Ballston, VA is a hip urban-village just outside of Washington DC at the end of the Wilson Boulevard / Clarendon metro corridor. Centered around the Ballston Metro stop, this downtown area of restaurants, apartments, condos and stores attract a great mix of trendy 20-somethings to highly-educated professionals. In fact, this area holds more people with post-graduate degrees than anywhere in the United States.
Ballston is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia and is home to the Ballston-MU station on the Orange Line of the Metrorail subway system.
Named after the Ball family (relatives of George Washington), whose family cemetery lies in the neighborhood at N. Stafford Street and N. Fairfax Dr. Ballston began as Birch’s Crossroads and later became Ball’s Crossroads at what is now the intersection of North Glebe Road and Wilson Boulevard. This intersection is one of the oldest crossroads in Northern Virginia.
Ballston Apartments
Ballston hosts a large number of high-rise apartments for lease. Prices continue to increase with average rents for a one-bedroom at $1865 and three-bedroom apartments north of $3000 per month. These apartments tend to be within a block or two of the Ballston Metro and the Ballston Mall making it an ideal place to live and work in Arlington or Washington DC. Find out more information about Ballston VA Apartments here.
Ballston Condos
While Ballston started out with mostly apartments and office space, the condo market started to boom in the late 2000′s. You can find a wide variety of condo sizes, amenities and locations at a slightly lower price point than DC and Clarendon condominiums. One bedroom condos average about $300K while two bedroom’s are at $500K.
Ballston Hotels
There are limited hotels in the Ballston area but here are a few choices of hotels near Ballston metro.
Ballston Mall
The Ballston Mall was established in 1968 and now hosts the Kettler Ballston Mall Ice Rink, Macys and a movie theater. See all the 2012 stores on my page on the Ballston Mall.