April 22, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: housing

Jeanne Simmons, age 96, refuses to vacate Hillwood Square home

#government services, #housing, #land use, #people, #property maintenance, #redevelopment
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Simmons “I don’t want to move,” says Jeanne Simmons, age 96, who is refusing to vacate her home of 57 years in Hillwood Square. A majority of owners of the cooperative complex in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County voted to sell the property to AvalonBay Communities Inc., which plans to develop 461 garden-style … Continued

Mason District Council calls for RSUs to be limited to high-density areas

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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A tiny apartment in Seattle. [Photo from the Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.] The Mason District Council (MDC) of Community Associations unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 9 calling for Fairfax County to prohibit residential studio units (RSUs) in low-density residential neighborhoods.  RSUs are zero-bedroom efficiency apartments no larger than 500 square feet. The county is proposing that … Continued

Affordable housing advocates promoting residential studio units

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #zoning
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Community leaders oppose studio units in single-family neighborhoods already plagued by overcrowded houses. Discussions here about Fairfax County’s proposal for a new zoning category to allow “residential studio units” (RSUs) have mainly focused on the potentially deleterious effect on stable residential neighborhoods. Yet there’s another side to the issue. Advocates for affordable housing have been … Continued

Efficiency units could destabilze neighborhoods, community leaders warn

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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A tiny studio apartment in San Francisco. [Photo from USA Today.] Civic association leaders are concerned that a Fairfax County proposal to create a new zoning category allowing tiny efficiency apartments could destroy the character of older, residential neighborhoods, especially in places like the Annandale/Mason area where overcrowding is already a problem. The Fairfax County … Continued

Developer cuts off water to 96-year-old homeowner who refused buyout

#housing, #people, #real estate, #redevelopment, #utilities, #water
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Jeanne Simmons After AvalonBay purchased the Hillwood Square community in Falls Church earlier this year, all the residents met the Aug. 23 move-out deadline—except for one. The remaining holdout is Jeanne Simmons, a 96-year-old former teacher who has lived in the development for 57 years. On Aug. 28, the developer gave Simmons a five-day notice … Continued

Seven Corners property owners consider redevelopment potential

#businesses, #housing, #real estate, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The Seven Corners Shopping Center used to be an enclosed mall. The Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force has some pretty ambitious plans for turning the aging commercial crossroads into a higher-density, walkable hub with a mix of more upscale housing, retail, and office structures. But will the Seven Corners property owners be … Continued

After sale of Hillwood Square, residents struggling to find affordable housing

#Falls Church, #housing, #neighborhood groups, #real estate, #redevelopment
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The interior of the Hillwood Square community is accessible by paths, not roads. The sale of the Hillwood Square community in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County means some longtime residents are struggling to find an affordable place to live. The new owner of the nearly 20-acre property, AvalonBay Communities Inc., plans to build … Continued

Community meetings on East County Government Center to occur this summer

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #housing, #real estate, #redevelopment, #social services, #transportation
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The proposed site for the East County Government Center now houses the temporary Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station. When public outreach meetings on a proposal for county office building and apartments on Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads happen this summer, the potential impact on school overcrowding and traffic are expected to be major concerns. The project … Continued