Tag: development
Planning Commission approves housing on Campbell and Ferrara site
Willow Run Drive Despite extensive opposition from nearby residents, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a rezoning request to allow 29 single-family houses to be built on 8.78 acres on property now occupied by the Campbell and Ferrara nursery on Little River Turnpike. No commissioners voted against the proposal although three members abstained: Kenneth Lawrence … Continued
Assisted living facility in Annandale means more traffic on Gallows Road
The Brightview facility would be accessed from Gallows Road People who live near the proposed assisted living facility slated for Gallows Road told the developer they are concerned about increased traffic on an already congested street The 95-unit facility would be developed by Brightview Senior Living, a division of the Shelter Group, which operates 23 … Continued
FXCO Board of Supervisors approves Peace Valley Lane plan amendment
The Fairfax County Government Center where the Board of Supervisors meets The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted unanimously May 22 to approve an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to permit a high-density infill development in a tiny parcel of land on Peace Valley Lane in the Seven Corners area. Residents of Ravenwood … Continued
Assisted living facility planned for Gallows Road in Annandale
Some of the houses that would be demolished A 95-unit assisted living facility is planned for Gallows Road in Annandale near Aston Street and across from the Holmes Run pool. The project would be developed by Brightview Senior Living, a division of the Baltimore-based Shelter Group. Brightview operates 24 assisted living communities in nine states. … Continued
Apartment tower planned for Seven Corners
The site of a proposed apartment tower on Route 50 A five-story residential building with approximately 200 rental units is planned for the wooded, triangular property between the two office towers and American Lube on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners. There were originally supposed to be three office buildings on that property, which is owned … Continued
FXCO Planning Commission to vote on Peace Valley Lane development
After the Ravenwood Park Citizens Association (RPCA) has spent many, many months fighting plans for an overly dense development at Peace Valley Lane, the issue is coming before the Fairfax County Planning Commission tonight as a “decision item.” At issue is an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan as the first step in rezoning … Continued
FXCO Planning Commission delays vote on infill developments
The Campbell and Ferrara property The Fairfax County Planning Commission again delayed action on proposed infill developments on the Peace Valley Lane and Campbell and Ferrara properties. Both proposals are bitterly opposed by the affected community associations. The commission approved a request by Janet Hall, the planning commissioner representing the Mason District, to defer a … Continued
Mason land use committee sides with residents’ concerns on infill development
The revised plan for the Campbell and Ferrera property The people spoke and the Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) listened. After dozens of people offered impassioned pleas to reject infill development and protect the character of established neighborhoods, the committee agreed Feb. 28 not to urge the Fairfax County Planning Commission to approve proposals for higher-density … Continued
Planning Commission considers Willow Run project tonight
The Campbell and Ferrara nursery is slated for townhouse development It’s time to take a stand against out-of-control development that seems to be destroying every bit of open space left in Annandale. An improving housing market means more pressure by developers to convert every square inch of land to high-density housing, leading to ever more … Continued
Civic associations join forces to oppose infill housing
Neighborhood leaders pack a meeting room at Peace Lutheran Church in Lincolnia to learn strategies for fighting infill development Bring crowds of supporters to hearings; do extensive research; analyze the impact on storm water controls; try to get media coverage: These are some of the tactics civic association leaders advised one another as they battle infill housing … Continued
FXCO Federation opposes rezoning to allow more infill development
The Cornejo property viewed from across Backlick Road The Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations approved a resolution Dec. 15 urging the Board of Supervisors to deny requests for re-zoning from R to P-type zoning for infill projects. This is the situation going on with the Cornejo property in Annandale, which is opposed by Wilburdale … Continued
Wilburdale community opposes infill housing development
Houses are proposed for this property on Sunset Lane in Annandale Residents of Wilburdale, Annandale Acres, Sunset Lane, and surrounding communities came out in force to a recent Mason Land Use Committee meeting to register their opposition to a proposed infill development close to the intersection of Backlick Road and Braddock Road. Ana Cornejo, the … Continued
New Fairfax Hospital wing to open in August 2012
The new 11-story South Patient Tower at Inova Fairfax Hospital is expected to be completed by August 2012—about six months behind schedule. The building will house 174 all-private intensive care unit (ICU) medical/surgeon, neurosciences, and trauma rooms. Construction on the $161 million project started in June 2010. Staffing projections for the new building have … Continued
Seven Corners transit center to open in 2011
The new transit center under construction at the Seven Corners Shopping Center should be completed by the end of the year. The $1.5 million facility will have three bus bays and six shelters for bus riders, a bus layover area, and bicycle facilities and is expected to improve traffic flow. Funding comes from the federal … Continued
New hotel planned for Seven Corners
You might have noticed a small wooded lot at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and South Street close to the tall BB&T buildings at Seven Corners. As soon as the developer, Baywood Hotels, gets the financing worked out, construction will start on a new Hampton Inn and Suites on that spot. The new hotel would be … Continued