Tag: redevelopment
Landmark redevelopment will include transportation fixes
An illustration of the Landmark redevelopment project. [Foulger-Pratt] Representatives of developer Foulger-Pratt and Inova Health System filled in some details on what they’re planning for the Landmark Mall site at a May 13 community meeting. While various discussion about redeveloping the old mall have been going on for years, “now it’s different, because of Inova’s … Continued
Landmark Mall redevelopment project moving forward
A preliminary illustration of the Landmark Mall project. More details are emerging on Foulger-Pratt’s plans for redeveloping Landmark Mall, the Washington Business Journal reports. The 52-acre site will be anchored by a new Inova Health System hospital, which will replace the existing Inova Alexandria Hospital on Seminary Road.
Mason Task Force seeks major changes in Public Storage redevelopment proposal
Task force wants the Public Storage expansion project to incorporate the adjacent gas station property. [Revised April 15] The Mason District Task Force agreed April 14 that a plan to expand the Public Storage facility in Annandale should not go forward unless the project includes the adjacent gas station property. The Task Force was formed to … Continued
Opponents of using Brooks Place to access new homes are totally wrong, says George Glavis
The Glavis home George Glavis, the former owner of the property on Sleepy Hollow Road where a new housing development is under construction, disagrees with certain Lake Barcroft and Malbrook residents who argue the use of a small private road to access the new houses is illegal. The Gulick Group is building 18 single-family houses … Continued
Mason Task Force questions impact of Public Storage expansion project in Annandale
The entrance to Public Storage on Ravensworth Road, with the 3 United gas station behind it. The task force formed to review site-specific plan amendments for proposed projects in Mason District is back in action. The task force is considering the three proposals the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approvedfor the 2021 Comprehensive Plan … Continued
Coming soon to Annandale: the Townes at Little River Crossing
These houses will be torn down to make way for a new townhouse development. The new townhouse development approved for the area around McWhorter Place and Markham Street in Annandale will be called the Townes at Little River Crossing. The developer, the Christopher Cos., hasn’t yet started selling homes but potential buyers can sign … Continued
New DMV center planned for Braddock Road
An illustration of the new DMV center planned for Braddock Road. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is planning to build a new DMV Customer Service Center at 9911 Braddock Road in Fairfax, Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw announced. The structure will replace a facility currently used for motorcycle training. The DMV purchased the property in … Continued
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