Tag: redevelopment
Bailey’s Crossroads gets a Harbor Freight hardware store
Harbor Freight is in the former Babies R Us spot. Harbor Freight, a hardware store at 5723 Columbia Pike next to Aldi in Bailey’s Crossroads, had a soft opening May 26 and is planning an official opening for June 13. Harbor Freight sells tools at discounted prices, including automotive tools, power tools, garden tools, building … Continued
Lidl to open in Pinecrest Plaza in September
Lidl is opening in the former Staples spot in Pinecrest Plaza. The Lidl grocery store under construction in Pinecrest Plaza on Little River Turnpike is expected to open at some point in the first half of September. The German-based Lidl discount supermarket chain has 100 stores in the United States. A Lidl store opened in … Continued
Annandale property owner wins huge case against tenant
This building used to house the Palace restaurant. Steve Lee, the owner of 7131 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, has won a major lawsuit against Korean restaurant chain Ebadom, which had broken a contract to lease space in the building that formerly housed the Palace restaurant. After finding for the landlord in the case in … Continued
Fairview Park Drive office building sold
The future home of BAE Systems [Fairview Park] Menlo Equities purchased the 15-story office building at 2941 Fairview Park Drive in Merrifield for $97.9 million March 25. The seller is listed as 2941 Fairview Park Drive LLC. BAE Systems, a global aerospace/defense corporation, is slated to move its headquarters, and about 350 employees, from Arlington … Continued
Annandale building project nears completion
This building is nearly completed. Construction on the former Palace restaurant building and a new building next to it on Little River Turnpike in Annandale are proceeding, despite the significant lifestyle changes in effect due to the coronavirus pandemic. The project has been delayed for about four years due to a legal dispute, but that … Continued
K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot coming to Seven Corners
This building has been empty since Fortune closed in 2019. A K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot restaurant is coming to the building formerly occupied by the Fortune restaurant in the Seven Corners Shopping Center. The building, at 6249 Seven Corners Center, is going through a total renovation. The work is just getting started, but … Continued
Task force begins review of six major development projects proposed in Mason District
The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center has big plans for expanding. A task force of Mason District residents appointed by Supervisor Penny Gross has begun considering six development proposals as part of the South County Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process for amending the Comprehensive Plan. At the task force’s first meeting, on March 5, county planning staff … Continued
EYA describes plan for townhouse development at Graham Park Plaza
An illustration of the townhouses proposed by EYA for the Graham Park Plaza property. The EYA real estate development company is planning a 180-unit townhouse community on the western part of the Graham Park Plaza shopping center on Arlington Boulevard. The stores in that area have already closed. This project replaces a mixed-use apartment and retail … Continued
Planning moves forward for live/work concept at Skyline office buildings
A rendering of the Skyline redevelopment project. The Fairfax County planning and zoning branch is reviewing a proposal to amend the development plan for three office buildings at the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The application was submitted by the Wolff Co. (KIW Skyline), which purchased the three mostly vacant buildings in 2019 at 5201, … Continued
It’s official: The Seven Corners Sears is closing
A sign in the Seven Corners Sears. [Freddy Ramirez] The Seven Corners Sears is closing April 12. There are deep discounts throughout the store. Signs in the store say all sales are final, no returns are allowed, and points may be redeemed on purchases. Just last week several employees insisted the store was not closing, … Continued
Development proposals submitted to county
First Christian Church wants to make better use of its underutilized property. Six development proposals were submitted to the Fairfax County Planning and Development Department for projects in Mason District as part of the South County Site-Specific Plan Amendment process. These nominations were among the 22 accepted by the planning department for the Mason, Mount … Continued
Mixed-use development proposed for underutilized office buildings in Annandale
These are the office buildings on Little River Turnpike that could be redeveloped, although the addresses on the buildings don’t match the addresses in the plan amendment nomination. [File photo] One of several “south county site-specific plan amendment” nominations submitted recently to the Fairfax County Planning and Development Department calls for redeveloping two office buildings … Continued
The JCC has a new cultural arts center and a big new fitness facility
The Smith-Kogod Cultural Arts Center. Big changes are happening at the JCC, or as it’s officially known, the Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia. The newly opened Smith-Kogod Cultural Arts Center, in front of the main building on Little River Turnpike, provides space for classes, rehearsals, and performances. A grand opening ceremony will be … Continued
Pinecrest Plaza is getting a makeover
The new vision for Pinecrest Plaza. [Edens] The Lidl grocery store at Pinecrest Plaza is expected to open in summer 2020, reports a spokesperson for Edens, the real estate company that owns the shopping center. Edens is also renovating Pinecrest Plaza. Improvements will include new facades, new LED lighting, wider sidewalks, and a new parking … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves Chick-Fil-A
These buildings in central Annandale will be replaced by a Chick-Fil-A. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors easily approved a zoning special exception Jan. 14 to allow construction of a Chick-fil-A drive-through restaurant on Little River Turnpike in central Annandale. No one spoke during the public hearing on the proposal, and none of the supervisors raised … Continued