Tag: redevelopment
Expanded Home Depot now open
Model kitchens on display in the new section. The Home Depot in the Seven Corners Shopping Center on Arlington Boulevard is a lot roomier since it annexed additional vacant space next door. The new space, which increased the store’s size by 35 percent is being used for kitchen design, appliances, and lighting displays. In the … Continued
Annandale has seen a lot of change in the past few years
Fuddruckers, on Little River Turnpike and Backlick Road in Annandale, closed in May 2012. It was replaced with Walgreens. The end of a year is a good time to reflect on the past, so we’ve gone through our photo archives and pulled together a collection of pictures of local businesses that have disappeared since the … Continued
Brightview assisted living center already signing up tenants
Construction under way on a 100-unit assisted living community on Gallows Road. The new Brightview Woodburn assisted living center under construction at 3450 Gallows Road isn’t expected to be completed until next summer, but a welcome center is open and 18 units have already been reserved. The community is for people who can no longer … Continued
FXCO working group exploring new uses for old office buildings
The rear of the Sun Trust Building on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. It has three suites for rent. A new Fairfax County working group launched by Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova is exploring ideas for repurposing older office buildings with lots of empty space. The Fairfax County Building Repositioning Workgroup’s objective is to … Continued
Annandale property undergoing renovation to prepare for rental
The little house at 7025 Columbia Pike is being renovated to attract a tenant. A glass door will be installed in front, walls will be removed inside, and the interior and exterior will be improved, said Veronica Salcido of KLNB LLC, a commercial real estate company. The work should be finished in early 2016. The … Continued
County proposes land swap to facilitate redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads
The Southeast Quadrant seen from Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to hold a public hearing Jan. 12 on a proposed land swap to make the way for a new multifamily housing development and county office building in the “Southeast Quadrant,” an area in Bailey’s Crossroads along Columbia Pike between Moncure Avenue … Continued
Sales under way at new Ambrose Hills townhouse community on Columbia Pike
The great room. Five of the eight townhomes completed in the new Ambrose Hills development on Columbia Pike at Powell Lane have been sold already. Completed homes along Powell Lane. The development, under construction by Stanley Martin Homes, will have a total of 77 homes on the former site of Rosslyn Auto Body and other … Continued
Infill development opposed by neighbors under way at Seven Corners
The home sites are labeled and ready to build on. Construction is expected to start soon on seven single-family houses at the end of Peace Valley Lane in Seven Corners. The new houses, known as the Reserve at Oakview, will be built after they are sold. Construction of a spec house will start the first … Continued
Residents blast DMV for relocating facility to Barcroft Plaza
Among DMV officials at a community meeting at Belvedere Elementary School were (left to right): Facilities Director Justin Thomas, Deputy Commissioner David Mitchell, and Special Advisor to the Commissioner Matt Wells. A huge amount of anger and frustration were expressed at a community meeting Dec. 3 hosted by the Mason District Council about a Department … Continued
Renovations of Jefferson Fire Station to start in 2017
During renovations of Jefferson Fire Station, #18, at 3101 Hodge Place, just off Route 50 in Falls Church, a temporary fire station will be set up on a commercially zoned vacant site at the corner of Annandale Road and South Street. Renovations are expected to start in June 2017 at the earliest and would take … Continued
102-unit townhouse project proposed for Edsall Road
The entrance to Monticello Mews on Edsall Road, with the Isabella on the right. A 102-unit townhouse project is proposed for Edsall Road in Mason District next to the Isabella condominium and Jefferson Green townhouses. The landowner, DRW Inc., has submitted a rezoning application to revise the proffers approved in 1981. The 10.7-acre property is … Continued
Public invited to community meeting on new DMV in Barcroft Plaza
Renovations under way at new DMV on Columbia Pike. Anyone concerned about the plans for a new Department of Motor Vehicles center in Barcroft Plaza is encouraged to come to a community meeting hosted by the Mason District Council Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., at the cafeteria in Belvedere Elementary School. Del. Kaye Kory and representatives … Continued
Annandale will get another phone store
Central Annandale has at least a dozen cell phone stores, but it doesn’t have a T-Mobile dealer. That will change soon. A T-Mobile store is expected to open, in mid-January at the earliest, at 7262 Columbia Pike in a building that used to house the U.S. Tae Kwon Do College. The owner of the new … Continued
Title and payday lenders banned in revitalization areas
TitleMax recently moved into the building on Little River Turnpike formerly occupied by Jerry’s Subs. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 17 approved a Zoning Ordinance amendment to restrict title and payday lenders. These businesses, referred to as “alternative lending institutions,” prey on the poor, charging interest rates as high as 300 percent. … Continued
Despite legal setback, Malbrook residents confident they will win
Deer enjoy the meadow where an infill housing development is planned near Malbrook. By Darren Gruendel Sex, lies, and videotape – OK, no sex, but there are plenty of lies and there’s a video of horrendous flooding in the continuing drama about Malbrook subdivision’s fight to protect its neighborhood covenants. Malbrook residents were shocked on … Continued