October 1, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: land use

SE Quadrant would spur Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment

#Bailey's Crossroads, #government services, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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Columbia Pike, with the Southeast Quadrant on the right. Fairfax County officials told local residents at a community meeting Jan. 7 that a real estate deal involving a land swap and land purchase is necessary to spur redevelopment in a rundown section of Bailey’s Crossroads. The real estate transaction for the 4.47-acre area known as … Continued

Community meeting Jan. 7 on Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment
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A proposed redevelopment project would replace buildings in the Southeast Quadrant with apartments and an office building. Mason District residents are encouraged to come to a community meeting Thursday evening to learn more about a land swap to facilitate the “Southeast Quadrant” redevelopment project in Bailey’s Crossroads.  The meeting, hosted by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, … Continued

FXCO working group exploring new uses for old office buildings

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning
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The rear of the Sun Trust Building on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. It has three suites for rent. A new Fairfax County working group launched by Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova is exploring ideas for repurposing older office buildings with lots of empty space. The Fairfax County Building Repositioning Workgroup’s objective is to … Continued

County proposes land swap to facilitate redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #transportation
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The Southeast Quadrant seen from Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to hold a public hearing Jan. 12 on a proposed land swap to make the way for a new multifamily housing development and county office building in the “Southeast Quadrant,” an area in Bailey’s Crossroads along Columbia Pike between Moncure Avenue … Continued

Residents blast DMV for relocating facility to Barcroft Plaza

#DMV, #land use, #parking, #redevelopment, #shopping, #state government, #traffic, #transportation
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Among DMV officials at a community meeting at Belvedere Elementary School were (left to right): Facilities Director Justin Thomas, Deputy Commissioner David Mitchell, and Special Advisor to the Commissioner Matt Wells. A huge amount of anger and frustration were expressed at a community meeting Dec. 3 hosted by the Mason District Council about a Department … Continued

Supervisors approve restrictions on donation drop boxes

#Board of Supervisors, #code compliance, #land use, #litter, #property maintenance
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Donation boxes on John Marr Drive in Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved new zoning rules Nov. 17 to regulate donation drop boxes. The new rules, which take effect immediately, are needed because the boxes – which are supposed to be for old clothes and shoes – often attract litter and have … Continued

Despite legal setback, Malbrook residents confident they will win

#courts, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment
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Deer enjoy the meadow where an infill housing development is planned near Malbrook. By Darren Gruendel Sex, lies, and videotape – OK, no sex, but there are plenty of lies and there’s a video of horrendous flooding in the continuing drama about Malbrook subdivision’s fight to protect its neighborhood covenants.  Malbrook residents were shocked on … Continued

Fairfax Water plans to use eminent domain to take property in Merrifield

#businesses, #land use, #Mosaic District, #redevelopment, #water
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8515 Lee Highway [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Water Authority is planning to use eminent domain to acquire a property at 8515 Lee Highway in Merrifield for a new maintenance facility. The agency is conducting a public hearing on the issue Nov. 19 at Fairfax Water’s offices at 8570 Executive Park Ave., Fairfax. According to … Continued

Seven Corners apartment project to open in spring 2017

#housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The site of a new apartment building on Route 50, with the partially completed Hampton Inn & Suites in the background. The apartment building on Route 50 in Seven Corners is projected to be completed in spring 2017. It will have 171 apartments, including a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, one-bedroom-plus-den, and two bedroom-plus-den units, says … Continued

Controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment likely to resurface in 2016

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning
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Seven Corners could be a magnet for developers. The Board of Supervisors has put off indefinitely consideration of a controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment that would facilitate new high-density projects in certain redevelopment areas – but that doesn’t mean it’s dead. The proposed amendment on planned residential mixed use (PRM), planned commercial district (PDC), and commercial … Continued