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

Smashburger coming to Bailey’s Crossroads

The Geico Claims Center at 5885 Leesburg Pike The new retail center planned for Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, on the site of the Geico claims center, will have a Smashburger restaurant and a CVS drugstore, said Peter Batten, a principal with Spectrum Development. Smashburger, based in Denver, is a fast-growing hamburger chain with 256 … Continued

More dining options planned for Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads

There are plans to modify Skyline 7, the office building at 5275 Leesburg Pike in the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads to accommodate three restaurants. The leasing agreements haven’t been finalized, so the names of the restaurants can’t be announced yet, Brian Robinson, construction manager with Vornado/Charles E. Smith, told the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization … Continued

Triple-A plans to open a retail center in Seven Corners

The long-vacant stand-alone building in the shopping center between Route 50 and Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners that used be a Bennigan’s restaurant is getting a new occupant: An AAA Car Care, Insurance and Travel Center. AAA Mid-Atlantic (part of the membership organization formerly known as the American Automobile Association) is requesting a zoning special … Continued

Developer describes plans for Markham Place project in Annandale

An illustration of Markham Place facing Markham Street. Representatives of the Webb Cos. outlined their plans for Markham Place, a 12-story apartment building, at the Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) meeting March 25. The project would be built on Markham Street in Annandale on the property now occupied by the AMF Lanes bowling alley. … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads residents oppose childcare center on Glen Carlyn Road

The proposed face of the childcare center About 40 Bailey’s Crossroads residents came to a Mason District Land Use Committee meeting on a snowy evening March 23 to voice their objections to a proposal for a childcare center on Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. The complaints mainly centered around traffic and drainage problems. The … Continued

New Inova women’s and children’s hospitals to open in 2016

An illustration of the new buildings at Inova Fairfax Hospital. [Inova photo] Inova Health System senior leaders, elected officials, government representatives, hospital staff, former patients, and donors took part in a ceremony last week for the new $400 million Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital on the Fairfax Medical Campus. They wrote messages on … Continued