January 29, 2025
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Tag: redevelopment

Supervisors approve flexible school designs for urban areas

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #schools
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A gym under construction at Bailey’s Upper Elementary School.  The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 1 unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to permit more flexible school designs in urban areas. The new policy allows vertical schools on smaller than the traditional five-acre lots; schools in repurposed office or commercial … Continued

Inova/UVA partnership will spur innovation and economic growth

#health, #Inova, #redevelopment
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Leaders of INOVA, UVA, and Fairfax County announce a partnership. [INOVA] Inova Health System and the University of Virginia announced an agreement Nov. 2 to form a  a comprehensive research and education partnership on Inova’s new campus on Gallows Road across from Fairfax Hospital. The institutions will collaborate on research, medical education, and the recruitment … Continued

Proposed county policy would allow urban schools in high-density areas

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #schools
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Bailey’s Upper Elementary School opened in a converted office building on Leesburg Pike two years ago. The Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing Nov. 1 on a new policy to allow the development of “urban” or “vertical” schools in high-density areas or on parcels of limited size. The policy change would also amend the … Continued

Planning Commission approves redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #shopping
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza, an aging shopping center on Route 50. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, wants to transform the 19.5-acre western part of the retail center, formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, into a mixed-use development … Continued

Land Use College will help residents understand Lincolnia planning study

#land use, #Lincolnia, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #transportation, #zoning
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N. Chambliss Street in Lincolnia.  Local residents are invited to the first of three Land Use College sessions tonight in preparation for Phase 2 of Fairfax County’s Lincolnia Study. The sessions will give residents a review of the planning process and how citizens can have input, says Faheem Darab, a senior planner with the Department … Continued

Bailey’s Upper Elementary, Wilson Library get design awards

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Bailey's Elementary School, #libraries, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners

Bailey’s Upper Elementary School [Josh Meister Photo] Two buildings in the Mason District are among the nine projects honored with a 2016 Fairfax County Exceptional Design Award. Bailey’s Upper Elementary School on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners received an Honor Award, and the renovated Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads received a Merit Award. The … Continued

Federal Realty plans to bring apartments to Graham Park Plaza

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail, #shopping
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The plan for revitalizing Graham Park Plaza. Arlington Boulevard is across the top. The white box at the bottom right is Giant. The Mason District Land Use Committee tentatively endorsed a comprehensive plan amendment Sept. 27 to facilitate the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza, pending a favorable report by Fairfax County planning staff. Federal Realty … Continued

Planners share design details for new town center on Beauregard Street

#Alexandria, #Beauregard Corridor, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #retail
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An illustration of the town center for the West End in Alexandria. Representatives from a couple of architectural firms presented their plans for the development of two blocks in Alexandria’s West End Sept. 26 to the Beauregard Design Advisory Committee (BDAC). The City of Alexandria had approved the Beauregard Small Area Plan in 2012. JBG … Continued

Withdrawal of AvalonBay means Southeast Quadrant won’t be developed

#Bailey's Crossroads, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #Lincolnia, #real estate, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Southeast Quadrant on Columbia Pike. The withdrawal of AvalonBay from the land swap previously approved by the development company and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors means the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey’s Crossroads will remain undeveloped for the foreseeable future. “The land swap was negated when AvalonBay withdrew,” says Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. “It’s … Continued