Tag: redevelopment
Urban design experts recommend short-term fixes for Annandale
Columbia Pike and Tom Davis Drive: Picture a “pop-up” plaza here. Short-term fixes to make central Annandale more inviting could include a plaza for community gatherings, streetscape improvements to promote walkability, and a new nonprofit organization to implement revitalization strategies. Those are some of the recommendations of a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) convened by the … Continued
Panel will recommend Annandale revitalization strategies
A sea of concrete along Columbia Pike. What are some short to medium-term fixes that can revitalize Annandale’s downtown core? A panel of urban design experts will meet July 20-21 to study the community and offer their recommendations. The group is convened by the Washington chapter of the Urban Land Institute. The panel will conduct an … Continued
New houses for sale in Seven Corners
New homes on a new cul de sac off Peace Valley Lanein Seven Corners are ready for purchase. The development, called, Reserve at Oakview, includes seven homes at Champion Oak Court. Two model homes are completed. The rest of the homes will be built after the lots are sold. One has already been sold, … Continued
Local church considering plan for affordable housing
First Christian Church in Seven Corners is considering various options for using some of its vacant property for projects to serve the community, such as affordable housing. First Christian has a total of 6.8 acres, including the church building, at 6165 Leesburg Pike. The church is preparing to send out an “invitation for proposals” to … Continued
Board of Supervisors approve townhouses behind Heritage Mall
Residential development approved for this site. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 21 unanimously approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment to pave the way for a 68-unit townhouse project behind a shopping center on Heritage Drive in Annandale. No one from the community spoke at the public hearing. The homes would be built on … Continued
Supervisors approve zoning amendment allowing more density
Seven Corners is poised for redevelopment. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a zoning amendment June 21 that would allow redevelopment with higher levels of density in certain areas identified for revitalization, including Annandale, Seven Corners, and Bailey’s Crossroads. The amendment, which was approved by the Planning Commission June 15, would set a maximum … Continued
An open letter to Mason District residents on the homeless shelter relocation
The following open letter to the residents of Mason District was written by Deborah Fraser, Kathy Hoyt, Lynn Bostain, Christine Trapnell, and Carol Turner, who oppose Fairfax County’s plans to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter to a site at the Lincolnia Senior Center. This piece reflects the views of the authors, not the Annandale … Continued
Planning Commission endorses higher density for redevelopment areas
This mixed-use (residential and retail) building planned for a 2.6-acre site at 301 W. Broad St., Falls Church, has a FAR of 3.33, states a report by Fairfax County Planning and Zoning staff on the zoning ordinance amendment. The FAR would increase if the building had more stories. [DPZ] The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted … Continued
Work under way on expanded Bill Page Toyota dealership
A new dealership building will be coming here. Construction has started on a new Bill Page Toyota dealership at 2923 Annandale Road in Falls Church. The old used car department and accounting office have been demolished, and a new building with a showroom, sales offices, and service and parts departments will go up on that … Continued
Hampton Inn now open in Seven Corners
Lots of tables in the lobby. The new Hampton Inn & Suites that opened June 8 in Seven Corners is off to a good start, with 112 of the hotel’s 160 rooms booked for the first night, reports Sales Director Carmen Edmonds. Edmonds expects guests will be a mix of corporate travelers during the … Continued
5600 Columbia Pike would be second local e-Loft project
5600 Columbia Pike. The “e-Loft” concept for the vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, in which tenants can decide if they want to live or work there – or do both – is also being planned for an another office building in Alexandria. Novus Residences, a subsidiary of Cafritz Interests, plans to … Continued
Mixed-use project planned for shopping center on Route 50
Big changes are coming to Graham Park Plaza, the shopping center on Route 50 in Falls Church that used to be called Loehmann’s Plaza. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, wants to tear down the western half of the shopping center and replace it with a mixed-use development with 250 apartments, a parking deck, a … Continued
Planning Commission approves townhouses at Heritage Mall
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
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
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