Tag: housing
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
Real estate insights: Part 2
This 3,200-square foot house on Ridge Road in Columbia Pines is on the market for $625,000. It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. [Zillow’ This is the second of a two-part series on the local real estate market, focusing on the single-family neighborhoods of Broyhill Crest, Columbia Pines, and Sleepy Hollow Woods. Part 1 was … Continued
Real estate insights: Part 1
This 2,340-square foot house on Donna Circle in Broyhill Crest is on the market for $442,900. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. [Zillow] How quickly are homes selling? Why does one house sell faster or for more money than a similar house on the same street? Is house flipping on the increase? Is it … 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
Brightview assisted living center already signing up tenants
Construction under way on a 100-unit assisted living community on Gallows Road. The new Brightview Woodburn assisted living center under construction at 3450 Gallows Road isn’t expected to be completed until next summer, but a welcome center is open and 18 units have already been reserved. The community is for people who can no longer … 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
Sales under way at new Ambrose Hills townhouse community on Columbia Pike
The great room. Five of the eight townhomes completed in the new Ambrose Hills development on Columbia Pike at Powell Lane have been sold already. Completed homes along Powell Lane. The development, under construction by Stanley Martin Homes, will have a total of 77 homes on the former site of Rosslyn Auto Body and other … Continued