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

Planning Commission endorses apartments at 5600 Columbia Pike

The Bailey’s Gateway project would replace this vacant office building.  A proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow a 433-unit apartment complex at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads got the green light from the Fairfax County Planning Commission Feb. 4. The proposal calls for a 10-story vacant office building on the 3.8-acre parcel, located at … Continued

Lincolnia planning study under way

The Lincolnia Building on Beauregard Street. [LoopNet] Fairfax County is launching a study to determine if portions of the Lincolnia Planning District should be redesignated from “suburban neighborhood” to “community business center.” The public is invited to a community meeting on the study March 2, 7:30 p.m., at Holmes Middle School.  The Board of Supervisors … Continued

Aaron Frank leaving Gross’ office

Aaron Frank, the land use and development specialist in Mason Supervisor Penny Gross’ office, is moving on. Frank, who’s been at Gross’ office since October 2010, is relocating to Phoenix at the end of the month to be with his fiancé and finish a master’s degree. “It’s time for the next chapter in many areas … Continued

Supervisors approve Afghan funeral chapel on Braddock Road

A rendering of the funeral chapel planned for Braddock Road. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a zoning special exception Jan. 27 to allow the construction of a funeral chapel at 6839 Braddock Road serving the Afghan community. The applicant, Keith Martin, representing the Afghan Academy, agreed to a long list of development conditions, … Continued

Construction of Bailey’s Upper play areas won’t happen until 2016 at the earliest

The site plan for Bailey’s Upper Elementary School, showing the proposed gym (red), outdoor play space (green), and sports court (blue). Leesburg Pike is along the bottom edge. The gym and play area planned for Bailey’s Upper Elementary School probably won’t be built until 2016 or beyond. Brady Rauch, of the design and construction department … Continued

Mason land use committee opposes Baileys Gateway project

5600 Columbia Pike. The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) voted Jan. 27 to oppose a multifamily development at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The committee’s role is advisory, so the vote means the MDLUC recommends the Fairfax County Planning Commission reject an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the project. The … Continued

Gross encourages property owners to remove unwanted donation boxes

A donation in a corner of the Choong Hwa Woon restaurant on John Marr Drive in Annandale. Concerned about the proliferation of donation drop-off boxes sprouting up all over privately owned parking lots, Mason District SupervisorPenny Gross has written to commercial property owners advising that they have the right to remove boxes that have been … Continued

Redevelopment under consideration for Route 50 shopping center

Graham Park Plaza Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of Graham Park Plaza, the shopping center on Route 50 formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, is considering redevelopment options, including a mixed-use building with multifamily housing on the upper floors and retail on the ground floor. The company has asked Mason Supervisor Penny Gross’s office to … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Spectrum rezoning application

The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Jan. 22 approved commissioner Julie Strandlie’s (Mason) request to defer until Feb. 11 a decision on Spectrum Development’s rezoning applications for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The delay will give Spectrum more time to make changes in its application. At a Planning Commission hearing on … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Bailey’s Crossroads retail center

A view of the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads on Leesburg Pike. [Spectrum Development] The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed unanimously to defer until Jan. 22 a recommendation on a proposal to allow a retail center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the issue on Jan. 27. Spectrum … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment plan

The area outlined in red is the Columbia Pike/Moncure Avenue area proposed for redevelopment. [Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a comprehensive plan amendment Jan. 13 to allow the redevelopment of a 7.4-acre property on Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads. AvalonBay is proposing a … Continued