Housing development planned for Sleepy Hollow Road
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| The Glavis house |
Land along Sleepy Hollow Road – between Malbrook Drive and Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church – is being prepared for the construction of 17 or 18 single-family houses.
The Gulick Group purchased the property from the Glavis family in mid-2020. At that point, the property had already been subdivided into 18 lots, says Jamie Gulick, vice president of sales.
It’s a by-right development, so there is no need for a rezoning or public hearings.
The new community, called Hudson Quarter, is expected to be open for sales in late summer 2021. Some of the homes will be built in advance, while others will be built to spec, Gulick says. The size, cost, and design of the new homes haven’t been determined yet.
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| There’s a doghouse, as well as several outbuildings at the rear of the Glavis House. |
All of the small outbuildings will be torn down, as well as the main house. George Glavis, who grew up there, is considering building another house on that site.
George’s mother, Margot Glavis, who died at age 109 in 2016, lived in that house for many years, before moving to Front Royal in 2004. According to an online obituary, she had been a teacher and a research analyst at the State Department and spoke five languages.
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The new community would only be accessed from Brooks Place, where eight single-family homes were built in 2016, despite strong opposition from nearby residents. The driveway on Sleepy Hollow Road to the Glavis house will remain, but will only serve that lot.
The Gulick Group will construct a sidewalk along its property. which will be part of the sidewalk in the works for the entire length of Sleepy Hollow Road.
I just looked up the Gulick group, and see large luxury homes on their website gallery. Please Gulick group, create some nice outdoor spaces for these homes, and integrate them with the wooded environment. Just wishfully thinking.
It was so shocking seeing all those trees cut down yesterday when we drove by.
There goes the neighborhood.
It's so sad that way back in 2004 and again in 2007 studies funded by the county made this recommendation as to the Glavis Property: Glavis Property/Sleepy Hollow Rd. Opportunity: Purchase Glavis property land for conservation easement.
Opportunity to buy/save 10 acres of undeveloped woodland." See https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/sites/publicworks/files/assets/documents/pdf/watersheds/01_ca_wmp_full_ada.pdf and search on "Glavis" to find references to that property.
Especially with interest rates and bond rates so low. Should have been an easy purchase.
Developers should be incentivized to clean up the dump first by tearing down those crime ridden section 8 housing in Annandale and Culmore before developing virgin land and bulldozing down trees. So much for sustainability and a County that has no vision for the future except to garner tax dollars from scraping whats left of our green earth.
Unfortunately, this kind of ugly habitat destruction will continue until Virginia changes is land development philosophy. That philosophy is, basically, "dominate nature," not "live in harmony with nature," and it has deep roots in our history. Other states out West (think Washington and Oregon), but even closer to home (think Maryland) do a MUCH better job at environmental conservation. (Just look at the Interstates in Maryland vs. the monstrosity of our new "transforming" I-66)
You also have the real estate lobby here, with strong ties to politicians both local and in Richmond. Most local politicians here march in line with the developer agenda and the above philosophy. And builders stake their reputation on "safety" which means cutting down any and all trees within 25 feet of a structure.