November 23, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Bailey’s Crossroads

Urban design guidelines in the works for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners

#Bailey's Crossroads, #infrastructure, #land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization (OCR) is working on urban design guidelines for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners that will address such issues as landscaping, sidewalks, how buildings should be sited, how storefronts should look, and what amenities like benches and lighting should look like. The draft, including illustrations of how various urban elements … Continued

Neighbors say their concerns about the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter not addressed

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community organizations, #crime, #homeless, #housing, #property maintenance, #social services
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A conceptual drawing of the new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter.  People who live or own businesses near the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter on Moncure Road are concerned that the problems surrounding that shelter won’t be resolved when it’s replaced by a new facility a few blocks away on Seminary Road. Construction of a new, larger … Continued

Rotary Club raffles off a car to support its charities

#Bailey's Crossroads, #cars, #charity, #community organizations

The top prize was a 1965 Mustang. [Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club] The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club’s 2017 fundraising raffle was a big success on many levels. The top raffle winner, Victor Castillo of Falls Church, came away with a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible, while the Rotary Club raised more than $125,000 for several charities. Joan … Continued

Neighbors complain developer ignores proffers

#Bailey's Crossroads, #holidays, #redevelopment, #retail
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A neighbor took this photo of construction during Eid.  Just because a developer promised to comply with certain proffers – like avoiding construction on holidays – doesn’t mean the neighbors can trust that those rules will be followed. When the Board of Supervisors approved Spectrum Development’s application for a shopping center project on Leesburg Pike … Continued

Work to start imminently on Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #retail, #shopping
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This house on Charles Street will be demolished. Work on the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, the retail center on Leesburg Pike between Charles Street and Washington Drive, is starting imminently, Peter Batten of Spectrum Development told nearby residents at a community meeting July 12. The project consists of two buildings: a CVS drugstore with a … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads gets a farmers market

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Bailey's Elementary School, #community organizations, #food, #health, #shopping
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Seasonal produce at the mobile market at Bailey’s. A new mobile farmers market is providing fresh, affordable produce to Bailey’s Crossroads residents once a week through October. The Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture is bringing the market to the parking lot at Bailey’s Elementary School, 6111 Knollwood Drive, every Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The … Continued

Fire damages mattress store

#Bailey's Crossroads, #businesses, #fires
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A two-alarm fire heavily damaged the Overstock Mattress store at 5912 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads Friday afternoon, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Units from the Alexandria and Arlington fire departments assisted. [Photos: FCFRD] The fire was discovered by an employee who called 911. Four people were in the store at the time. … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment in the works

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant, #zoning
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This property, seen from Moncure Avenue, is slated for redevelopment. The Weissberg Co. is going ahead with a rezoning application for a 7.4-acre property at Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads, even though it has not yet secured a developer. The project, called Columbia Crossroads, would include a 378-unit apartment building. John McBride, … Continued

HHGregg store in Bailey’s Crossroads will close

#Bailey's Crossroads, #businesses, #retail, #shopping
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A typical HHGregg store. The HHGregg store on Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads is among 88 stores nationwide that are closing as the company struggles financially. The closings, to be completed by mid-April, also affect HHGregg stores in Fairfax and Springfield. “We are strategically exiting markets and stores that are not financially profitable for us,” … Continued

Board approves land swap allowing apartments and county office building in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #East County Government Center, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The current land ownership in the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey’s Crossroads. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a land swap with the Weissberg Corp. at the same site in Bailey’s Crossroads where a similar deal with AvalonBay fell through last year. The agreement, approved March 1, paves the way for new housing, “a future … Continued

More details emerge on new Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter

#Bailey's Crossroads, #government services, #homeless, #land use, #redevelopment
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A conceptual sketch of the new shelter.  Fairfax County staff shared more details on the new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter at a meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee Feb. 28. The 21,000-square-foot, three-story building, with a full cellar, will be on a half-acre site on Seminary Road, close to the intersection with Columbia … Continued

Public hearing on homeless shelter relocation scheduled for Jan. 25

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #government services, #homeless, #land use, #zoning

The new site of the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter. Official action to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter continues next week with a public hearing and Board of Supervisors vote. Fairfax County’s Office of Public Affairs has issued a timetable on the county’s effort move the homeless shelter from its current site at 3525 Moncure … Continued

Supervisors approve e-Loft project in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment, #zoning
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The office building in the center would see new life as flexible e-Loft project. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning application allowing the conversion of a vacant, 10-story office building at 5600 Columbia Pike into an innovative, “e-Loft” concept with flexible units. Tenants could use their units as a residence, work … Continued