Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Combination residences/office space proposed for Bailey’s Crossroads

5600 Columbia Pike. Something new and innovative could happen at the long-vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. Novus Residences, a subsidiary of Cafritz Interests, is proposing to convert the 10-story building to a mix of residential and office spaces where tenants could live, or work, or do both. The building would … Continued

Baha’i youth groups focus on community service projects

Students in Junior Youth Spiritual Empower programs beautify Bailey’s Community Shelter. By the time kids get to middle-school age, they reach a fork in the road: One path leads to drugs or gangs; the other, to a more positive lifestyle.  The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program, sponsored by the local Baha’i community, is aimed getting … Continued

County officials defend plans for homeless shelter, county office building

Lincolnia residents put up this sign on Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia. Deputy County Executive Robert Stalzer defended Fairfax County’s plans to relocate a homeless shelter and construct a county office building as part of the proposed Southeast Quadrant redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. Several dozen Lincolnia residents brought their concerns about the shelter relocation to … Continued

Spectrum vows to clean up Route 7 development site

Six mattresses piled up behind the old Geico building. Spectrum Development, the company planning to build a retail center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, is planning to remove the trash, old mattresses, and furniture piling up on the site. Residents who live nearby have sent several emails to Mason Supervisor Penny Gross in recent … Continued

Is Fairfax County paying too much for Bailey’s Crossroads building?

The Bailey’s International Center. The Southeast Quadrant land swap has been approved but there are lingering questions about the deal and why Fairfax County has agreed to spend a lot more for an aging office building than its assessed value. The real estate exchange approved by the Board of Supervisors Feb. 16 calls for Fairfax … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

The Southeast Quadrant, with Columbia Pike at the top and Moncure Avenue on the left. [Fairfax County] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 16 to approve two land transactions aimed at facilitating redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. The BoS will swap a 1.49-acre piece of land it owns on the corner of Columbia Pike … Continued

Supervisors approve Spectrum retail center in Bailey’s Crossroads

Spectrum’s latest design for the shopping center on Route 7. After many deferrals and revisions over the past year and a-half, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors finally approved a rezoning request to allow Spectrum Development to build a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. “We now have a more viable and agreeable … Continued

Steakhouse to open this spring in Bailey’s Crossroads

Construction is underway on a LongHorn Steakhouse on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads across from the Skyline Center. The free-standing restaurant, next to the Olive Garden, is scheduled to open in May, said company spokesperson Heidi Schauer. The menu includes burgers, sandwiches, salads, and cocktails, as well as steaks. The restaurant will be 6,275 square … Continued

Board of Supervisors defers decision on Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

The Southeast Quadrant on Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a decision on the Southeast Quadrant land swap in Bailey’s Crossroads until Feb. 2.The delay will provide time for the board to review last-minute information on some “contractual tweaks,” said Mason Supervisor Penny Gross at the Jan. 12 BoS session. The real … Continued

SE Quadrant would spur Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment

Columbia Pike, with the Southeast Quadrant on the right. Fairfax County officials told local residents at a community meeting Jan. 7 that a real estate deal involving a land swap and land purchase is necessary to spur redevelopment in a rundown section of Bailey’s Crossroads. The real estate transaction for the 4.47-acre area known as … Continued

Community meeting Jan. 7 on Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

A proposed redevelopment project would replace buildings in the Southeast Quadrant with apartments and an office building. Mason District residents are encouraged to come to a community meeting Thursday evening to learn more about a land swap to facilitate the “Southeast Quadrant” redevelopment project in Bailey’s Crossroads.  The meeting, hosted by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, … Continued