Tag: Bailey’s Crossroads
Planning Commission endorses relocation of Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter
The site for relocated Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter on Seminary Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed Dec. 1 to endorse plans to relocate and expand the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. The next step is a public hearing before the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 24. The shelter would be relocated from its current site … Continued
Three arrested in connection with homicide in Bailey’s Crossroads
Agustin [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have arrested three people in connection with a homicide in an apartment on the 5500 block of Seminary Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. [Update: The victim was identified as Leif Erick Ohlsson, 69, of Seminary Road, the FCPD announced Nov. 28.] When officers arrived at the home shortly before 10 p.m. on … Continued
Property owners complain homeless shelter will be bad for business
A shopping center on Seminary has a dance studio, veterinarian, mattress store, carpet store, martial arts studio, restaurants, bakeries, and a church. Several business owners along Seminary Road and Center Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads are concerned that Fairfax County’s plans to move a homeless shelter to their area will lead to more crime, vagrants, and … Continued
District Taco opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
The new restaurant in the Skyline Center [District Taco]. District Taco opened Nov. 21 in the Skyline Center at Bailey’s Crossroads. The Yucatan-style Mexican restaurant chain started with a food truck in 2009 and now includes nine restaurants in the D.C. area, employing 400 people, says CEO and co-founder Osiris Hoil. The first 50 customers … Continued
Planning Commission approves e-Loft project for 5600 Columbia Pike
A rendering of the e-Lofts building at the corner of Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road. [Novus Residences] The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Nov. 17 endorsed a rezoning proposal to convert a vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike into an innovative mixed-use concept, where tenants could choose whether to live, work, or do … Continued
Seven Corners businesses honored for attractive landscaping
The front yard at the Bank of America building. The Bank of America Financial Center and Dogfish Head Alehouse in Seven Corners are the recipients of the first-ever beautification awards from the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation. The award to Bank of America was presented to Catherine Morrison and Chris Carter at the Oct. 18 … Continued
E-loft projects offer flexible units for living or working
A unit in the e-loft building in Alexandria furnished as an office. An e-loft building, offering flexible spaces for people who want to live or work there, is now open for leasing in Alexandria’s West End. For far, four tenants have signed leases and plan to move in in November. The former office building, at … Continued
Bailey’s Upper Elementary, Wilson Library get design awards
Bailey’s Upper Elementary School [Josh Meister Photo] Two buildings in the Mason District are among the nine projects honored with a 2016 Fairfax County Exceptional Design Award. Bailey’s Upper Elementary School on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners received an Honor Award, and the renovated Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads received a Merit Award. The … Continued
Withdrawal of AvalonBay means Southeast Quadrant won’t be developed
The Southeast Quadrant on Columbia Pike. The withdrawal of AvalonBay from the land swap previously approved by the development company and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors means the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey’s Crossroads will remain undeveloped for the foreseeable future. “The land swap was negated when AvalonBay withdrew,” says Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. “It’s … Continued
County drops plans for temporary homeless shelter
A new homeless shelter will be built on this site. The Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter will not be temporarily relocated to a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center, a plan bitterly opposed by residents who live near that field. “The temporary relocation is no longer necessary because the county recently bought land for a new … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads Rotarians convert toy cars for children with disabilities
Young children with disabilities are now able to move themselves around their environment, thanks to the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club’s support of the Go Baby Go program. Go Baby Go transforms the lives of children with mobility challenges by adapting Barbie cars and other battery-powered ride-on toy cars and four-wheelers for them. Several Bailey’s Crossroads … Continued
County purchases site for permanent homeless shelter
Fairfax County is purchasing this former animal hospital as the site for a new homeless shelter. Fairfax County is going ahead with plans to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center, even though the county has found a permanent site for the shelter. The Planning Commission approved the … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads office building sold
The Lee Building is on the corner of Leesburg Pike and Washington Drive across the street from a vacant lot where Spectrum plans to develop a retail center. The Lee Building, an aging, five-story office building at 5881 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, has been sold for $3.1 million. The buyer, Fitzgerald Lewis, listed as … Continued
5600 Columbia Pike would be second local e-Loft project
5600 Columbia Pike. The “e-Loft” concept for the vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, in which tenants can decide if they want to live or work there – or do both – is also being planned for an another office building in Alexandria. Novus Residences, a subsidiary of Cafritz Interests, plans to … Continued
Bus rapid transit could relieve congestion on Route 7
Leesburg Pike at Bailey’s Crossroads. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission is expected to endorse a proposal for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system along Route 7 at its July 7 meeting. The line would run between the federal building at the Mark Center in Alexandria and the Spring Hill Metro station in Tysons. NVTC staff … Continued