June 16, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: redevelopment

Residents blast DMV for relocating facility to Barcroft Plaza

#DMV, #land use, #parking, #redevelopment, #shopping, #state government, #traffic, #transportation
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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

Title and payday lenders banned in revitalization areas

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #redevelopment
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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

#courts, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment
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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

Fairfax Water plans to use eminent domain to take property in Merrifield

#businesses, #land use, #Mosaic District, #redevelopment, #water
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8515 Lee Highway [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Water Authority is planning to use eminent domain to acquire a property at 8515 Lee Highway in Merrifield for a new maintenance facility. The agency is conducting a public hearing on the issue Nov. 19 at Fairfax Water’s offices at 8570 Executive Park Ave., Fairfax. According to … Continued

Seven Corners apartment project to open in spring 2017

#housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The site of a new apartment building on Route 50, with the partially completed Hampton Inn & Suites in the background. The apartment building on Route 50 in Seven Corners is projected to be completed in spring 2017. It will have 171 apartments, including a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, one-bedroom-plus-den, and two bedroom-plus-den units, says … Continued

Gross, Loeffler clash over school plan for Willston Center

#Board of Supervisors, #budget, #elections, #Gross, #politics, #redevelopment, #Sandy Evans, #school board, #schools, #taxes, #Willston Center
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From the left: Penny Gross, Mollie Loeffler, Sandy Evans, and a League of Women Voters representative. Plans for a school at the Willston Center in Seven Corners drew the most heat at a candidate forum featuring Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, challenger Mollie Loeffler, and school board member Sandy Evans Oct. 21 sponsored by the League … Continued

Controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment likely to resurface in 2016

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning
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Seven Corners could be a magnet for developers. The Board of Supervisors has put off indefinitely consideration of a controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment that would facilitate new high-density projects in certain redevelopment areas – but that doesn’t mean it’s dead. The proposed amendment on planned residential mixed use (PRM), planned commercial district (PDC), and commercial … Continued

FXCO staff again rejects revised shopping center plan for Rt. 7

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #shopping, #zoning
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The proposed shopping center site as seen from Charles Street. Spectrum Development has submitted another revised plan for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads – and it still doesn’t meet the county’s requirements. Staff Report Addendum #3, issued by the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning Oct. 8, recommends the Board … Continued

Planning Commission approves medical building on Evergreen Lane

#health, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Sept. 24 recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the development of a two story medical building on Evergreen Lane in Annandale proposed by Quan Q. Nguyen and Ngan T. Nguyen. The new two-story 5,516-square foot building would replace an old 1,260-square foot one and a-half story house that … Continued