Tag: housing

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

Lawmakers, residents call for more regulations on short-term rentals
Panelists discuss the Airbnb law (from the left): Mason Hills Citizens Association President Mike Rioux, code compliance official Elizabeth Perry, zoning administrator Leslie Johnson, Del. Kaye Kory, and Sen. Dick Saslaw, Local residents who attended a meeting on short-term rentals Oct. 5 raised concerns about homeowners filling up their homes with transients, leading to declining … Continued

Lincolnia Senior Center shows off renovations
The Snappy Tappers perform at the Lincolnia Senior Center open house. Patrons of the Lincolnia Senior Center entertained guests with songs and dance (tap, square, line, ballroom, and more) Sept. 30 during an open house that showcased renovations at the facility. Among the guests were Jill Gerald of Lincolnia and Joanne Hatfield of Annandale, long-time … Continued

Federal Realty plans to bring apartments to Graham Park Plaza
The plan for revitalizing Graham Park Plaza. Arlington Boulevard is across the top. The white box at the bottom right is Giant. The Mason District Land Use Committee tentatively endorsed a comprehensive plan amendment Sept. 27 to facilitate the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza, pending a favorable report by Fairfax County planning staff. Federal Realty … Continued

Planners share design details for new town center on Beauregard Street
An illustration of the town center for the West End in Alexandria. Representatives from a couple of architectural firms presented their plans for the development of two blocks in Alexandria’s West End Sept. 26 to the Beauregard Design Advisory Committee (BDAC). The City of Alexandria had approved the Beauregard Small Area Plan in 2012. JBG … Continued

Community meeting scheduled on short-term rentals
This guest bedroom in Annandale is available on Airbnb for $50 a night. Local residents are invited to attend a meeting on the growth of short-term lodging/rentals, such as Airbnb, in local neighborhoods. The meeting, hosted by the Mason District Council of Community Associations, is Oct. 5, 7-9 p.m., at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School, 3333 Sleepy … 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

Work underway on infill housing opposed by Malbrook residents
The site of an infill housing project at the end of Brooks Place. Work is under way on an infill housing development between the Lake Barcroft and Malbrook communities, even though Malbrook residents charge the project is in violation of their subdivision’s covenants. Malbrook residents’ lawsuit to block the development was denied a hearing by … Continued

Mixed-use development proposed for Beauregard corridor
A concept plan for JBG’s project at the Beauregard Town Center. [Cunningham Quill Architects] The JBG Cos. submitted a revised proposal for a Beauregard Town Center to the City of Alexandria calling for 577 multifamily housing units and more than 109,000 square feet of retail development. The project would be the first effort to redevelop … Continued

New houses for sale in Seven Corners
New homes on a new cul de sac off Peace Valley Lanein Seven Corners are ready for purchase. The development, called, Reserve at Oakview, includes seven homes at Champion Oak Court. Two model homes are completed. The rest of the homes will be built after the lots are sold. One has already been sold, … Continued

Local church considering plan for affordable housing
First Christian Church in Seven Corners is considering various options for using some of its vacant property for projects to serve the community, such as affordable housing. First Christian has a total of 6.8 acres, including the church building, at 6165 Leesburg Pike. The church is preparing to send out an “invitation for proposals” to … Continued

Board of Supervisors approve townhouses behind Heritage Mall
Residential development approved for this site. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 21 unanimously approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment to pave the way for a 68-unit townhouse project behind a shopping center on Heritage Drive in Annandale. No one from the community spoke at the public hearing. The homes would be built on … 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

Luxury homes planned for Seven Corners
An artistic rendering showing the potential style of the houses planned by Banyan Development. Five new single-family homes will be built on a large lot at the corner of Arlington Boulevard and Beechwood Lane in Seven Corners. “We can accommodate a wide range of customization,” says the developer, Mark Schacknies, the founder of Banyan Development … Continued

Mixed-use project planned for shopping center on Route 50
Big changes are coming to Graham Park Plaza, the shopping center on Route 50 in Falls Church that used to be called Loehmann’s Plaza. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, wants to tear down the western half of the shopping center and replace it with a mixed-use development with 250 apartments, a parking deck, a … Continued