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

Heritage Mall redevelopment project outlined at community meeting

 An illustration of the townhouse development planned for the rear of Heritage Mall. [Madison Homes] Officials from the Webb Cos. and Madison Homes described their plans for 68 townhouses behind Heritage Mall in Annandale at a community meeting March 2. The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing May 25 on … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

The Southeast Quadrant, with Columbia Pike at the top and Moncure Avenue on the left. [Fairfax County] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 16 to approve two land transactions aimed at facilitating redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. The BoS will swap a 1.49-acre piece of land it owns on the corner of Columbia Pike … Continued

Community meeting scheduled for Heritage Mall housing project

An illustration of the planned redevelopment at Heritage Mall. The existing shopping/office area is pink; the new houses are yellow. The public is invited to learn more about a plan to build townhouses at Heritage Mall in Annandale. Braddock Supervisor John Cook is hosting a community information meeting on the project March 2, 7:30 p.m., … Continued

General Assembly passes stealth anti-proffer bills

The following article was originally posted on the website of the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance. Annandale/Mason residents will have a chance to bring up this issue at the General Assembly Town Hall Meeting, Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-noon, at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School. Sen. Dick Saslaw is expected to be there.   Local government officials … Continued

Sale of retail center supports Mosaic District expansion

Unique and CubeSmart to be redeveloped. Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) announced Jan. 25 that it purchased “Merrifield II,” part of the Fairfax Plaza shopping center on Gallows Road next to the Mosaic District, for $45.7 million, smoothing the way for redevelopment. The 138,000-square foot property acquired by RPI includes the part of the … Continued

Townhouses planned for Heritage Mall

There’s a field and parking lot behind Heritage Mall. There a plan in the works to build 68 single-family attached housing units behind the Heritage Mall shopping center on Heritage Drive in Annandale. The proposal also includes a community center, improved pedestrian connectivity, and improvements to the shopping center parking lot and plaza area. The … Continued

Board of Supervisors defers decision on Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

The Southeast Quadrant on Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a decision on the Southeast Quadrant land swap in Bailey’s Crossroads until Feb. 2.The delay will provide time for the board to review last-minute information on some “contractual tweaks,” said Mason Supervisor Penny Gross at the Jan. 12 BoS session. The real … Continued

SE Quadrant would spur Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment

Columbia Pike, with the Southeast Quadrant on the right. Fairfax County officials told local residents at a community meeting Jan. 7 that a real estate deal involving a land swap and land purchase is necessary to spur redevelopment in a rundown section of Bailey’s Crossroads. The real estate transaction for the 4.47-acre area known as … Continued

Community meeting Jan. 7 on Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

A proposed redevelopment project would replace buildings in the Southeast Quadrant with apartments and an office building. Mason District residents are encouraged to come to a community meeting Thursday evening to learn more about a land swap to facilitate the “Southeast Quadrant” redevelopment project in Bailey’s Crossroads.  The meeting, hosted by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, … Continued

Home site for sale on Gallows Road

The sign on Gallows Road says “Build you home here!” The property that includes the old Oliver farmhouse at 4011 Gallows Road, Annandale, has been divided into two lots and the parcel at the rear is for sale for $425,000 as is or for the low $900,000s including a custom-built home by New Dimensions Inc. … 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