November 22, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: housing

Planning Commission endorses senior housing project in Seven Corners

#housing, #redevelopment, #seniors, #Seven Corners
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission is recommending approval of a rezoning application to permit an apartment building on the grounds of First Christian Church on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. Wesley Housing Development Corp. plans to build a four-story 113-unit apartment building for low-income seniors. The Culmore Clinic, currently housed in the church would be … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads residents say crime should be addressed before redevelopment

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Comprehensive Plan, #housing, #redevelopment
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Several community members who attended a Fairfax County Planning Department presentation on a proposal for a major mixed-use project on the Food Star site in Bailey’s Crossroads said the county should address the immediate problems in that area first. Those problems include crime, litter, traffic, weeds in the median, safety and trash issues at Skyline … Continued

Mixed-use development proposed for Eastgate center in Annandale

#housing, #redevelopment, #retail, #revitalization
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Insight Property Group has submitted a proposal to develop a mixed-use multifamily apartment complex at the Eastgate Shopping Center in Annandale. Insight is proposing a six-story building with up to 280 residential units and 11,220 square feet of ground-level retail. The Eastgate Shopping Center, at 4251 John Marr Drive, was developed in 2020 on the … Continued

Multifamily housing proposed for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners

#Baileys Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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County staff and developers presented information about three major projects proposed in Mason District at a community meeting on Jan. 11. The projects were nominated as part of the Site-Specific Plan Amendment process (SSPA) for amending the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan provides guidelines for future land use and development decisions. Eight nominations … Continued

Townhomes going up in Annandale

#housing, #real estate
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Construction is well underway on an infill townhome development at the McWhorter Place/Markham Drive intersection in Annandale. Christopher Cos. is building 43 townhouses at the Townes at Little River Crossing development. Three homes have already been sold, reports sales agent Liz Walker. A model home will open in February. At that time the sales office … Continued

Wedgewood tenants complain about mice, mold, and water outages

#health, #housing, #property maintenance
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Residents of the Wedgewood Apartments in Annandale are increasingly fed up with their living conditions – and an unresponsive landlord. Among the complaints: mice, bedbugs, water outages, broken pipes, flooding in laundry rooms, mold, rats by the dumpsters, crime, and speeding in the parking lot. Concerned tenants have been working with staff from FACETS, the … Continued

Major development proposed for Food Star site in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment
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A comprehensive plan amendment is in the works for a section of the Town Center District in the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Business Center. George Hong, the owner of the Food Star property at 5521 Leesburg Pike, told the Bailey’s Crossroads/7 Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC) Sept. 29 about a proposal to develop four apartment buildings in … Continued

Inova acquires 35 acres next to Fairfax Hospital

#health, #housing, #Inova
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Inova Health System is expanding its already-large footprint in Northern Virginia. Inova has purchased approximately 35 acres of land on Gallows Road currently occupied by the Amberleigh apartments adjacent to the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. [Correction: Inova acquired the land, not the apartment complex.] “Inova has no immediate plans for the land and will have … Continued

GMU project engages with residents of Culmore and Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community organizations, #Culmore, #health, #housing, #social services
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George Mason University is spearheading a place-based initiative to bring together residents of Culmore and Bailey’s Crossroads and the organizations that serve them. The project will develop an action plan “to solve systemic-level issues.” Project Manager Katie Wilson of GMU described the Place-Based Initiative (PBI) for Bailey’s Crossroads and Culmore, known unofficially as the Culmore … Continued