Development plans are moving ahead for a prime block of land in Clarendon, but don't expect construction to start anytime soon. The land that will someday be developed is bordered by Washington Blvd, N Highland St., 11th St N, and N Garfield St. What makes development on this plot of land difficult is that it is sub-divided into six different plots with five different owners:

- 1039 N Highland is owned by H-Z Highland and is currently home to Eleventh Street Lounge and Potomac Cross Fit.
- 1041 N Highland is also owned by H-Z Highland and currently has a small used car business on it.
- 3023 Washington Blvd is owned by Penzance and the home of T.A. Sullivan's gravestone business.
- 3005 Washington Blvd owned by the occupant, BB&T Bank
- 1032 N Garfield St has Four Star Auto Center on its plot.
- 1038 N Garfield St is currently operating as a parking lot and is owned by a Jonathan Kinney.

T.A. Sullivan's gravestone business sits on the corner of N Highland and Washington Blvd. If you have ever been by the intersection, it is hard to miss the piles of marble and granite headstones. They seem so oddly out of place in trendy, bustling Clarendon. T.A. Sullivan's used to be located near Arlington Cemetery years ago, but the County forced them to move so they could put in a ramp for Rt. 50 and paid the owner a nice sum of money.

Penzance, a District-based developer, owns the site that T.A. Sullivan's sits on and is the key to development since the plot touches all but one of the adjoining plots. Penzance holds a number of empty retail/office projects in the area and promoting development of this land might be a way to atrract investors and tenants.

The Clarendon-Courthouse Civic Association will be holding a meeting Wednesday April 13th at 7:00pm at the Navy League building, 2301 Clarendon Blvd, to discuss the site plan. The County's Master Plan calls for a mixed used, mid-to-high rise building. Discussion topics for the meeting will include the building's height, footprint, density and architecture.

However, it is important to keep in mind that the neighborhood civic associations are not the Arlington County government, which ultimately decides what goes where. At the moment, there are no building permits or development board approvals for the entire piece of land. It can take upwards of two years for permits to get approved before construction begins.