Tag: redevelopment
Supervisors to consider zoning limits on car title lenders
Fast Auto Loans, 7345 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering a zoning ordinance to prevent new car title and payday lenders from opening up branches in commercial revitalization districts, such as Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads, and the Route 1 corridor. The proposed ordinance, developed by Fairfax County zoning staff at … Continued
New York Pizza Factory expanding
New York Pizza, on the left, is taking over the middle store. New York Pizza Factory, at 7258 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is taking over the empty storefront next door, probably after the first of the year. The larger space will provide enough room for eat-in dining. Currently, the pizza shop has only carryout and … Continued
County proposes zoning ordinance changes for revitalization areas
The Board of Supervisors approved a revitalization plan for Seven Corners in July. UPDATE: Donna Pesto announced Sept. 2 that the deadline for comments will be extended to close of business Sept. 14, “at the request of Supervisor Penny Gross, based on comments made primarily by residents in and adjacent to the Seven Corners area.” … Continued
Illegal infill development would destroy our neighborhood
Malbrook residents are fighting Evergreene’s plan to develop on this site. By Darren Gruendel An article published in the Annandale Blog Aug. 18 describes how residents of the Malbrook subdivision are fighting a developer’s plans to built eight houses on a small lot in defiance of the community’s legal covenants. If this project goes forward, … Continued
Ravensworth Shopping Center renovations almost complete
The new home of a Lotte Plaza supermarket. Renovations of the Ravensworth Shopping Center are about 90 percent complete, and should be ready for a grand reopening in late October, says Rob Seidel of Stewart Commercial Real Estate Services. The new Lotte Plaza supermarket, however, isn’t expected to open until the end of the year … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves Seven Corners redevelopment plan
The Seven Corners plan calls for affordable housing to be replaced on a one-to-one basis. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a long-term plan for the redevelopment of Seven Corners shortly after midnight July 29 after adding provisions to ensure that affordable housing will be retained, that a school will be built … Continued
Bailey’s Gateway project canceled
5600 Columbia Pike Foulger-Pratt has dropped plans to develop a 433-unit apartment building on the site of a vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads after the company failed to reach an agreement on purchasing the property from Government Properties Income Trust. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had approved an amendment … Continued
Public urged to sign petition on Seven Corners redevelopment
With a final decision scheduled within the next few weeks on a redevelopment plan for Seven Corners that would allow 5,000 new housing units, an ad hoc group of community leaders is hoping to build support for an alternative proposal. The Fairfax County Planning Commission already held a public hearing on a Seven Corners amendment … Continued
Expanded medical building proposed for Evergreen Lane
The side view of Dr. Nguyen’s new building. [B.N. Architecture Services] The Fairfax County Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing for July 23 on a proposal to expand and modify the medical offices of Dr. Quan Nguyen at 4217 Evergreen Lane. The existing house. Nguyen wants to replace the small cottage where he’s been … Continued
New houses planned for Gallows Road
This building on Gallows Road is slated to be torn down. Two old houses on Gallows Road between Woodburn Elementary School and Holmes Run Acres Recreation Association will be torn down and replaced with three new houses. It’s a by-right project, which means the property doesn’t need to be rezoned. The current zoning designation is … Continued
Community group recommends revisions to Seven Corners plan
The Seven Corners Ad Hoc Community Working Group is finalizing its work on drafting a revised redevelopment plan for Seven Corners and will submit its recommendations to Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and Mason Planning Commissioner Julie Strandlie on June 23. The ad hoc group consists of representatives of community associations in the Seven Corners area. … Continued
Spectrum resubmits plan for shopping center on Leesburg Pike
The latest blueprint from Spectrum shows the drive-through for CVS in the middle of the shopping center. Three months after the Board of Supervisors agreed to “defer indefinitely” a rezoning application for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, Spectrum Development has resubmitted an application that doesn’t address any of the problems raised … Continued
Huge sports and wellness complex proposed for Springfield
A rendering of the proposed St. James Sports and Wellness Complex. [St. James Group] A huge sports and wellness center, with swimming pool, basketball courts, batting cages, indoor field house, spa, and much more has been proposed for the 6800 block of Industrial Road in Springfield. The 436,000-square foot St. James Sports and Wellness Complex … Continued
Seven Corners residents seek new hearing on redevelopment options
An ad-hoc community working group that has called for redevelopment of Seven Corners with less density than the proposal under consideration by the Fairfax County Planning Commission has asked the commission to delay a vote on the plan. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on a Seven Corners amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan … Continued
Alzheimer’s facility planned for Annandale
The new project would be to the right of the Leewood Center on Braddock Road near the Backlick Road intersection. Fifteen years after the Board of Supervisors approved a housing facility for memory-impaired seniors on Braddock Road next to the Leewood Healthcare Center in Annandale, the project is going forward. The 64-unit building, at 7108 … Continued