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

Tag: redevelopment

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

Gallows Road trees torn down to make way for assisted living facility

#aging, #environment, #housing, #redevelopment, #seniors
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Six houses were demolished to make for an assisted living facility on Gallows Road. The developer of the Brightview assisted living facility under construction on Gallows Road was supposed to save a lot of trees, but the site looks mostly denuded. The property has been cleared to prepare for construction of a three-story 95-unit building … Continued

More details emerge on Bailey’s Gateway multifamily project

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment
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An illustration of the site, with Columbia Pike on the left. The Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation on Dec. 16 endorsed the “Bailey’s Gateway” project, a proposed multifamily residential building at the corner of 5600 Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road on the Fairfax County/Arlington border. A vacant 10-story office building on the site would … Continued

Health programs moving to new Merrifield Center next month

#government services, #health, #Merrifield, #redevelopment, #social services

Merrifield Center Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) programs that are currently based in offices on Woodburn Road, Annandale, and other locations in Fairfax County and Falls Church will be moving in January to the new Merrifield Center building at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, near the Route 50/Gallows Road intersection. The CSB is a … Continued

Gross reports on the state of Mason District in 2014

#accidents, #Gross, #Mason District, #pedestrians, #redevelopment, #transportation
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The Main Street Clarinet Quartet brings holiday cheer to the Mason District Government Center. “Overall, 2014 was a pretty good year in Mason District,” said Supervisor Penny Gross at her annual holiday gathering Dec. 8. The event included a performance of holiday songs by the Main Street Clarinet Quartet, refreshments, and door prizes, as well … Continued

Seven Corners group to host open house on design concepts for Sears site

#businesses, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Sears, #Seven Corners
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Three teams developed concepts for redeveloping the Sears site during a design workshop last month. The public will have a chance to examine three preliminary designs for redevelopment of the Sears site on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners Dec. 9, 3-9 p.m., in the conference room at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Seven … Continued

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