Tag: redevelopment
Model homes open at new Heritage development
Construction is well under way on the first phase of the Heritage townhouse community on Commons Avenue in Annandale. When completed, the community will consist of 67 homes on what had been a parking lot, 7-Eleven, and gas station between the Heritage shopping center and the Vistas of Annandale. The Board of Supervisors approved the … Continued
McKay accused of using position as supervisor to benefit from a land deal
Jeff McKay speaks at his campaign kickoff event in January. With just a few weeks until the June 11 Democratic primary, Jeff McKay, the Lee District supervisor who’s considered the frontrunner in the race for chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, has become embroiled in a controversy over allegations that he benefited from … Continued
Candidates for board of supervisor chair: experience vs. new blood
Tim Chapman and Alicia Plerhoples At a debate for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the only candidate currently on the board, Jeff McKay of the Lee District, mostly defended actions he pushed the board to take, while the other candidates said much more needs to be done. The debate was sponsored by … Continued
Lincolnia Task Force completes its work
Michael Burton (left) of the Fairfax County Planning Department, speaks to the Lincolnia task force. The Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force at its 19th and final meeting on April 29 signed off on a street grid plan for the “opportunity area” in the Lincolnia Community Business Center and approved an office building conversion project. … Continued
Hello Aldi, goodbye Safeway
There are going to be some grocery store changes Bailey’s Crossroads. Aldi will open in the former Babies R Us store at 5700 Columbia Pike, and the Safeway in the Crossroads Center at 5710 Columbia Pike is closing on June 25.
Navy Federal to open in Barcroft Plaza
The Navy Federal Branch in the Annandale Shopping Center. Navy Federal Credit Union is opening a branch at Barcroft Plaza on Columbia Pike. It is expected to open in late summer, between the ABC store and Subway. This will be Navy Federal’s 18th branch in Northern Virginia.
Inova dedicates new cancer center
The Schar Cancer Institute [Inova] The Inova Health System officially dedicated the Schar Cancer Institute April 24 on what had been the ExxonMobil headquarters on Gallows Road across from Inova Fairfax Hospital. The institute will focus on individualized cancer treatments based on a patient’s genetic information. The 420,000-square-foot cancer center will begin accepting patients May … Continued
New loan program will promote sustainable buildings
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized a new program to help commercial, industrial, nonprofit, and multifamily property owners borrow money from private lenders to make buildings more environmentally sustainable. The Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program will make it easier for eligible property owners to take out private loans for energy efficiency, renewable … Continued
A sense of place promotes community pride, as well as redevelopment
The street address of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is 6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria, but, geographically, it can be considered to be in Annandale. By Dan McKinnon There it was again. Another example in the press of how the strange historical, geographical, postal, and the other types of district constructs in place throughout Fairfax County … Continued
Plans emerge for Kmart site
Dozens of former Kmart buildings around the country have been converted to self-storage facilities. A Kmart in Illinois has been transformed into a private school. and one in New Jersey is expected to be used for government offices and a clinic. That’s not going to happen at the 125,000 square foot Kmart building at 4251 … Continued
County to invest more in revitalization districts
John Marr Drive in Annandale. Fairfax County has increased its investment in maintaining publicly owned properties in five Commercial Revitalization Districts (CRDs): Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners, McLean, the Richmond Highway Corridor, and Springfield. Two new full-time positions were created in the Department of Public Works and Environmental Service’s CRD maintenance program to focus on the … Continued
Community offers input on Halifax proposal
The Halifax office buildings. Lincolnia residents who came to a community meeting March 20 about a project to transform the aging Halifax office buildings into apartments came away with a clearer understanding of what the project is all about – and the lengthy process ahead before it can be approved. Like all suburban office buildings … Continued
Gross, Aiken clash on redevelopment issues at candidate forum
From the left: Del. Kaye Kory, Sen. Dick Saslaw, Gary Aiken, Jessica Swanson, Supervisor Penny Gross, Andres Jimenez, and Ricardy Anderson. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and her Republican challenger, Gary Aiken, clashed over how to revitalize aging commercial centers, the East County Office Building, and Bailey’s Upper Elementary School at a candidate forum March 18 … Continued
Panel urges greater investment in affordable housing
Fairmont Gardens in Annandale. The shrinking amount of affordable housing in Fairfax County is driving middle and lower-income people out of the area. To address that challenge, the Board of Supervisors convened an Affordable Housing Resources Panel to determine the number of affordable housing units needed and determine how to reach that goal. The panel’s … Continued
Supervisors consider financial incentives to promote economic revitalization
Many commercial properties in Annandale are on small lots. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering a proposal to create “economic revitalization and redevelopment zones” in certain designated areas – including Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners, and Lincolnia – where developers could receive tax breaks and other incentives for redevelopment projects. At the board’s March … Continued