Columbia Forest Real Estate | VA

5049 12th St S, ARLINGTON

$779,900 - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,880 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2059112

5105 11th St S, ARLINGTON

$779,000 - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,285 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2058424

5209 10th Pl S, ARLINGTON

$775,000 - 3 Beds, 3 Baths, 1,656 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2057542

1861 S George Mason Dr, ARLINGTON

$759,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,379 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2058256

5122 11th Rd S, ARLINGTON

$699,500 - 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,332 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2056682

4500 S Four Mile Run Dr #426, ARLINGTON

$450,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,150 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2059958

4500 S Four Mile Run Dr #129, ARLINGTON

$440,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,173 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2055076

4500 S Four Mile Run Dr #304, ARLINGTON

$425,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,150 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2059998

4500 S Four Mile Run Dr #816, ARLINGTON

$425,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,286 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2058484

4500 S Four Mile Run Dr #807, ARLINGTON

$417,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths

MLS® # VAAR2059662

4500 S Four Mile Run Dr #732, ARLINGTON

$409,900 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,163 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2055968

4500 S Four Mile Run Dr #1016, ARLINGTON

$400,000 - 2 Beds, 2 Baths, 1,286 Sf

MLS® # VAAR2057468

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Columbia Forest History & Housing

Columbia Forest's history begins in the typical Arlington fashion. The land was part of a parcel owned by the crown and later by the Alexander family, and later by George Washington. Moving into the 20th century, however, we find that Columbia Forest is quite the oddball, and delightfully so.

Until 1941, the community had remained, as suggested by its name, primarily a woodland. Zoning regulations designated that only single-family homes could be erected in the area. The opening of the Pentagon and the US entrance into World War II brought with it a huge demand for housing for employees and officers. The Defense Homes Corporation authorized the development of single-family homes to be rented to young, married officers and the planning fell to the Army Corps of Engineers. Following the war, the homes were sold, primarily to returning veterans. Fortunately, the subdivision's planning included curved streets in an effort to save countless trees.

Columbia Forest Transportation & Location

Columbia Forest has no Metro station, but Columbia Pike, which runs along its northern edge provides fast and easy access to the District of Columbia and Alexandria.

Columbia Forest is bounded by Columbia Pike to the north, S Jefferson St to the west, S George Mason Dr to the south, and Four Mile Run to the east.