Tag: redevelopment
Relocation of TSA headquarters to Springfield will bring 3,000 jobs to the area
Travellers apply for TSA expedited screening at Washington Dulles International Airport. [TSA] The U.S. General Services Administration’s decision to build a new headquarters for the Transportation Security Administration in Springfield is expected to bring more than 3,000 jobs to the area. The GSA awarded a $316 million contract to Boston Properties, which owns the site … Continued
Fairfax Circle mixed-use project moving forward
A rendering of Scout on the Circle. Demolition of the long-closed shopping center on Fairfax Circle is expected to start in late 2017 or early 2018 to make way for the Scout on the Circle mixed-use project. The developer, Combined Properties Inc., announced Aug. 3 that Giant Food has signed on as the anchor for … Continued
Black Squirrel coming to the Loren in Seven Corners
The Loren is open. The Loren, the new apartment complex at 6410 Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners will have a Black Squirrel gastropub on the first floor. Black Squirrel is expected to open in eight months to a year, said Nina Kent, property manager with the Bozzuto Group. The Black Squirrel, specializing in craft beer … Continued
Work to start imminently on Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center
This house on Charles Street will be demolished. Work on the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, the retail center on Leesburg Pike between Charles Street and Washington Drive, is starting imminently, Peter Batten of Spectrum Development told nearby residents at a community meeting July 12. The project consists of two buildings: a CVS drugstore with a … Continued
Planning Commission approves Spa Forest
This office building could be converted to a high-end spa. The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special permit allowing an office building on General Green Way in an industrial area of Mason District to be converted to a health club and spa facility called Spa Forest. The BZA limited the hours of operation for … Continued
Columbia Crossroads project moving forward
The site of the Columbia Crossroads project, with the Landmark building in the background. A plan to develop the Columbia Crossroads mixed-use/multifamily redevelopment on the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey’s Crossroads is moving through the approval process. The project calls for a five-story, 378-unit apartment building on the corner of Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue, possibly … Continued
DaVita dialysis center moving into former gym space
The vacant storefront at 7060 Columbia Pike in the Annandale Shopping Center has been leased by DaVita Dialysis Inc., according to a building permit notice posted on the window. DaVita Dialysis is a Fortune 500 company that provides services for people with chronic kidney failure and end-stage renal disease. The company operates more than 2,300 … Continued
Just Neighbors moves, on short notice, to Annandale office building
Just Neighbors new home, in the building at the rear. Just Neighbors, a nonprofit organization that serves low-income immigrants andrefugees throughout Northern Virginia, is moving this weekend from Bailey’s Crossroads to an office building at 7630 Little River Turnpike in Annandale. In March 2016, the organization announced plans to relocate to the Heritage Drive campus … Continued
New AAA store to open next month
The AAA store in Seven Corners is on the site of a long-vacant chain restaurant. The new AAA store in Seven Corners is expected to open around Aug. 19, says Thomas Calcagni, director of public and government affairs for AAA’s metropolitan D.C. region. The 7,200-square foot facility – at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and … Continued
Planning Commission endorses townhouse proposal for Seven Corners
This underutilized building would be replaced with townhouses. The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval of a comprehensive plan amendment to allow the development of up to 12 housing units per acre on a property currently occupied by a medical office building at 6060 Arlington Blvd. in Seven Corners. The medical building is mostly vacant, … Continued
Spa Forest proposal moves forward
An illustration of the rooftop pools proposed for Spa Forest. The huge Spa Forest development proposed for a vacant office building in the Alexandria area of Mason District got a little closer to reality June 15. Following a public hearing on a special permit for the project, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision … Continued
Five Guys to open in old Grevey’s spot in Merrifield
A Five Guys restaurant is set to open in the old Grevey’s spot, in the Yorktown Shopping Center in Merrifield, in late July or early August. Grevey’s, the popular sports bar that had been in the Yorktown Shopping Center for 37 years, closed in December. Former Washington Bullet Kevin Grevey opened a restaurant here in 1979. The … Continued
Plans dropped for townhouse project on Gallows Road
This wooded stretch along Gallows Road will remain as is for the time being. The proposal for a 66-unit townhouse project on a wooded 9.5-acre property on Gallows Road is not going forward. A report by staff from the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning recommends against an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan … Continued
Improvements planned for Barcroft Plaza
Barcroft Plaza is getting a facelift, the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) reports. Federal Realty Investment Trust plans to spend $3.2 million on new facades, improvements to standalone building that houses Bank of America, outdoor seating for Starbucks, and a better connection between Harris Teeter and the stores at 6464 Lincolnia Road. Federal Realty purchased the … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment in the works
This property, seen from Moncure Avenue, is slated for redevelopment. The Weissberg Co. is going ahead with a rezoning application for a 7.4-acre property at Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads, even though it has not yet secured a developer. The project, called Columbia Crossroads, would include a 378-unit apartment building. John McBride, … Continued