Tag: revitalization
Board of Supervisors endorses Annandale design guidelines
Tollhouse Park The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 22 endorsed the revised design guidelines for Annandale, which set forth recommendations for streetscapes, buildings, landscaping, roads, and other architectural elements and public amenities The guidelines are aimed at creating a unified visual concept for Annandale and encouraging pedestrian activity.
Construction to start next year on an apartment building on Columbia Pike
An illustration of Alta Crossroads. [Wood Partners] Construction of a long-planned apartment project on Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads could start next year. The Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning for the project four years ago. If the design, permitting, and construction processes go smoothly, the building could be completed in 2024.
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
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
Inova to relocate Alexandria Hospital to Landmark Mall site
The new plan for Landmark Mall. The City of Alexandria, Inova Health System, and three development companies announced an initial agreement Dec. 22 to build a new hospital campus and mixed-used urban village on the site of the former Landmark Mall. Inova would invest $1 billion in the medical campus, which would be anchored by … Continued
Planning Commission endorses a revised redevelopment plan for western Annandale
The site of a proposed redevelopment project on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed that a major redevelopment project in Annandale’s west end should be included in the county’s Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021 – with two major changes. That project calls for 575 multifamily residential units, 156,000 square … Continued
Fairfax County staff oppose plan amendments for two projects in Annandale, one in Seven Corners
Planning staff opposes a large mixed-use project on this site in Annandale, viewed from Woodland Road. Fairfax County Planning and Development Department staff are recommending that three of the six “site-specific plan amendments” proposed for Mason District be included in the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for 2021 – and three should not. The Planning … Continued
Plans take shape for Annandale civic space
A community event focusing on the arts at the Annandale Pop-Up Park in May 2019. Plans are moving forward on the creation of a civic space on Columbia Pike in centralAnnandale. This park, located between the ACCA Child Development Center and the Annandale Fire Station, isn’t going to be constructed, however, until a funding … Continued
Mixed-use redevelopment proposed for Big Lots site across from Landmark Mall
A concept for the Landmark Overlook development. [Hekemian & Co.] A mixed-use redevelopment is planned for an 8.2-acre site along Route 236 across from the now-closed Landmark Mall, the Washington Business Journal reports. Hekemian & Co., a New Jersey-based developer, purchased the property March 31 for about $21.5 million. The site includes a Big Lots … Continued
Fairfax County supervisors approve incentives to spur economic revitalization
A plan to redevelop these buildings at the Skyline Center will benefit from the new Economic Incentive Program. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a new economic incentive program Sept. 15 to encourage investment in six areas, including Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners, Lincolnia, Springfield, Richmond Highway, and McLean. The financial incentives include a 10 percent … Continued
Two Annandale development proposals deemed worthy of further consideration
This facility could be replaced with a four-story structure. A Mason District task force agreed Sept. 2 that two proposed projects in Annandale – an expansion of a storage facility on Ravensworth Road and a major mixed-use redevelopment project between Little River Turnpike and Hummer Road – should proceed to the next phase. The task … Continued
New Annandale shopping center will have about 12 stores
The renovation of the exterior of the former Kmart on John Marr Drive in Annandale appears to be nearly complete. The 125,000-square-foot building has been divided into a dozen separate storefronts, each one with a different street address, ranging from 4231 to 4369. Work is proceeding on the interior of many of those spaces, according … Continued
Supervisors consider tax incentive to promote redevelopment
These three office buildings at the Skyline Center will be transformed into live/work units. [File photo] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on July 28 agreed to consider a new economic incentive program (EIP) to spur investment in the county’s five Commercial Revitalization Districts (CRDs). The CRDs are in Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners, Annandale, McLean, Richmond … Continued
Task force to resume work next month on redevelopment proposals in Annandale and Seven Corners
A mixed-use development is proposed for this site on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. The Mason District task force appointed by Supervisor Penny Gross to review a series of development proposals will resume its work in August. The task force met only once, in March, before its work was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Continued
More details emerge on Skyline revitalization project
The project calls for less concrete and more green space. Developer Robert Seldin, the CEO of Highland Square Holdings, plans to repurpose three office buildings at Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads as residential/work space units, while transforming the concrete setting into an engaging urban park. Seldin and land use attorney Mike Van Atta described their … Continued