The Station at Potomac Yard

LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects was retained by the City of Alexandria to work with Rust/Orling Architecture for the design of the new Station at Potomac Yard No. 209.

The Station at Potomac Yard (Fire Station No. 209) is the first new fire station built in Alexandria in 40 years. The new 21,953 s.f. four-bay station incorporates offices, day spaces, operational support spaces, including HAZMAT response, private bunkrooms with pass-through lockers for 15 fire fighters, on-site training features, and 20 reserved parking spaces in the below grade parking garage. The Station is LEED Certified.

Seizing a unique opportunity, the building design also provides work force housing with 64 apartments located on four floors above the station. Of the 64 units, 44 units serve households with incomes at or below 60% of the area median income and 20 units serve “workforce” households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income. The one, two and three bedroom units range in size from 700-1300 square feet. Shared spaces include two community meeting rooms, a rooftop terrace, two full levels of underground parking and a ground floor retail space to complete this innovative mixed-use municipal project.

The fire station was allocated $6.6 million of the total $28 million project budget. This mixed-use project is an excellent example of Smart Growth practices.