Tag: housing
More live-work units planned for Skyline
More live-work units are coming to the Skyline Center, the Washington Business Journal reports. Rob Seldin, the CEO of Highland Square Holdings, has teamed up with the Madison Marquette commercial real estate company to form Madison Highland Live/Work Loft Services LLC. The new company will convert two vacant office buildings, Skyline 4 and 5, into … Continued
Planning Commission endorses affordable housing in Seven Corners
The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment March 23 that would allow First Christian Church on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners to develop 113 affordable, age-restricted, multifamily housing units. At a Planning Commission hearing last week, several residents of the Ravenwood Park neighborhood spoke about severe flooding during storms and expressed fears … Continued
Construction underway on Annandale townhomes
Farewell trees and little single-family houses. Land-clearing is underway at McWhorter Place and Markham Street in Annandale to make way for the Townes at Little River Crossing. Sales are expected to open in April for the 43-unit townhouse community being developed by Christopher Land Cos. The homes will have three to five bedrooms and … Continued
Planning Commission defers decision on affordable housing
After listening to residents’ horror stories about flooding, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision on a proposal by First Christian Church to build 113 units of affordable housing for seniors. The Planning Commission will vote March 23 on whether to endorse an amendment of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan, which is needed for … Continued
Murals planned for Graham Park Plaza
The ongoing upgrade of Graham Park Plaza on Arlington Boulevard will include several large murals. Representatives of Federal Realty Investment Trust gave a presentation on the shopping center improvements at a Jan. 25 meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee. The makeover also includes new signage, outdoor seating by the Celebrity Delly and other … Continued
Construction of Skyline live/work project well underway
These office buildings are being turned into live/work units. Renovation is moving along quickly on the three vacant office buildings at the Skyline Center that are being converted to residential units tenants can use for living, working, or both. The first group of about 60 to 70 units will be ready for leasing in July … Continued
Board of Supervisors expands tax relief program
The Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed Dec. 4 to expand eligibility for the county’s real estate tax relief program for qualified seniors and people with disabilities. The measure was approved unanimously. The BoS increased the maximum gross income to qualify for tax relief from $72,000 to $90,000. They also … Continued
Annandale apartment complex gets a makeover
Fairmont Gardens, the apartment complex on Wadsworth Court in Annandale, is getting a makeover. The work is being carried out by the Donaldson Group, which took over management of Fairmont Gardens this spring.
Ground broken for Townhomes at Graham Park
From the left: Deidre Johnson, vice president, Federal Realty; Board of Supervisors Chair Jeffrey McKay; Mason Supervisor Penny Gross; Mason Planning Commissioner Julie Strandlie; Zoning Evaluation Branch Chief William O’Donnell; and EYA Executive Vice President Evan Goldman. [EYA] Fairfax County leaders joined developers at a groundbreaking ceremony this week for the Townhomes at Graham Park in … Continued
Planning Commission approves Final Development Plan for multifamily building in Bailey’s Crossroads
The entrance to the multifamily building would be at the corner of Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a Final Development Plan (FDP) Oct. 13 for a major project at the intersection of Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads. The project, proposed by DRI/WP Alta Crossroads LLC, consists … Continued
Sales to open this fall on townhomes at Graham Park Plaza
An illustration of the forthcoming townhouse development on Route 50. [EYA] The EYA development company plans to open sales this fall on the Townhomes of Graham Park. The new houses will be built on a portion of the Graham Park Plaza shopping center on Arlington Boulevard in the Falls Church area of Mason District. The new … Continued
Tenants speak out against rat and bug-infested apartments
Residents of the Lynbrook and Brookdale garden apartments on N. Beauregard Street in Alexandria’s West End are fighting a landlord they say is failing to properly maintain the property – leading to rat and bug infestations. “It’s outrageous,” says community organizer Elsa Riveros of Tenants and Workers United, which is educating tenants about their rights and … Continued
An open house at the White Gardens reveals how much work a resident curator would have to take on
The foyer in the White House. Potential resident curators and curious neighbors got a chance to look inside the house at the Margaret White Gardens at an open house on Aug. 7. The Park Authority is seeking a resident curator to fix up the house. The curator would pay for the needed repairs and maintenance … Continued
Storms are driving mud from Sleepy Hollow construction site to Lake Barcroft
Muddy runoff from housing construction on Sleepy Hollow Road. [Photos: Gretchen Boyland] Following the recent storms, a huge amount of mud from the Hudson Quarter development under construction on Sleepy Hollow Road has washed down streets and culverts in the Lake Barcroft community, ultimately ending up in the lake.
Alexandria City Council approves Landmark project
The new Alexandria Hospital would be at the western end of the Landmark site. The Alexandria City Council on July 6 unanimously approved the redevelopment agreements for a new hospital and mixed-use development on the site of the former Landmark Mall. The site agreements will result in approximately 4 million square feet of new development, … Continued