January 24, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: redevelopment

Sediment from Inova project is damaging the watershed

#environment, #Inova, #nature, #redevelopment, #stormwater, #streams
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Sediment from the Inova construction site is flowing into streams. [Photos by Kris Unger] Construction at the Inova Center for Personalized Health and related projects on Gallows Road on the former Exxon Mobil site is causing large amounts of sediment to flow into streams and is thus compromising the Holmes Run watershed. While some efforts have … Continued

Neighbors launch letter-writing campaign against Gallows Road development

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #zoning
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Dozens of people turn out for meeting on a high-density development in their community.  Residents of Holmes Run Acres, Windy Ridge, Lafayette Village, and Raintree are urging county leaders to reject plans for a 55+ housing development on Gallows Road across from Woodburn Elementary School. About 40 neighbors gathered at the school Nov. 8 for … Continued

Lincolnia task force considers office building conversion proposal

#housing, #land use, #Lincolnia, #office building, #redevelopment, #retail
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Halifax Office Park Now that the Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force has endorsed a plan for creating a community business center (CBC) in the area around the Little River Turnpike/N. Beauregard intersection, it is looking at redevelopment projects in the broader Lincolnia area. The main project under consideration at the task force’s Oct. 22 … Continued

Supervisors approve large self-storage facility for Mason District

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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An illustration of the self-storage facility planned for the Shell Oil Industrial Park in Mason District. The Board of Supervisors cleared the way for the construction of a four-story self-storage facility on a vacant lot in an industrial area of Mason District. Northpoint Realty Partners had sought in increase in density and modifications of proffers … Continued

Residents come out in force against 55+ housing development on Gallows Road

#community organizations, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #seniors, #zoning
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Residents of Holmes Run Acres and nearby communities oppose a housing development on Gallows Road. Residents of Holmes Run Acres and nearby communities packed a meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee Sept. 25 to oppose a plan for a 72-unit housing development on Gallows Road. The biggest concern is traffic, but neighbors also … Continued

Office building conversion proposed for Lincolnia

#housing, #land use, #Lincolnia, #office building, #redevelopment
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One of the building in the Halifax Office Park. Two potential housing projects in the works for Mason District were presented to the Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force Sept. 6. One proposal calls for the increasingly obsolete Halifax Office Park on Cherokee Avenue to be transformed into a high-end multifamily housing complex with on-site … Continued

More complaints hit Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #property maintenance, #redevelopment, #retail
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The Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads will have a CVS, Sardi’s restaurant, Next Day Blinds, T-Mobile, Burger 7, and Pita Pouch. More complaints have been leveled against the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, a retail center nearing completion on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, and representatives of the developer and Fairfax County government say the problems are … Continued

Interim park planned for Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #parks, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Landmark Building is being torn down.  The area around the former Landmark Building on Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads will be transformed into an “interim park” with temporary recreational facilities. Demolition of that building is expected to be completed by the end of September. The property was acquired by Fairfax County last year as part … Continued

A shopping center construction project is causing problems for a next-door neighbor

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail, #stormwater
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Water runoff from a shopping center under construction on Leesburg Pike toward Washington Drive during last week’s rainstorm. [Irene Xenos] Abdul Bunyas, a resident of 3412 Washington Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads for the past 19 years, says construction of a shopping center next door has caused flooding in his yard and a wall at the … Continued