January 31, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: redevelopment

Planning Commission endorses apartments at 5600 Columbia Pike

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment
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The Bailey’s Gateway project would replace this vacant office building.  A proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow a 433-unit apartment complex at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads got the green light from the Fairfax County Planning Commission Feb. 4. The proposal calls for a 10-story vacant office building on the 3.8-acre parcel, located at … Continued

Lincolnia planning study under way

#land use, #Lincolnia, #redevelopment
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The Lincolnia Building on Beauregard Street. [LoopNet] Fairfax County is launching a study to determine if portions of the Lincolnia Planning District should be redesignated from “suburban neighborhood” to “community business center.” The public is invited to a community meeting on the study March 2, 7:30 p.m., at Holmes Middle School.  The Board of Supervisors … Continued

Mason land use committee opposes Baileys Gateway project

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment
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5600 Columbia Pike. The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) voted Jan. 27 to oppose a multifamily development at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The committee’s role is advisory, so the vote means the MDLUC recommends the Fairfax County Planning Commission reject an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the project. The … Continued

Redevelopment under consideration for Route 50 shopping center

#Falls Church, #land use, #redevelopment, #shopping
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Graham Park Plaza Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of Graham Park Plaza, the shopping center on Route 50 formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, is considering redevelopment options, including a mixed-use building with multifamily housing on the upper floors and retail on the ground floor. The company has asked Mason Supervisor Penny Gross’s office to … Continued

Gym planned for Bailey’s Upper Elementary School

#Bailey's Elementary School, #children, #Recreation, #redevelopment
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The design of the gym for Bailey’s Upper Elementary School. Representatives of Fairfax County Public Schools presented the plans for a gymnasium and outdoor play area for Bailey’s Upper Elementary School to the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation Jan. 20. The plan calls for a 6,000-square foot gymnasium to be added on the west side … Continued

New county building brings health services to Merrifield area

#government services, #health, #redevelopment, #social services
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The interior of the building has a nature theme. Staff from various mental health, substance abuse, and other programs operated by the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board have begun moving into the agency’s new building at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Merrifield. Staff from youth services programs began moving in first in mid-January. When … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Bailey’s Crossroads retail center

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #shopping, #zoning
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A view of the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads on Leesburg Pike. [Spectrum Development] The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed unanimously to defer until Jan. 22 a recommendation on a proposal to allow a retail center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the issue on Jan. 27. Spectrum … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment plan

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Bailey's Elementary School, #land use, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center
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The area outlined in red is the Columbia Pike/Moncure Avenue area proposed for redevelopment. [Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a comprehensive plan amendment Jan. 13 to allow the redevelopment of a 7.4-acre property on Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads. AvalonBay is proposing a … Continued

Community leaders push for school on Willston Center site

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #Evans, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #school board, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center
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The Willston Center. Local residents are stepping up their efforts to push the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to transfer the Willston Multicultural Center property in Seven Corners to Fairfax County Public Schools as a site for a new, badly needed elementary school. The Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) has drafted a resolution … Continued

Fairfax County deep into planning for East County building on Willston site

#East County Government Center, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners, #Willston Center
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An illustration of the proposed East County Office Building at the Willston site produced by Fairfax County in August 2013. Despite efforts by local residents and school officials to use the Willston Center property for a public school, Fairfax County officials are deep into the planning process for a new East County Office Building on … Continued

Our top 10 blog stories in 2014

#businesses, #redevelopment
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Here are the 10 most popular stories published in 2014 in the Annandale Blog, starting with the story that drew the most readers:   Woodson HS community copes with suicides, March 1 (This story got over 11,600 hits.) Stuart HS community unhappy with school’s leadership, June 6 (This piece got 92 comments, the most for  any … Continued