Tag: housing
Board of Supervisors approves Markham Place project
An illustration of Markham place from the county staff report. The Markham Place apartment project is going forward. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2 approved a rezoning application for a 12-story, 310-unit apartment building on Markham Street, Annandale, on a 3.4-acre site currently occupied by Annandale AMF Lanes. “We are losing the … Continued
Mason land use committee rejects Route 7 shopping center
An illustration of the shopping center proposed for Bailey’s Crossroads. The Mason District Land Use Committee Nov. 25 decided not to endorse a shopping center proposed for Route 7 in Bailey’s Crossroads but did agree to support a plan for an Afghan funeral chapel on Braddock Road if certain conditions are met. The committee also … Continued
Working group on Sears site develops basic design concepts
Members of the Seven Corners Working Group on Opportunity Area C spent most of the afternoon and evening Nov. 19 in a Design Workshop figuring out a vision for redeveloping the property along Route 7 occupied by Sears and two office buildings.The working group is continuing the work of the Seven Corners Task Force … Continued
Neighborhood Spotlight: The Pinecrest
The Pinecrest, with the golf course in the foreground. The Pinecrest community features a mix of housing types in a bucolic setting adjacent to the nine-hole Pinecrest Golf Course in the Alexandria section of Mason District. “We are the other nine holes,” says Pinecrest Homeowner Association President Rod Speer, referring to the fact that the … Continued
Markham Street project gets green light from Planning Commission
A rendering of the proposed apartment building on Markham Street. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved Oct. 30 without objection – or even any comments – a recommendation to urge the Board of Supervisors to approve a rezoning application allowing the construction of a mixed-use project on Markham Street in Annandale. The proposal calls for … Continued
New details emerge on Southeast Quadrant project in Bailey’s Crossroads
A rendering of the proposed apartment building calls it “Columbia Crossroads.” Plans under discussion for the “Southeast Quadrant” of Columbia Pike include a five-story apartment building and a new urban-style elementary school. This 7.4-acre site lies between Moncure Avenue and Radley Acura. Part of that site, currently occupied by the Bailey’s International Center office building, … Continued
Work begins on assisted living facility on Gallows Road
The site plan shows an entrance to the property on Gallows Road. Site preparation work on the 94-unit Brightview senior living facility on Gallows Road across from the Holmes Run Pool is starting imminently, reports Andrew Teeters, vice president of Shelter Development. The project was approved by the Board of Supervisors in spring 2013. Shelter … Continued
Seven Corners Task Force agrees on redevelopment plan, except for Sears site
Seven Corners, with Route 7 in the foreground. The Seven Corners Task Force agreed Sept. 23 to endorse a draft redevelopment and transportation plan for the area – with the exception of the Sears site. The task force had been unable to reach a consensus on how to develop one of three areas in the … Continued
Seven Corners plan deferred; new committee will look at Sears site
Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Planning Commission member Janet Hall, and Seven Corners Task Force Co-Chair John Thillman at the Lake Barcroft Association meeting. The Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force will delay its final report, and a new committee made up of community residents will be formed to make recommendations on the redevelopment … Continued
Tysons redevelopment will transform the entire region
Part of the proposed Arbor Row development in the Westpark Drive area of Tysons. A hundred and fifty years ago, Tysons Corners was literally the intersection of two roads, with not much else. It’s now a traffic-clogged employment center poised to become a big city with a lot more residents. And its name is being … Continued
7-Eleven relocating to Heritage Drive shopping center
The storefronts being renovated next to Hmart in the shopping center on Heritage Drive, Annandale, will house a 7-Eleven and three other stores. The 7-Eleven behind the shopping center, at 7822 Rectory Lane, is expected to move into the new space in spring 2015, says Jeff Hadlock, president of Redwood Commercial, the company managing the … Continued
77 townhouses planned for Columbia Pike
This house on Powell Lane will be torn down to make way for townhouses. Stanley Martin Homes plans to start work soon on the development of 77 townhouses on Columbia Pike between Powell Lane and Madison Lane. Two long-time businesses on that site, Rosslyn Auto Body and Nicholls Imported and Domestic Car Service, have relocated. … Continued
Seven Corners Task Force to vote on Sears redevelopment plan Sept. 9
The Sears site on Route 7 in Seven Corners The Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force, at its Aug. 26 meeting, deferred a scheduled vote on a redevelopment plan for the Sears site on Leesburg Pike until Sept. 9. The task force had planned to select one of three options spelling out the … Continued
Lawsuit challenges tenant fees for AC in Culmore apartments
Olde Salem Village The website for the Olde Salem Village apartments in Bailey’s Crossroads describes them as “beautiful” with “well designed kitchens” and “close to the East Falls Church Metro.” In fact, Olde Salem Village is a bug-infested, poorly maintained apartment complex with outdated appliances in tiny kitchens. It’s located in the crime-ridden Culmore area … Continued
New houses sprouting up on site of former plant nursery
The Westover model home in the Callaway development. Eight homes in the new Callaway housing development on Little River Turnpike in Annandale have already sold – before the first model home opened on Aug. 21. Those sales were made from the Oakton office of the builder, Stanley Martin Homes. The development, on the site of … Continued