Tag: real estate
New York Pizza Factory expanding
New York Pizza, on the left, is taking over the middle store. New York Pizza Factory, at 7258 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is taking over the empty storefront next door, probably after the first of the year. The larger space will provide enough room for eat-in dining. Currently, the pizza shop has only carryout and … Continued
Illegal infill development would destroy our neighborhood
Malbrook residents are fighting Evergreene’s plan to develop on this site. By Darren Gruendel An article published in the Annandale Blog Aug. 18 describes how residents of the Malbrook subdivision are fighting a developer’s plans to built eight houses on a small lot in defiance of the community’s legal covenants. If this project goes forward, … Continued
FXCO economy still sluggish
The state of the Fairfax County economy remains mixed, according to a set of indicators by the county’s Department of Management and Budget. Here are some highlights: The unemployment rate in Fairfax County rose from 3.6 percent in April to 4 percent in May. That translates to an increase in the number of unemployed residents … Continued
Bailey’s Gateway project canceled
5600 Columbia Pike Foulger-Pratt has dropped plans to develop a 433-unit apartment building on the site of a vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads after the company failed to reach an agreement on purchasing the property from Government Properties Income Trust. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had approved an amendment … Continued
Hair Cuttery coming to Barcroft Plaza
Barcroft Plaza. Hair Cuttery is coming to the Barcroft Plaza shopping center. The store, at 6354 Columbia Pike used to be home of Sweet Bee frozen yogurt. Hair Cuttery will be the third hair salon at the retail center. American Beauty at Valentino’s hair and nail salon is just a few stores away, at 6343 … Continued
New houses planned for Gallows Road
This building on Gallows Road is slated to be torn down. Two old houses on Gallows Road between Woodburn Elementary School and Holmes Run Acres Recreation Association will be torn down and replaced with three new houses. It’s a by-right project, which means the property doesn’t need to be rezoned. The current zoning designation is … Continued
Church buys office building on Rt. 50
6565 Arlington Blvd. The Falls Church Anglican, a group of defectors from the historic Falls Church in the City of Falls Church, has purchased an office building at 6565 Arlington Blvd., the Falls Church News-Press reports. The congregation, led by Rev. John Yates, had defected from the Episcopal Church in 2006, but continued to occupy … Continued
Habitat for Humanity renovates bug-infested house for first-time homeowner
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia has turned a roach-infested, heavily damaged townhouse in Annandale into a beautifully redone home for a lower-income first-time homebuyer. The four-bedroom house at 4537 Garbo Court, in the Cavalcade community off Ravensworth Road, was donated to Habitat in winter 2014 by Mary Ann Elliott. Rev. Jon Smoot, the executive … Continued
Annandale real estate market gaining strength
This 5,188-square foot house on Vellex Lane in the Wilburdale neighborhood is on the market for $1,169,888. It has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a sun room, and much more. [Zillow] The average price of a home sold in Annandale (zip code 22003) in February was $447,450, a 3.47 percent increase over the average home sold … Continued
House on Evergreen Lane expected to be redeveloped
There are plans to replace the small brick house at 4217 Evergreen Lane, Annandale, with a larger, two-story building. Dr. Quan Nguyen, a physician, has been seeing patients in the building since he purchased it in 1984. The house was built in 1941. It’s early in the process; no plans have been filed with Fairfax … Continued
2015 real estate assessment up 5.5 percent in Annandale
Annandale has the highest average increase in assessments. Fairfax County real estate assessments for 2015 rose an average of 3.39 percent for residential properties, the Department of Tax Administration announced Feb. 17. Assessments for properties in Annandale (zip code 22003) rose an average of 5.45 percent – which is more than any other zip code … Continued
Home sale prices in Annandale declining
This 790-square foot one-bedroom condo on Hazeltine Court in the Pinecrest community is on the market for $217,900. [Zillow] The median sales prices of homes sold in December 2014 in Annandale (zip code 22003) was $510,000, a 7.3 percent decline from $550,000 in December 2013. The average sale price last month was $549,104, down 6.8 … Continued
D.C.-based company buys office building in Mason District
5290 Shawnee Road [Cafferty Commercial Real Estate Services] ABC Imaging has closed on a deal to purchase an office building in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, and will move its 150 employees from Washington, D.C., to the Mason District. [The information reported here is from the Washington Business Journal.] ABC Imaging purchased the 48,000-square … Continued
Annandale home prices rising
The median sales price of a home sold in Annandale (zip code 22003) in November was $542,000. That’s a 9 percent increase from November 2013, according to data provided by realtor Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker. The average sales price in November was $558,708, up 12 percent from $498,625 in November of 2013 and up 1.4 … Continued
Tysons redevelopment will transform the entire region
Part of the proposed Arbor Row development in the Westpark Drive area of Tysons. A hundred and fifty years ago, Tysons Corners was literally the intersection of two roads, with not much else. It’s now a traffic-clogged employment center poised to become a big city with a lot more residents. And its name is being … Continued