May 13, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: redevelopment

Board of Supervisors approves Markham Place project

#Board of Supervisors, #Gross, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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An illustration of Markham place from the county staff report. The Markham Place apartment project is going forward. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 2 approved a rezoning application for a 12-story, 310-unit apartment building on Markham Street, Annandale, on a 3.4-acre site currently occupied by Annandale AMF Lanes. “We are losing the … Continued

Markham Street project gets green light from Planning Commission

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning
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A rendering of the proposed apartment building on Markham Street. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved Oct. 30 without objection – or even any comments – a recommendation to urge the Board of Supervisors to approve a rezoning application allowing the construction of a mixed-use project on Markham Street in Annandale. The proposal calls for … Continued

Residents object to proposed funeral chapel on Braddock Road

#land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #religion, #schools, #shopping, #zoning
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A rendering of the proposed funeral chapel. Residents of Hillbrook-Tall Oaks and nearby Annandale neighborhoods urged the Mason District Land Use Committee Oct. 28 to oppose plans for a funeral chapel on Braddock Road near the Backlick Road intersection. Their concerns primarily have to do with traffic on Braddock Road, spillover parking on neighborhood streets, … Continued

New details emerge on Southeast Quadrant project in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #schools, #zoning
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A rendering of the proposed apartment building calls it “Columbia Crossroads.” Plans under discussion for the “Southeast Quadrant” of Columbia Pike include a five-story apartment building and a new urban-style elementary school. This 7.4-acre site lies between Moncure Avenue and Radley Acura. Part of that site, currently occupied by the Bailey’s International Center office building, … Continued

Residents express growing opposition to Seven Corners redevelopment plan

#Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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A Mason District Council community forum attracts a large crowd. A proposed redevelopment plan for Seven Corners is facing growing opposition from local residents, who are concerned about the prospect of significant increases in density and the impact on traffic congestion, school capacity, and the general quality of life in the area. Many of those … Continued

NVCC leaders getting new offices

#higher education, #NOVA, #redevelopment

A rendering the Brault Building by the Cole & Denny architectural firm. The renovation of the old Brault building on the corner of Little River Turnpike and Wakefield Chapel Road on the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College is expected to be completed Sept. 1, 2015. The NVCC staff members displaced by the renovation … Continued

Supervisors approve shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #shopping

The shopping center site consists of parcels numbered 1-5, bordered by Route 7, Charles Street, Washington Drive, and the Courtland Park neighborhood. [Fairfax County photo] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan Sept. 23 allowing development of a shopping center on Leesburg Pike between Charles Street … Continued