Tag: redevelopment
Beauregard Corridor residents explore benefits of ‘walkable urban places’
Leinberger People who live near the Beauregard Corridor in Alexandria’s West End are concerned about the impact of the BRAC-133 project—and continuing long-term urbanization—on traffic, noise, pollution, and the character of their neighborhoods. After their disastrous experience with the BRAC, which will bring about 6,400 Defense Department employees to the office buildings under construction to … Continued
Bulova outlines priorities for 2011
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will focus on four major issues in 2011—a challenging budget situation, redistricting, elections, and BRAC—said Chair Sharon Bulova in her State of the County Speech Jan. 13. Bulova estimates the county will need to close a projected shortfall for fiscal year 2012, which begins July 1, of about $50 … Continued
Developers have big plans for Beauregard Corridor
The West End of Alexandria could become much more urban, with a high-density mix of multifamily housing, offices, hotels, and retail—and an improved transportation system—if the major property owners in the Mark Center area go ahead with their plans for redevelopment. Representatives of several companies that own developments along Alexandria’s Beauregard corridor outlined how they … Continued
Defense Department to investigate Mark Center decision
The Defense Department Inspector General’s office has launched an investigation into plans for moving approximately 6,400 Defense personnel into the Mark Center in Alexandria as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, Rep. James Moran announced Nov. 17. Moran, a Democrat, is a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Residents who live … Continued
County officials outline vision for Annandale redevelopment
Members of Annandale’s service organizations gathered for their annual luncheon yesterday, where they heard about the new “vision for Annandale” from Matt Flis of the Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment and Daniel Southworth of the county’s Transportation Department. Southworth Flis and Southworth described the Annandale amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, … Continued
New car wash set to open in January
Do you miss the American Car Wash place that used to be at 7333 Little River Turnpike in Annandale between U One Meat and Fast Auto Loans? The building is being renovated and will reopen as a car wash with a “very contemporary design,” says a representative from the company working on the building, District Design … Continued
Expansion proposed by Korean Presbyterian Church on Columbia Pike
Big changes could be in the works for the Columbia Pike/Gallows Road intersection. But don’t expected anything to happen soon. Representatives of the Northern Virginia Korean Presbyterian Church, Rev. Gyeong Mok Kim and Clerk John Park, presented their vision for the property at a meeting of the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee Tuesday evening. … Continued
The future may be unpredictable, but it can be planned
By Dan McKinnon, chair, Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee Last month the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment for downtown Annandale, or what is called the Annandale “Community Business Center” (CBC). As a result of concerns about the lack of downtown renewal by the Annandale Central Business District Planning … Continued
Road widening at Gallows Road/Lee Highway intersection to start next June
The traffic around Merrifield is going to get worse before it gets better. Construction is expected to start in Jun 2011 on a federally funded project to widen a portion of Gallows Road and Lee Highway where the two roads intersect. The project should be completed by December 2012, says Arifur Rahman of VDOT. Lee … Continued
Demolition of Lacey Center to start in about a month
Residents of the Broyhill Crest neighborhood should expect to hear a lot of noise next month, as demolition work begins on the Lacey Center. [Click on the site plan illustration to make it larger.] At a neighborhood meeting July 28, Mark Hilty, coordinator of capital projects for Fairfax County Public Schools, and Mason District School … Continued
Old Lee Highway theater demolished, clearing the way for Merrifield redevelopment
I’ve spent many a date night at the Lee Highway Multiplex in Merrifield, and it was a little sad to the see the building demolished. The site has been cleared to make way for the new Mosaic District, the $450 million redevelopment project to create a new Merrifield Town Center in the area between Gallows Road and Lee Highway. … Continued
Fairfax County supervisors approve Annandale plan amendment
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a redevelopment plan for Annandale July 13, paving the way for a comprehensive transformation of the suburban community into a walkable, urban, and active mixed-use center. The Annandale Community Business Center Comprehensive Plan Amendment adopts a new form-based approach that provides flexibility by using building form and height to … Continued
Dollar Tree and Petco coming to Little River Shopping Center
A couple of the vacant properties in the Little River Shopping Center in Annandale will be occupied within the next few months. A Dollar Tree is moving into the spot next to the Blockbuster [in photo], which was vacated by the Seoul Department Store. A Petco will move into the long-empty site that once held … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads revitalization plan approved by Fairfax County Planning Commission
The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a redevelopment plan June 23 to guide the revitalization of Bailey’s Crossroads. The plan would encourage the transformation of a suburb dominated by strip malls into a higher-density area with a pedestrian-friendly town center served by a streetcar line. During the hearing, Laxmi Nagaraj, of the Department of Planning and Zoning, … Continued
Planning Commission approves Annandale plan amendment
The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved the Annandale plan amendment last night, establishing guidelines for future redevelopment and road improvements—with the goal of transforming Annandale into a pedestrian-friendly “urban village.” Both Janet Hall, the commissioner representing the Mason District, and Braddock Commissioner Suzanne Harsel called the plan “exciting.” The Board of Supervisors will consider the … Continued