June 15, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: redevelopment

Fundraising campaign under way to purchase building for Korean community center

#community organizations, #Koreans, #office building, #redevelopment

The Korean Community Center Organizing Committee launched a fundraising effort at the Fairfax County Government Center in November 2014. After a search of more than five years, members of the Korean community have found a suitable building for a community center and are engaged in an urgent fundraising effort so they can purchase it. The … Continued

Construction traffic banned on Washington Drive

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail, #traffic

The day after we reported on complaints about construction trucks on Washington Drive, a sign appeared banning construction traffic.  People who live near a shopping center under construction on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads had been complaining for months that the developer was ignoring proffers that prohibit trucks from using Washington Drive to access the building … Continued

Storage facility planned for vacant lot

#land use, #redevelopment

A rendering of the Life Storage facility planned for Bren Mar Drive. A large storage building is planned for a 6-acre vacant lot at 6375 Bren Mar Drive on the edge of Mason District next to the Alexandria border. Northpoint Realty Partners is proposing a four-story, 184,000-square foot Life Storage facility, land use attorney David … Continued

Neighbors of shopping center project say complaints about proffer violations are ignored

#land use, #redevelopment, #traffic, #zoning
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A dump truck on Washington Drive. [Dan Rosenstein] When the Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning application for a retail center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, Spectrum Development agreed to comply with certain proffers during construction. Under those proffers, outdoor construction is not permitted on Sundays or holidays, construction vehicles are not allowed to … Continued

Task force endorses development nominations from Inova and Fairview Park

#Inova, #land use, #office building, #Providence District, #redevelopment
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Construction is under way on the cancer center on Inova’s property on Gallows Road. A Providence District task force voted April 17 to endorse nominations for site-specific plan amendments to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for two large properties – the Fairview Park office park and the Inova property that was formerly the site of the … Continued

Closed sidewalk endangers pedestrians on Leesburg Pike in front of retail construction site

#Bailey's Crossroads, #pedestrians, #redevelopment, #retail, #safety
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People are walking in traffic on Leesburg Pike. Now that the sidewalk in front of the shopping center project under construction on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads has been closed off, people are risking their lives walking in the street with cars and trucks whizzing by a few inches away. Spectrum Development LLC, which is … Continued

Planning Commission approves redevelopment project for Graham Park Plaza

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #zoning

Graham Park Plaza. The Fairfax County Planning Commission on April 5 voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for a mixed-use development in Graham Park Plaza. [UPDATE: The BoS approved the proposal April 10.] Federal Realty, the owner of the property, wants to build a four-story multifamily building with 210 apartments … Continued

Plan amendment would allow repurposing of office buildings in residential areas

#land use, #office building, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment

An office building in Annandale. The Fairfax County Planning Commission on March 22 unanimously supported the repurposing of office buildings in suburban neighborhoods and low-density residential areas. The Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing on the proposal on May 1. In December the BoS approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan making it … Continued

Supervisors approve daycare facility for seniors/banquet hall in central Annandale

#entertainment, #land use, #redevelopment, #seniors, #zoning
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  An illustration of the proposed Sunflower senior daycare facility/banquet hall.  The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 20 approved a rezoning special exception to allow the construction of a combination adult daycare center and banquet hall on the site of the Kids’ Choice indoor sports center at 4317 Ravensworth Road in Annandale.   … Continued

Adult daycare facility/banquet hall approved by Planning Commission

#businesses, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #seniors, #zoning
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The Kids Choice Center. The Planning Commission on March 8 endorsed a project to convert the Kids Choice center on Ravensworth Road to a combination adult daycare center during weekdays and a banquet hall on weekends and evenings. The applicants, Helen and Young Bae, the owners of the Han Gang restaurant next door, and their … Continued

Updated land use plan considered for Fairview Park

#land use, #office building, #Providence District, #redevelopment

The entrance to the building at 2941 Fairview Park Drive. The Fairfax County Planning Commission is expected to take up a nomination for a site-specific amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to update land use guidelines for future development in Fairview Park. The proposal calls for revitalizing a standalone office park in Merrifield by encouraging … Continued