November 26, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: redevelopment

Task force to advise county on plan for Northern Virginia Training Center site

#Braddock District, #Cook, #land use, #redevelopment, #seniors

This site along Braddock Road could become a community for seniors. Braddock Supervisor John Cook is creating a citizen task force to advise county officials as they develop a Comprehensive Plan for the site formerly occupied by the Northern Virginia Training Center (NVTC). In September, Erickson Living, a developer specializing in retirement communities, announced plans to … Continued

Urban design guidelines in the works for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners

#Bailey's Crossroads, #infrastructure, #land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization (OCR) is working on urban design guidelines for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners that will address such issues as landscaping, sidewalks, how buildings should be sited, how storefronts should look, and what amenities like benches and lighting should look like. The draft, including illustrations of how various urban elements … Continued

Proposed redevelopment project at Graham Park Plaza downsized

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail
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The new project is shown in yellow. [Federal Realty] Federal Realty Investment Trust has downsized its plans for transforming the western half of Graham Park Plaza into a mixed-use development. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had approved a Comprehensive Plan Amendment last December allowing construction of 248 multifamily housing units on top of community-serving … Continued

New bank opens at Pinecrest Plaza

#businesses, #redevelopment
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This bank was built on the site of a former gas station.  The new TD Bank that opened at Pinecrest Plaza Sept. 23 focuses on customer service and convenience, says manger Ali Nahim. The bank, at 6566 Little River Turnpike, offers 24/7 live customer service, checking and savings accounts, commercial accounts, mortgage and home equity … Continued

Old Macy’s building at Landmark Mall could house the homeless

#Alexandria, #homeless, #land use, #Landmark, #redevelopment, #retail
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Macy’s at Landmark Mall in 2013. The vacant Macy’s building at Landmark Mall could be used as a temporary homeless shelter for two years until construction begins on a mixed-use redevelopment project. The Carpenter’s Shelter, in the northern section of Old Town, Alexandra, has been looking for a temporary place for its clients while it … Continued

Senior housing planned for site of Northern Virginia Training Center

#housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #seniors
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One of the 14 buildings on the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center. Erickson Living, a developer specializing in retirement communities, plans to build a community for seniors on the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center on Braddock Road in Fairfax, the company announced Sept. 18. Erickson Living has entered into … Continued

St. James sports complex to open in September 2018

#health, #Recreation, #redevelopment, #sports, #Springfield

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and Craig Dixon, co-founder and co-CEO of The St. James sports complex, at the groundbreaking ceremony.  The huge St. James sports and wellness complex will bring two ice hockey rinks, a swimming pool, soccer field, climbing wall, spa, recreational facilities and much more to Mason District. Construction is underway … Continued

St. James sports complex to open in September 2018

#health, #Recreation, #redevelopment, #sports, #Springfield
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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and Craig Dixon, co-founder and co-CEO of The St. James sports complex, at the groundbreaking ceremony.  The huge St. James sports and wellness complex will bring two ice hockey rinks, a swimming pool, soccer field, climbing wall, spa, recreational facilities and much more to Mason District. Construction is underway … Continued

Neighbors complain developer ignores proffers

#Bailey's Crossroads, #holidays, #redevelopment, #retail
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A neighbor took this photo of construction during Eid.  Just because a developer promised to comply with certain proffers – like avoiding construction on holidays – doesn’t mean the neighbors can trust that those rules will be followed. When the Board of Supervisors approved Spectrum Development’s application for a shopping center project on Leesburg Pike … Continued

New owner of Mark Center plans to renovate garden apartment communities

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment
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The Hillwood apartments at the Mark Center Morgan Properties, a fast-growing real estate company based in suburban Philadelphia, has acquired the Mark Center portfolio in Alexandria’s West End for $509 million, the company announced Aug. 30. The Mark Center consists of 2,664 apartment units and a 63,320-square-foot retail center on more than 150 acres. The … Continued