Tag: redevelopment
Construction to start this spring on Rt. 50 townhouses
An illustration of the townhouse project at Graham Park Plaza. [EYA] The townhouse development at Graham Park Plaza on Route 50 is moving forward. EYA Development LLC has acquired roughly half of the shopping center property from Federal Realty Investment Trust for $20.25 million, the Washington Business Journal reports.
Bailey’s Crossroads car dealership plans major expansion
Radley Acura as seen from Columbia Pike. Radley Acura, the car dealership at 5823 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, has big expansion plans. Radley is seeking approval from Fairfax County to constructa 5,400-square foot addition behind the new-car showroom with a waiting room and drive-through lanewhere customers can drop off their cars for … Continued
Residents fighting plans to designate small private road as only access point to new housing development
Brooks Place The Virginia Department of Transportation accepted Brooks Place into the state road system on March 11. That’s significant, because it would legitimize Brooks Place as the only way to access a by-right housing development under construction on Sleepy Hollow Road called Hudson Quarter.
New townhouse development going up on Edsall Road
The new Bren Pointe community. Twenty-six homes have already been sold in the Bren Pointe townhouse project under construction on Edsall Road in Mason District. The development will have a total of 92 homes, including five affordable workforce units, says Julie Dillon, marketing director for the developer, TriPointe Homes of Potomac, Md.
Taco Ssam to open new outlet in Annandale
The future home of Taco Ssam, at 4347 John Marr Drive. Taco Ssam, the Mexican-Korean fusion restaurant in the Culmore Shopping Center on Leesburg Pike, is opening a new location in the retail plaza under construction on John Marr Drive in Annandale. Owner Alex Lee hopes the new restaurant could open in time for Cinco … Continued
New performing arts venue to open this fall
A rendering of Capital One Hall [Capital One] By David Siegel In a unique public-private partnership, a new world-class performing arts destination is nearing completion in McLean: Capital One Hall is scheduled to open in October on the newly constructed Capital One Bank campus. The Fairfax County and Capital One Bank public-use partnership, valued at … Continued
New Annandale grocery store to open in May
K Market, the huge international supermarket under construction in the former Kmart on John Marr Drive in Annandale, is expected to open in May. The store will have a food court, a seafood section with live fish, a butcher shop, and much more.
Public urged to comment on revised Annandale design guidelines
Toll House Park on Little River Turnpike. The Fairfax County community revitalization staff seeks public comment on an updated version of the Annandale Urban Design Guidelines. The document provides recommendations for multimodal streets, landscaping, streetlights, and other design elements. There will be a virtual presentation on the new guidelines on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. … Continued
Fairfax County seeks feedback on transportation improvements for Seven Corners interchange
The Seven Corners interchange is confusing and congested. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) invites the community to a virtual meeting on transportation improvements planned for the Seven Corners interchange. At the meeting, FCDOT officials will seek residents’ input on which improvement should be done first.
Board of Supervisors rejects huge mixed-use proposal for western Annandale
The Board of Supervisors meets virtually on Jan. 26. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed Jan. 26 to eliminate from the Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021 a huge 575-unit mixed-use project proposed for western Annandale. That project would have been located on Little River Turnpike between Hummer Road and Woodland Road.
More details emerge on affordable senior housing project on church property
The possible future home of the Culmore Clinic. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Jan. 26 on a major redevelopment proposal in western Annandale with 575 multifamily units, another proposal for Annandale and three in Seven Corners. If approved by the board, those proposals would be included in the … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center is getting a makeover
Crossroads Center, the shopping center on Leesburg Pike and Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, is getting a makeover. The façade refresh will be in place before the new Amazon Fresh grocery store opens in part of the former Safeway building, property manager Joe Sirni, a vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle, said at a Jan. … Continued
Amazon Fresh to open in Bailey’s Crossroads
The former Safeway spot at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads is going to be an Amazon Fresh grocery store, according to a reliable source, rather than an Amazon Go store, as had been speculated in a previous blog post. Construction is expected to start in March, and the store could open in late 2022. … Continued
Housing development planned for Sleepy Hollow Road
The Glavis house Land along Sleepy Hollow Road – between Malbrook Drive and Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church – is being prepared for the construction of 17 or 18 single-family houses. The Gulick Group purchased the property from the Glavis family in mid-2020. At that point, the property had already been subdivided into 18 lots, … Continued
More details emerge on Landmark Mall redevelopment
The concept for redeveloping Landmark Mall. Representatives of Inova, the City of Alexandria, and the Foulger-Pratt development company presented more details on the plans to create an urban village/medical complex at Landmark Mall at a community meeting Jan. 4. The plan calls for tearing down the mall and developing the 52-acre property with a new … Continued