly have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount, free standard Wi-Fi and the Hilton Honors mobile app.

ARLINGTON, VA — The Rosslyn Business Improvement District has formed a partnership with the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail to make the trail a better experience for people who use it.

The Rosslyn BID will sponsor Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail cleanup events and volunteer activities between Memorial Bridge and the Rosslyn neighborhood, such as clearing overgrown vegetation, smoothing bumps along the trail, removing graffiti, and cleaning up trash.

The first Trail Tuesday volunteer event will take place on April 18, and activities will continue through winter 2024.

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“The Mount Vernon Trail is a critical link in the region’s trail network and an important gateway to Rosslyn, and I’m looking forward to partnering with the FoMVT’s dedicated volunteers to preserve this treasured community asset,” said Mary-Claire Burick, president of the Rosslyn BID.

The Mount Vernon Trail, maintained by the National Park Service, is an 18-mile paved multi-use trail that stretches from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate to Theodore Roosevelt Island. In Rosslyn, the Mount Vernon Trail connects with the Custis Trail.

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The Rosslyn BID expects its partnership with Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, a nonprofit group formed in 2018, will encourage more trail users to visit Rosslyn’s businesses and the BID’s community events.

“Rosslyn is a great place to meet up with friends for a drink or a bite to eat before or after a bike ride or run on the trail,” Judd Isbell, president of the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail, said in a statement. “Trails are a powerful economic generator, and our volunteers will be working this year to ensure that the Mount Vernon Trail is a safe and beautiful gateway to Rosslyn.”

Just over the key bridge from Georgetown, Rosslyn is an urban environment with a mix of fortune 500 companies (such as Nestle, Deloitte and Rosetta Stone), great chef-driven restaurants and food halls, events and festivals and a summer/fall farmer’s market.

Formerly known as Ross Lynn, named after a local farm owned by William and Carolyn Ross during Virginia’s colonial period, Rosslyn went through a development boom in the 1960s which revitalized Rosslyn with several high-rise office buildings and hotels.

Although Rosslyn is known for its marquee high-rise buildings, it is home to the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) which is visited by over 1 million annually and the Netherlands Carillon — a set of 50 bells in a 12-story tower gifted by the Netherlands to the US during World War II. Visit the memorial in the spring and you’ll be delighted by thousands of tulips, a must-see!

Many live and work in Rosslyn for its wonderful convenience to Washington and public transportation-friendly access, including 14 Metrobus lines, a D.C. circulator that connects Rosslyn with Georgetown and Dupont Circle, and access to the metro’s blue, orange and silver lines at the Rosslyn Metro station. A little local secret, Rosslyn is also home to a daily bus service to Penn Station/Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Rosslyn is also known for its amazing cycling and pedestrian trails connecting Northern Virginia to Washington, D.C. The famous Custis Trail travels along Interstate 66 through Rosslyn and can take you all the way through the Mount Vernon Trail to Alexandria and Mount Vernon, and the Potomac Heritage Trail. One of the most beautiful trails in the Washington, D.C. region.

The Custis Trail can also take you across the Francis Scott Key Bridge to the C&O Canal Towpath or the Capital Crescent Trail. It is very common to see the trails bustling before and after work with commuters. No wonder Arlington was named the “Fittest City in America” by American College of Sports Medicine (2021).

Okay, we can’t finish this article without talking about the fabulous restaurants in Rosslyn!

Let’s start with Fabio Trabocchi’s new Sfoglina in Rosslyn, a menu deeply rooted in tradition. The Assembly located in the newly revitalized Rosslyn City Center is an incredible 29,000-square-foot food hall with multiple private dining rooms, an outdoor terrace and two full-service bars. There is much more with Continental Beer Garden, Compass Coffee, Inca Social, Salt and &pizza.

There is so much more to discover! Connect with neighborhood expert Clay Chamberlin and the Chamberlin Brothers Real Estate to learn more about Rosslyn and other surrounding areas!

Clay Chamberlin, Chamberlin Brothers Real Estate | 571-243-8831 | cchamberlin@mcenearney.com | website | www.McEnearney.com | @claytond17 on Instagram

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