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

FXCO working group exploring new uses for old office buildings

The rear of the Sun Trust Building on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. It has three suites for rent. A new Fairfax County working group launched by Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova is exploring ideas for repurposing older office buildings with lots of empty space. The Fairfax County Building Repositioning Workgroup’s objective is to … Continued

County proposes land swap to facilitate redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads

The Southeast Quadrant seen from Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to hold a public hearing Jan. 12 on a proposed land swap to make the way for a new multifamily housing development and county office building in the “Southeast Quadrant,” an area in Bailey’s Crossroads along Columbia Pike between Moncure Avenue … Continued

Rotarians, students provide Thanksgiving meals to the needy

More than 100 needy families will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving, thanks to the generosity of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club and the JEB Stuart High School Interact Club.  Club members distributed 111 boxes of food to lower-income residents in the Culmore area Nov. 21. This was the program’s 37th year. Volunteers gathered at the … Continued

County staff urges BoS to reject shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads

A section of the revised plan showing the pharmacy drive-through in the middle of the retail center. More than six months after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to “defer indefinitely” a rezoning proposal from Spectrum Development for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, the BoS will hold a public hearing … Continued

Bailey’s Gateway project canceled

5600 Columbia Pike Foulger-Pratt has dropped plans to develop a 433-unit apartment building on the site of a vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads after the company failed to reach an agreement on purchasing the property from Government Properties Income Trust. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had approved an amendment … Continued

Spectrum resubmits plan for shopping center on Leesburg Pike

The latest blueprint from Spectrum shows the drive-through for CVS in the middle of the shopping center. Three months after the Board of Supervisors agreed to “defer indefinitely” a rezoning application for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, Spectrum Development has resubmitted an application that doesn’t address any of the problems raised … Continued

Rotary club supports charities through Mustang raffle

The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads is raffling off a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible named “Black Beauty.” This is the 30th anniversary of the club’s vintage Mustang raffle, which is its major fundraising project.  Over the years, the club has raised more than $1.34 million to help many local groups, including JEB Stuart High School, … Continued

Spectrum shopping center goes back to the drawing board

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted March 24 to “defer indefinitely” the rezoning application for the proposed Spectrum shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. Following many discussions with the community and the developer, “we asked the developer to go back to the drawing board and rework the plan for the shopping center,” … Continued

Board of Supervisors defers vote on Spectrum shopping center

“Lot 8,” the home of Concetta Difalco, whose family opposes the Spectrum development. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a motion March 3 to defer a decision on the Spectrum shopping center proposal until March 24. The project, to be built by Spectrum Development, would be on a 2.7-acre property on Leesburg Pike between … Continued

Planning Commission approves Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center

An illustration of the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, as seen from Leesburg Pike. The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted Feb. 12 to recommend approval of a shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The project would include a drive-through stand-alone CVS and several restaurants or shops on Leesburg Pike between Washington Drive and Charles Street. A Board … Continued

Planning Commission endorses apartments at 5600 Columbia Pike

The Bailey’s Gateway project would replace this vacant office building.  A proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow a 433-unit apartment complex at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads got the green light from the Fairfax County Planning Commission Feb. 4. The proposal calls for a 10-story vacant office building on the 3.8-acre parcel, located at … Continued

Mason land use committee opposes Baileys Gateway project

5600 Columbia Pike. The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) voted Jan. 27 to oppose a multifamily development at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The committee’s role is advisory, so the vote means the MDLUC recommends the Fairfax County Planning Commission reject an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the project. The … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Spectrum rezoning application

The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Jan. 22 approved commissioner Julie Strandlie’s (Mason) request to defer until Feb. 11 a decision on Spectrum Development’s rezoning applications for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The delay will give Spectrum more time to make changes in its application. At a Planning Commission hearing on … Continued