Crystal Gateway at 1300 Crystal Drive is one of the original anchors of Crystal City, a so-called urban village in the southeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, just south of Washington, DC.
Constructed of cast concrete in the mid-Sixties, the condominium community comprises 17 floors and a two-story penthouse. The curvilinear Crystal Gateway adjoins Waterford House, which houses both condos and office space and fronts 12th Street. Together, the two buildings form a horseshoe embracing a landscaped courtyard and pool.
Crystal Gateway houses no more than four condominiums on each floor, with some floors having only three. They range from a two-bedroom, two-bath unit of 1,516 square feet to a three- bedroom, two-bath, one half-bath unit of 2,296 square feet to the penthouse's four bedrooms and three baths totaling 2,780 square feet.
Typical units boast open floor plans; wall-to-wall carpet, ceramic-tile and hardwood floors; living-room wet bars; generous closets; spacious kitchens with updated appliances, Corian countertops and breakfast nooks; washer-dryers, and marble bathrooms with two basins and a soaking tub.
Expansive balconies, opening off living rooms and master bedrooms, afford panoramic views of the nearby Potomac River, the Capitol, the Washington Monument, the Kennedy Center and the distant National Cathedral.
Accessing those attractions couldn't be easier. Crystal City is served not only by Metro's blue and yellow lines but also by Metrobus, the Arlington Transit ART buses, FACE="Times New Roman, and the Omnilink commuter buses; the Metro station is also a stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains.
It's just a 10-minute walk to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Pentagon Row and 15 minutes to the Pentagon and Pentagon City Mall.
Amenities at Crystal Gateway include a card room and a larger party room off the mirrored, mauve-and-green lobby. There's an exercise facility with a weight room and an aerobics area, as well as an indoor pool.
Monthly condo association fees, ranging from $650 to $850, provide for concierge and security service 24/7, water and hot water, building maintenance and grounds keeping. One underground parking space and a cage storage area are provided for each unit; additional paid storage is available.
In 2007, Crystal Gateway's foyer and halls were redecorated and the electric heating and air- conditioning system was upgraded. The last five years have seen major building replacements, among them the cooling tower, the heat exchanger and two hot-water heaters. In addition, all the balconies have been resurfaced.
The building is the midst of "going green," implementing energy-conservation measures and trash recycling, and improvements scheduled for 2008 include new audio for the fire-alarm system and interior decoration of both elevators.
Crystal Gateway is managed by Delbe Real Estate Company. Pets are not allowed.
Located just a few minutes from the nation's capital, Fashion Centre at Pentagon City is a high-class shopping environment which offers a wide variety of shopping venues. With more then 170 stores and restaurants, Fashion Centre will provide its shoppers with an enjoyable shopping experience. Some of the stores include
The skylit Food Court features food from all over the world, some familiar such as McDonald's, Panda Express, and Starbucks Coffee. You might prefer something more like Au Bon Pain and A Pea in the Pod. Other features of Fashion Centre mall include an ATM, information booth, handicap access, stroller rental, and covered parking.
Fashion Center at Pentagon City
110 South Hayes Street Arlington, VA
(703) 415-2400
Regular Mall Hours
Monday to Saturday 10 am - 9 pm
Sunday 11 am - 6 pm
There are many condos and apartments near Fashion Center and the nearby shops of Pentagon Row. For more information about these condos, contact Will Nesbitt of Condo 1.
[back to top]Residents of Crystal City enjoy a remarkably convenient lifestyle. Centered along a stretch of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1), Crystal City consists of a dramatic streetscape of office buildings, hotels, high-rise apartment buildings, shops and restaurants – all shaded by trees and linked by brick sidewalks.
But the area's real charm is hidden from view – literally. Crystal City is so designed that residents east of Route One can traverse the city's entire length, north to south, through a system of climate-controlled underground concourses. Sheltered from extremes of heat and cold, rain and snow, residents of Crystal Gateway can walk from home to the Crystal City Metro station in less than 10 minutes. After work, they have a multitude of options at the Crystal City Shopping Arcade, an underground mall adjacent to the Metro that features excellent restaurants, art galleries, hair salons, clothing boutiques and sporting goods stores.
The Crystal City Metro Station is underground at 1750 South Clark St., Arlington, VA 22202. It is served by both the Yellow and Blue lines of the Washington Metro. The entrance is at the corner of Clark St. & 18th St. Crystal City Station opens at 5:02 a.m. (Trains leave exactly two hours later Saturdays and Sundays.) The last train departs around midnight. (Trains leave exactly three hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.) There are 10 bike racks at the Crystal City Metro Station. The station is served by many buses and bus lines:
Crystal City also has its own Virginia Rail Express (VRE) station serving both Fredericksburg and Manassas lines. Reagan National Airport is located in Crystal City. Crystal City has direct access to I-395 as well as Rt. 1 and the GW Parkway. The Mount Vernon bike trail skirts the edge of Crystal City.
Crystal City is served by the Aurora Hills Branch Library. Aurora Hills Library is in a spacious, contemporary building. The collection is broad and diverse but highlights contemporary, popular fiction and nonfiction titles. Periodicals and books-on-tape are also available for borrowing. Inquire at the library to learn more abou the book discussion groups that meet here monthly, or to learn more about the pre-schooler program.
With Reagan National Airport in our backyard, direct access to major highways, and even a direct link to the Mt. Vernon Bike Trail... Crystal City is at the center of it all.
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The Pentagon City Metro Station is located at 1250 South Hayes St. Arlington, VA 22202 on the Blue and Yellow lines. First train departs at 5:02 am Huntington. The last train departs at 12:06 am Huntington. The station serves the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City and the surrounding neighborhood.There is no metro parking at this station, but there are many garages and parking areas nearby at Pentagon Row and at the Fashion Centre. Trains leave exactly 3 hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.
There are 8 bike racks and 22 lockers.
Call (202) 962-1116 for rentals.
General Information call: (202) 637-7000
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Crystal City has an abundance of shops and eateries with over 200 choose from which include
Many of these shops are located underground between Crystal Drive 15th and 23rd Streets. The shops of Crystal City are just five minutes from downtown Washington, Old Alexandria, and right off the Metro Yellow/Blue line at the Crystal City station.
Many services are also provided at Crystal City Shops such as
Guests of Crystal City can stay at one of 11 hotels which offer accommodations to suit most tastes.
Parking at Crystal City is available in two enclosed parking garages with easy access to all the stores. Parking is free on weekdays after 4 pm and all day Saturdays and Sundays. Parking entrances for shops at 2100 are Crystal Drive between 20th and 23rd Streets. Parking entrances for shops at 1750 are between 15th and 18th Streets.
Store Hours:
Monday to Friday 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday 10 am - 6 pm
Shops at 2100
Monday to Saturday 10 am to 6pm
Some stores open on Sundays
For general information call (703) 922-4636
[back to top]Crystal City Metro Station is located is at 1750 South Clark St. Arlington, VA 22202 on the Blue and Yellow lines. First train departs at 5:02 am Huntington. The last train departing at 12:08 am Huntington. The station is part of the underground mall-office-apartment complex near the Crystal City shops. Also, Virginia Railway Express is part of Crystal City with has stops from Fredericksburg and Manassas which run Monday through Friday. There is no parking at the station.
Crystal City trains leave exactly 2 hours later on Saturdays and Sundays.
There are 10 bike racks available.
(202) 637-7000
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, formerly Washington National Airport, is on the Potomac across the river from Washington DC. Along with Baltimore Washington International and Dulles International, Reagan National is one of three major airports serving the Washington Metro area. Reagan National is easily my favorite of the three airports for a number of reasons.
Dulles and BWI are massive sprawling airports with shuttle buses and mobile lounges. Reagan National barely has enough room for the runway. I always like smaller airports. They feel like they are scaled to human beings. There is plenty of security at National, but it seems to move along more smoothly than Dulles or BWI.
Dulles and BWI are outside the Beltway at the periphery of the Washington Capitol Area. Reagan National is at the heart of everything, wedged at the confluence of DC, Alexandria and Arlington. For me, it's a long drive just to get to BWI or Dulles, but Reagan National is here, and it's accessible by Metro. Reagan National is a station on both the Yellow and Blue lines.
Extended parking is available at Dulles or BWI, but on the shuttle bus, the ride from the parking lot to the terminal seems like a mile or more. At Reagan National, extended parking is at my house. Because instead of taking a shuttle, I can take the Metro to the airport.
The runway is a short at Reagan National and it launches planes up over GW Parkway and at the Washington Monument, requiring a steep climb and a hard left on take off. Some folks find this terrifying, but I have to admit I love it. I know it's a safe path, because planes take off here day and night, so I sit back and enjoy the abrupt take-off and turn.
Reagan National is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week, although many ticket counters and restaurants in the airport close during off-hours. Reagan National is located within the Commonwealth of Virginia, but it has a Washington DC address to identify the airport's location more easily for travelers.
The Perimeter Rule and the High Density Rule affect flights at Reagan National. Under the Perimeter Rule, nonstop aircraft flights are limited to a range of 1,250 miles or less. In 2000, Congress permitted the FAA to allow six round-trip flights to points outside the perimeter. The High Density Rule (or "Slot" rule) limits the number of landings or takeoffs allowed in an hour. The rule affects Reagan National because of the Airport's limited airfield capacity.
Reagan National is located in Arlington County near/in Crystal City. It is most easily accessed from the George Washington Parkway. There are a good many condos and homes in the Crystal City area and they're all just a metro stop away from Reagan National. The take-off and approach to Reagan National is down the Potomac, so that area residents get very little noise or fly-over from the jets at Reagan National.
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