Firm Members

• Alexandria Bar Association
• Arlington County Bar Association
• Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, Urban Chapter

Cathy has served as zoning counsel representing clients in a variety of zoning approvals including the following matters:

Alexandria

• Approval of amendments to the North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan for approximately 7.5 million square feet of mixed-use development.
• Approval of the Potomac Yard Town Center, Alexandria, a mixed-use project within Potomac Yard containing one million square feet of office, 625 hotel rooms, 414 multi-family units, and 200,000 square feet of retail.
• Approval of a senior housing facility in Potomac Yard, Alexandria with 332 assisted living, independent living, and memory care units and 11,991 square feet of retail.
• Approval of a hotel at 699 Prince Street, in Alexandria’s Old and Historic District, for the conversion of the existing historic building back to a hotel and a four-story addition with 141 rooms, a rooftop bar, and 6,827 square feet of restaurant and amenity space.
• Approval of a mixed use multifamily building at 1200 North Henry Street near the Braddock Metro with 115 units, 17,000 square feet of retail, and 10,000 square feet of day care.
• Approval of a 108,000 square foot office building in Potomac Yard to serve as the new headquarters of the American Physical Therapy Association.
• Approval of 19 townhouse-style condominiums at 1101 North Washington Street in Old Town North.
• Approval of two six-story multifamily buildings containing 138 units in Potomac Yard.
• Approval of 530 First Street, Old Town North, Alexandria, a mixed-use project containing 232 multi-family units and 51,000 square feet of retail.
• Approval of 2901 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, a mixed-use project containing 533 multi-family units, 67 townhouses, and 9,000 square feet of retail in Eisenhower East.
• Approval of the Alexandria Memory Care Center, a 66-bed memory-care facility for the elderly.
• Approval of an expansion of Goodwin House, Alexandria, for a 90-bed nursing and memory care facility for the elderly.
• Approval of the Beauregard Small Area Plan, Alexandria, Rezoning and Coordinated Development District concept plan for approximately 12.8 million square feet of mixed use development (residential, office, hotel and retail).
• Approval of The Thornton, a residential project containing 443 multi-family units in Alexandria’s Old and Historic District.
• Approval of the Hotel Monaco, the Morrison House and the Lorien, three boutique hotels with ground-floor restaurants and retail in Alexandria’s Old and Historic District.
• Approval of The Clayborne, a mixed-use project containing 75 apartments and ground-floor retail in Alexandria’s Old and Historic District.
• Approval of a 58-unit residential condominium and townhouse development on Duke Street in Alexandria’s Old Historic District.
• Approval of McDonald’s restaurants rebuilds in the City of Alexandria, Arlington County, and Fairfax County.
• Approval of PNC banks in the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, and Fairfax City.
• Approval of 3640 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria, a 136,000 square foot self-storage facility.
• Approval of Eisenhower East Block 2, Alexandria, an office building containing 661,000 square feet for a federal tenant.
• Approval of Seminary Overlook, Alexandria, a residential project containing 720 multi-family units.

Arlington

• Approval of Westmont Shopping Center redevelopment into a six story building with 250 multifamily units and 23,000 sf of retail.
• Approval of a 255 unit, seven story residential building with associated below grade parking at the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Washington Boulevard, located within the Washington and Kirkwood Special GLUP Study plan.
• Approval of the Trove, 1201 S. Ross St. a 401 unit multifamily residential building with 105 committed affordable units.
• Approval of Pike 2400, 2400 Columbia Pike, a seven story 105 unit condominium building with 13,700 sf of retail and retention of a historic facade.
• Approval of The Village Center, 950 S. George Mason Drive, Arlington, with a 6-story, 365-unit mixed-use residential building featuring a 50,000 square foot grocery store, 31,120 sf of in-line retail, and a new public square.
• Approval of Columbia Hills, 1010 S. Frederick Street, Arlington, with an 8-story, 229-unit, 100% committed affordable infill development featuring Earthcraft Platinum construction.
• Approval of Carver Homes, 1300 S. Rolfe Street, Arlington, with a 73-unit townhouse and stacked condominium development featuring a new public mini-park.
• Approval of The Gilliam, 3507 Columbia Pike, Arlington, with a mixed-use project containing 173 100% committed affordable units, with 8,947 square feet of ground floor civic/church space and retail uses.
• Approval of 672 Flats, 672 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, a mixed-use project containing 173 multi-family units and 4,326 square feet of retail.
• Approval of Gables North Rolfe Street, 1307 N. Rolfe Street, Arlington, with 395 units within two multi-family buildings and 14 units within a County transitional living facility.
• Approval of Pike 3400, 3400 Columbia Pike, Arlington, with a 245-unit multi-family building, 12 stacked flats, 44 townhouses, and 15,443 square feet of retail.
• Approval of Penrose Square, 2405 and 2501 Columbia Pike, Arlington, with a 299-unit rental apartment building with approximately 36,000 square feet of ground floor retail, and a 61,500 square foot grocery store.
• Approval of 55 Hundred, 5444 Columbia Pike, Arlington, with a 10-story condominium with between 235 and 272 units and 7,544 to 8,427 square feet of ground floor retail.
• Approval of Siena Park, 2301 Columbia Pike, Arlington, with a 188-unit rental apartment building with approximately 34,341 square feet of ground-floor retail.
• Approval of The Halstead, 1028 S. Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, with a mixed-use 257-unit condominium building with approximately 42,350 square feet of ground floor retail.

• Award in Recognition of Outstanding Service as Chair of the Board of Directors, presented by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce (2009)

• Georgetown University, Foundations of Real Estate Law, Guest Lecturer (February 2013)
• Bisnow Real Estate Panel, The Future of Alexandria, Moderator (March 2012)
• Urban Land Institute Mobile Workshop, “Infill Development, Alexandria,” Presenter (October 2010)
• Urban Land Institute Columbia Pike Case Study, Presenter (June 2010)
• Virginia State CLE, “The Trickle Up Effect: Efforts and Impacts of Local Governments on the Implementation of ‘Green Development and Construction,’” Presenter (June 2008)

• “A Regal goodbye: Here’s how and where JBG plans to kick off North Potomac Yard overhaul,” WBJ, Web, May 17, 2016 (Link to Article)

• Alexandria Police Foundation, Board of Directors (2015–present)
• John Marshall Bank Advisory Board, Member (2013–2022)
• Senior Services of Alexandria, Board of Directors (2011–2022)
• College of William & Mary, Reunion Gift Committee (2009, 2014)
• Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, Board of Trustees (2013 Chair)
• Burke & Herbert Advisory Board, Member (2007– 2010)
• Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2009 Chair), Executive Committee, Government Relations Committee
• Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Board of Directors (2009)
• Healthy Families Alexandria, Board of Directors (2000–2005)
• Alexandria Youth Policy Commission, Commissioner (appointed by City Council, 1997–2005)
• Communities in Schools of Northern Virginia, Board of Directors (2000–2004)
• The City of Alexandria Walk to Fight Breast Cancer, Walk Development Committee