ARLINGTON, VA. — Gilbane Development has begun construction of Renley, an office-to-residential conversion at 3601 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington’s Virginia Square neighborhood. Gilbane acquired the building, developed in 2000, in March 2025. The community will include 94 market-rate units in one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Renley represents one of the first projects to take advantage of Arlington County’s updated adaptive reuse policy, adopted in November 2024, which lowered costs and removed regulatory hurdles for developers.
The redevelopment plan will preserve the building’s exterior façade. Inside, amenities will include tenant storage on every floor, a fitness center, coworking spaces and lounges. Renley also will also include 5,637 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 207 parking spaces located in a below-grade garage. Completion is slated for 2027.