December 5, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: redevelopment

Annandale restaurants are closing

#redevelopment, #restaurants
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Chicken Pelicana and Kimen Ramen & Izakaya, the two restaurants at the end of the EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive in Annandale, are closing for good on Sunday, Aug. 24. Neither one has plans to reopen in another location. The vendors at The Block are closing on Aug. 31, and B-Thrifty is closing … Continued

Rezoning proposed for Annandale office buildings

#redevelopment, #zoning
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Nicholas LRT LLC has submitted a rezoning application for a 6-acre property on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. The company wants to change the zoning from C-6 (community retail commercial district) to PDC (planned development commercial district). The proposal calls for transforming the six-story office building at 7620 Little River Turnpike to residential uses. An … Continued

Supervisors add redevelopment proposals to Comprehensive Plan Work Program

#Board of Supervisors, #Comprehensive Plan, #land use, #redevelopment
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The Board of Supervisors approved a motion on June 10 to add 11 Site-Specific Plan Amendments for Mason District to the Comprehensive Plan Work Program. The list includes a controversial proposal for a multifamily project at 6675 Little River Turnpike adjacent to the Willow Run neighborhood in Annandale. That project, which generated a huge number … Continued

Seven Corners church renovation to include a community performance space

#churches, #housing, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners

First Christian Church in Seven Corners is planning to create a community hub as part of a major renovation project. The upgrade will coincide with the construction of apartments for seniors next to the church. The affordable housing project, Kindred Crossing, is being developed by Wesley Housing in partnership with the church. The plan, approved … Continued

Planning Commission advances multifamily proposal in Willow Run neighborhood

#Comprehensive Plan, #housing, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted June 4 to recommend that a nomination for a multifamily housing project next to the Willow Run neighborhood in Annandale be added to the Comprehensive Plan Work Program. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt a work program on June 10. The proposed project has generated a huge … Continued

Planning Commission agrees to consider plan amendment nominations

#Comprehensive Plan, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission took a preliminary vote on May 22 to recommend that a mixed-use development opposed by residents at Willow Run in Annandale not go forward. Numerous community residents spoke out at a Planning Commission workshop on the Site-Specific Plan Amendments (SSPAs) proposed for Mason District against a 186-unit multifamily building at … Continued

Planning staff recommends rejection of apartment building on Little River Turnpike

#land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment
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Fairfax County planning staff are recommending that an apartment building proposed for Little River Turnpike in Annandale between Randolph Drive and Columbia Road not be added to the Comprehensive Plan Work Program. Planning staff also recommend that another Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) not go forward. That proposal called for converting an office building at 5300 … Continued

Displaced retail tenants secure concessions from Virginia Hospital Center

#businesses, #Falls Church, #redevelopment
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The Virginia Hospital Center has agreed to assist the small businesses it’s displacing from a small retail strip on Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church, the Viet Place Collective reports. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in October approved VHC’s plans to replace Graham Center with a health facility to include an emergency room, an urgent … Continued

Neighbors object to high-density projects proposed for Annandale

#Comprehensive Plan, #housing, #land use, #Lincolnia, #redevelopment
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At the final meeting of the Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) proposals submitted for Mason District, local residents voiced concerns about traffic congestion, overflow parking, and quality of life issues. The proposal generating the most opposition at the April 21 meeting calls for a five-story multifamily project on a 1.8-site at 6675 Little River Turnpike between … Continued

Seven Corners residents oppose housing proposal at the Jefferson

#Comprehensive Plan, #land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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Residents of the single-family neighborhood that backs up to The Jefferson Apartments in Seven Corners expressed significant concerns about a proposal to add more housing to the site. The property owner has submitted an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan to add 101 additional multifamily units on the surface parking lot at the Jefferson, … Continued

Community meetings scheduled on redevelopment proposals

#land use, #redevelopment
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Fairfax County has scheduled a series of community meetings during the coming weeks on the development proposals submitted for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. The 2025 nomination period for the county’s Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process (SSPA) has closed. Fifty-three nominations were received. The Board of Supervisors accepted 43 to continue to the screening phase. The … Continued