Tag: housing
New owner of Mark Center plans to renovate garden apartment communities
The Hillwood apartments at the Mark Center Morgan Properties, a fast-growing real estate company based in suburban Philadelphia, has acquired the Mark Center portfolio in Alexandria’s West End for $509 million, the company announced Aug. 30. The Mark Center consists of 2,664 apartment units and a 63,320-square-foot retail center on more than 150 acres. The … Continued
Fairfax Circle mixed-use project moving forward
A rendering of Scout on the Circle. Demolition of the long-closed shopping center on Fairfax Circle is expected to start in late 2017 or early 2018 to make way for the Scout on the Circle mixed-use project. The developer, Combined Properties Inc., announced Aug. 3 that Giant Food has signed on as the anchor for … Continued
Black Squirrel coming to the Loren in Seven Corners
The Loren is open. The Loren, the new apartment complex at 6410 Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners will have a Black Squirrel gastropub on the first floor. Black Squirrel is expected to open in eight months to a year, said Nina Kent, property manager with the Bozzuto Group. The Black Squirrel, specializing in craft beer … Continued
Community considers solutions on affordable housing
The Housing Matters session in Mason District. Dozens of local residents filled a large meeting room at the Mason Government Center July 13 to brainstorm ways to solve Fairfax County’s affordable housing crisis. The “Housing Matters” session was convened by the county’s Office of Housing and Community Development, which is seeking community input for a … Continued
Community meeting will address affordable housing
Rosedale Manor, an affordable housing community in Bailey’s Crossroads doesn’t have any vacancies. There’s widespread agreement that the lack of affordable housing is a huge problem in Northern Virginia; yet there aren’t many viable solutions. The public is invited to present their views on this issue at a community meeting, titled “Why Housing Matters,” at … Continued
Columbia Crossroads project moving forward
The site of the Columbia Crossroads project, with the Landmark building in the background. A plan to develop the Columbia Crossroads mixed-use/multifamily redevelopment on the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey’s Crossroads is moving through the approval process. The project calls for a five-story, 378-unit apartment building on the corner of Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue, possibly … Continued
Planning Commission endorses townhouse proposal for Seven Corners
This underutilized building would be replaced with townhouses. The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval of a comprehensive plan amendment to allow the development of up to 12 housing units per acre on a property currently occupied by a medical office building at 6060 Arlington Blvd. in Seven Corners. The medical building is mostly vacant, … Continued
Neighborhood Spotlight: Lakeside Plaza
Lakeside Plaza Lakeside Plaza, the highrise on Columbia Pike across from the Lake Barcroft dam, is more than a condominium – it’s a community with lots of amenities and a full calendar of social activities. The building, at 3800 Powell Lane, Falls Church, has 353 units, ranging from units with one bedroom and one bathroom … Continued
Plans dropped for townhouse project on Gallows Road
This wooded stretch along Gallows Road will remain as is for the time being. The proposal for a 66-unit townhouse project on a wooded 9.5-acre property on Gallows Road is not going forward. A report by staff from the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning recommends against an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment in the works
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
Volunteers repair homes of elderly widows
Volunteers use non-slip roofing shingles on the outside stairs at the Queen Elizabeth Boulevard house. Dozens of local church members spent the day on April 29 fixing up two homes in Annandale for lower-income elderly residents who can no longer manage the repairs themselves. The annual Rebuilding Together program, on the last Saturday in April, … Continued
Redevelopment, transit projects under way in Alexandria
The Metroway BRT line would be a model for the West End Transitway along the Beauregard corridor. [Red Brick Town] Lots of redevelopment and transit projects are in the works – or at least under consideration – for the West End of Alexandria. These projects will have a huge impact on the Lincolnia area of … Continued
Townhouses proposed for Gallows Road
One of 11 houses on a property proposed for higher density. Fairfax County is considering an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to consolidate a group of properties along Gallows Road and allow increased density – which would pave the way for a townhouse development. The property is in Mason District between Gallows Road, Libeau Lane, … Continued
Seven Corners residents raise traffic concerns at meeting on proposed townhouse project
Federal Hill, as seen from Arlington Boulevard. Residents of the Federal Hill townhouse community in Seven Corners raised concerns about traffic congestion at a community meeting April 3 on a proposal for 40 new townhouses next door at 6060 Arlington Blvd. The property, currently occupied by a medical building, is only accessible via a narrow … Continued
Townhouses proposed for Seven Corners
The address of this medical building is 6060 Arlington Blvd., but it’s not visible from the road. The owner of a medical building at 6060 Arlington Blvd. in Seven Corners is proposing to tear it down and build 40 townhouses on the 4.6-acre lot. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross is hosting a community meeting on the … Continued