July 18, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: housing

Zoning proposal on short-term rentals could create hardship for HOAs

#housing, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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Homeowner associations for local communities, like Lafayette Village in Annandale, could be negatively affected by a  proposed zoning amendment to allow short-term rentals.  By Donna Jacobson As most of you are aware, Fairfax County is in the process of developing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance that would reverse the current ban on transient occupancy … Continued

Report predicts demographic changes in Fairfax

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The latest statistics released by the Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget predict steady growth over the next few years. According to the county’s Demographic Reports 2017, released earlier this month, there were 1,142,888 people living in Fairfax County in 2017. That’s an 0.8 percent increase from 2016. By 2045, the population is expected … Continued

Redevelopment of Fairfax Plaza proposed

#housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment, #retail
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The aging Fairfax Plaza strip mall is ripe for redevelopment. A redevelopment proposal for the Fairfax Plaza shopping center on Gallows Road next to the Mosaic District calls for a major mixed-use project on the 12.6-acre site. Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) submitted a nomination for a site-specific comprehensive plan amendment in December proposing … Continued

Inova proposes massive, long-term mixed-use redevelopment

#health, #housing, #Inova, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment
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The Inova Center for Personalized Health. Inova Health Care Services is seeking approval from Fairfax County to consider a comprehensive plan amendment that would facilitate massive redevelopment on the former ExxonMobil campus on Gallows Road in Merrifield. In 2017, Inova opened a Center for Personalized Health and a Conference Center in existing buildings that had … Continued

Developer kills apartment project in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment
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Plans for a multifamily housing project on the northwest corner of the Leesburg Pike/Carlin Springs Road intersection in Bailey’s Crossroads have fallen through. Mill Creek Residential Trust had been considering a mixed-use project with 400 apartments in two five-story buildings and 15,000 square feet of retail space on a site occupied by a Shell gas … Continued

Proposed redevelopment project at Graham Park Plaza downsized

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The new project is shown in yellow. [Federal Realty] Federal Realty Investment Trust has downsized its plans for transforming the western half of Graham Park Plaza into a mixed-use development. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment last December allowing construction of 248 multifamily housing units on top of community-serving … Continued

Neighbors say their concerns about the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter not addressed

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community organizations, #crime, #homeless, #housing, #property maintenance, #social services
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A conceptual drawing of the new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter.  People who live or own businesses near the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter on Moncure Road are concerned that the problems surrounding that shelter won’t be resolved when it’s replaced by a new facility a few blocks away on Seminary Road. Construction of a new, larger … Continued

Senior housing planned for site of Northern Virginia Training Center

#housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #seniors
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One of the 14 buildings on the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center. Erickson Living, a developer specializing in retirement communities, plans to build a community for seniors on the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center on Braddock Road in Fairfax, the company announced Sept. 18. Erickson Living has entered into … Continued

New owner of Mark Center plans to renovate garden apartment communities

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment
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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

Community considers solutions on affordable housing

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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