January 31, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: housing

Residents speak out against zoning changes that would destabilize neighborhoods

#businesses, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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More than 40 people spoke at a Fairfax County Planning Commission meeting on zMOD Jan. 28, most of them opposing new rules that would make it easier to create an Accessory Living Unit (ALU) and home-based business.  By the time the public hearing portion of the meeting was over it was 1 a.m., so the … Continued

Board of Supervisors rejects huge mixed-use proposal for western Annandale

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #stormwater
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The Board of Supervisors meets virtually on Jan. 26. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed Jan. 26 to eliminate from the Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021 a huge 575-unit mixed-use project proposed for western Annandale. That project would have been located on Little River Turnpike between Hummer Road and Woodland Road.

Lake Barcroft, Malbrook residents oppose access plan for new houses on Sleepy Hollow Road

#development, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #transportation, #VDOT
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The future site of a new housing development on Sleepy Hollow Road. [Larry Golfer] Residents of Lake Barcroft and the Malbrook community are concerned that a new housing development under construction on Sleepy Hollow Road would bring more traffic to neighborhood streets. The Gulick Group has begun clearing land and plans to build 18 new … Continued

Northern Virginia has a worse housing burden for low-income families than any other U.S. metro area

#Annandale, #economy, #families, #housing
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The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in this Annandale complex is $1,800 a month. Northern Virginia has the highest rate of severe housing burden among low-income households, compared to the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, state a new report. According to “Unequal Burden” the latest report from the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Insight … Continued

Proposed rule change would allow Fairfax County developers to provide fewer affordable housing units

#development, #housing, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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The Avalon Mosaic apartments in Merrifield have a few WDUs available. [Mosaic District] Fairfax County planners are proposing a new way to determine how rental workforce dwelling units (WDUs) should be calculated.  The county’s WDU policy allows housing developers to receive a density bonus in the form of additional market-rate units to offset the cost … Continued

More details emerge on Landmark Mall redevelopment

#Alexandria, #health, #housing, #Inova, #Landmark, #redevelopment
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The concept for redeveloping Landmark Mall. Representatives of Inova, the City of Alexandria, and the Foulger-Pratt development company presented more details on the plans to create an urban village/medical complex at Landmark Mall at a community meeting Jan. 4.  The plan calls for tearing down the mall and developing the 52-acre property with a new … Continued

Planning Commission endorses a revised redevelopment plan for western Annandale

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #revitalization, #Seven Corners
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The site of a proposed redevelopment project on Little River Turnpike in Annandale.  The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed that a major redevelopment project in Annandale’s west end should be included in the county’s Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021 – with two major changes.  That project calls for 575 multifamily residential units, 156,000 square … Continued

Community members speak out against redevelopment proposals in Annandale and Seven Corners

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center on Row Street in Seven Corners wants to develop a community center. Local residents spoke out against most of the six nominations for redevelopment projects in Mason District at a Planning Commission hearing last week. The projects have been nominated for inclusion in Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for … Continued

Neighbors speak out against senior housing project at First Christian Church in Seven Corners

#churches, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #seniors, #Seven Corners
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An illustration of the proposed senior housing project on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. Local residents raised some key concerns about a proposal for a senior housing project in Seven Corners at a lengthy Fairfax County Planning Commission hearing Nov. 18.  That proposal – submitted by First Christian Church at 6165 Leesburg Pike – is … Continued

Fairfax County staff oppose plan amendments for two projects in Annandale, one in Seven Corners

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #Mason District, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #revitalization, #seniors, #Seven Corners
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Planning staff opposes a large mixed-use project on this site in Annandale, viewed from Woodland Road. Fairfax County Planning and Development Department staff are recommending that three of the six “site-specific plan amendments” proposed for Mason District be included in the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for 2021 – and three should not.  The Planning … Continued

Fairfax County board approves townhouses at Graham Park Plaza

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #coronavirus, #health, #housing, #redevelopment
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 20 approved a proposal by EYA Development LLC to build 177 townhouses on the western portion of Graham Park Plaza on Arlington Boulevard. Among other actions at the BoS meeting, the supervisors approved a plan for disposal of the Confederate monuments at the judicial complex in Fairfax … Continued