January 24, 2025
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Tag: redevelopment

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

Relocation of TSA headquarters to Springfield will bring 3,000 jobs to the area

#employment, #office building, #redevelopment, #Springfield

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

Work to start imminently on Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #retail, #shopping
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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

Columbia Crossroads project moving forward

#homeless, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant, #zoning
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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

Just Neighbors moves, on short notice, to Annandale office building

#community organizations, #immigration, #redevelopment, #social services, #volunteers

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