January 30, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: redevelopment

Planning Commission approves townhouses at Heritage Mall

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #shopping
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The site of a future townhouse development. The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment May 26 to facilitate a redevelopment project behind the Heritage Mall shopping center on Heritage Road in Annandale. The project, to be developed by the Webb Cos. and Madison Homes, calls for 68 single-family attached homes, a … Continued

Combination residences/office space proposed for Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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5600 Columbia Pike. Something new and innovative could happen at the long-vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. Novus Residences, a subsidiary of Cafritz Interests, is proposing to convert the 10-story building to a mix of residential and office spaces where tenants could live, or work, or do both. The building would … Continued

Lincolnia residents speak out against homeless shelter relocation

#homeless, #land use, #Lincolnia, #redevelopment, #safety
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An overflow crowd at the MDLUC meeting. An overflow crowd showed up at the Mason District Land Use Committee meeting May 24 to voice their opposition to Fairfax County’s plans for relocating the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center on N. Chambliss Street. Local residents are concerned about the … Continued

Stop the ‘one-size-fits-all’ zoning proposal

#land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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Tysons, where high-density development makes sense. This opinion piece by Terry Maynard, co-chair of the Reston 20/20 Committee, was published May 11 in the Reston Connection. We are republishing it here because the zoning ordinance amendment under consideration will have a huge impact on Fairfax County’s redevelopment areas, including Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads, and Seven Corners. … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Monticello Mews project on Edsall Road

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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A rendering of the Monticello Mews homes from the county staff report. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on April 26 approved a “proffer condition amendment” (PCA) allowing the development of the Monticello Mews project on Edsall Road in Mason District. No one appeared at the public hearing, and there was little discussion among the … Continued

County officials defend plans for homeless shelter, county office building

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #homeless, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant, #zoning
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Lincolnia residents put up this sign on Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia. Deputy County Executive Robert Stalzer defended Fairfax County’s plans to relocate a homeless shelter and construct a county office building as part of the proposed Southeast Quadrant redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. Several dozen Lincolnia residents brought their concerns about the shelter relocation to … Continued

Spectrum vows to clean up Route 7 development site

#Bailey's Crossroads, #litter, #property maintenance, #redevelopment, #shopping
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Six mattresses piled up behind the old Geico building. Spectrum Development, the company planning to build a retail center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, is planning to remove the trash, old mattresses, and furniture piling up on the site. Residents who live nearby have sent several emails to Mason Supervisor Penny Gross in recent … Continued

Is Fairfax County paying too much for Bailey’s Crossroads building?

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Bailey’s International Center. The Southeast Quadrant land swap has been approved but there are lingering questions about the deal and why Fairfax County has agreed to spend a lot more for an aging office building than its assessed value. The real estate exchange approved by the Board of Supervisors Feb. 16 calls for Fairfax … Continued