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U.S. Cities Leading The Green Building Revolution
Six cities in the DMV made the top 25 and our Children’s Inn project helped Bethesda, MD hit #11!

Construction underway on a new field for Westminster School
Orr Partners is proud to be on the team to support this school!

Plans advance for nature retreat tying wellness to environmental renewal
Orr Partners is excited to be on the team getting this project back on track!

Here are the 18 largest commercial real estate developers in Greater Washington
Orr Partners ranked #3 by square feet under construction as of Dec. 31, 2024.

Groton approves Columbia Crossing, a 395-unit housing development on CT’s Gold Star Highway
Orr Partners’ Columbia Crossing apartment development was approved by the town of Groton, CT.

Arlington Facing ‘Painful Time’ With Federal Cuts. It’s Been Here Before
Orr Partners’ CEO, David Orr, participated in Bisnow’s Exploring Arlington County’s Next Chapter event.

Demolition begins at Red Lion Hotel, with new apartments expected by fall 2027
Demolition has begun at the Red Lion Hotel as Orr Partners’ plans to replace it with a 441-unit apartment building move forward.

Navy contractor KEEL to spend $70M on new facilities for submarine fabrication
Orr Partners is honored to be supporting another U.S. Navy submarine project!

Children’s Inn at NIH breaks ground on project to make room for more families
Orr Partners is proud to be a part of The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health ground breaking!

Site for National Museum of the United State Navy formally announced
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro formally announced the site for the new National Museum of the U.S. Navy, an Orr Partners project.

New Luxury Senior Living Community Opens in West Alexandria
Benchmark Makes its Virginia Debut! Orr Partners is proud to have partnered with Benchmark on this new senior living facility.

Arlington Announces 2023 DESIGNArlington Winners
The Arlington County Board honored 14 projects with the 2023 DESIGNArlington awards, including Orr’s Centro development.

The Children’s Inn at NIH is kicking off a big expansion — and an ‘ambitious’ fundraising campaign
The project team includes Perkins & Will as the architect and Reston’s Orr Partners as project manager.

Apartment building proposed for old Red Lion hotel site nears finish line
Orr Partners proposes to build an 8-story apartment building with up to 446 units on a 2.2-acre site in the Radnor-Fort Myer Heights neighborhood.

New Renderings Show 447-Unit Red Lion Inn Development in Rosslyn
Orr Partners is working on an eight-story, 447-unit development that would include the former Iwo Jima Hotel site at 1501 Arlington Boulevard

General Dynamics Electric Boat deliver USS Hyman G. Rickover SSN
Orr Partners is proud to have played a small part in this delivery by supporting construction of GDEB’s manufacturing facilities

The Children’s Inn Announces $14 Million Grant from Merck Foundation
The Inn is proud to announce that the Merck Foundation has awarded a $14 million grant to support its renovation and expansion [an Orr Partners Project].

New Alexandria Senior Living Community Opens Its Welcome Center
Benchmark at Alexandria [an Orr Partners joint venture] opens next spring in the West End. A new senior living community… [that] will function as an assisted living center and

Baltimore firm wins national recognition for Virginia senior community
[AHF] has named… Enterprise Community Development and Fellowship Square’s joint project, Lake Anne House [an Orr project] as the 2023 “Best Overall Project”

Public review process kicks off for hotel redevelopment proposal near Rosslyn
A new senior living community [and Orr Partners joint venture] in the West End has hit a construction milestone and has targeted a 2024 opening.

New West End senior living community aims for 2024 launch
A new senior living community [and Orr Partners joint venture] in the West End has hit a construction milestone and has targeted a 2024 opening.

County Board Wrap-Up Media Release for February 2023 Meeting
The Arlington County Board unanimously approved the Joyce Motors site redevelopment proposal at 3201 10th Street North presented by Orr Partners

TWO ORR DEVELOPMENTS WON 2022 NAHB PILLARS OF THE INDUSTRY AWARDS!
Centro Arlington won Best Mixed-Use Community and RiverPoint received Best Multifamily Repositioning / Redevelopment / Adaptive Reuse

Peek into a LEED project: APTA Centennial Center
Located in Alexandria, Virginia, the APTA Centennial Center is a LEED Silver project [managed by Orr Partners].

D.C. Central Kitchen prepping for move to Buzzard Point. Here’s a look at the new space.
D.C. Central Kitchen hopes to begin the move from its longtime home in downtown D.C. to a [Orr’s] new facility in Buzzard Point

Joyce Motors redevelopment in Clarendon nears approval, would add major density to neighborhood
Reston-based Orr Partners LLC’s designs to demolish and redevelop the old, single-story Joyce Motors auto repair shop

Greater Washington’s 50 fastest-growing companies in 2022, ranked
Orr Partners ranked #7 of the Fastest Growing Companies in Greater DC by the Washington Business Journal!