May 19, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: revitalization

More details emerge on Skyline revitalization project

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #office building, #revitalization, #Skyline Center
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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

Fairfax County seeks proposals to turn a vacant store into an arts or entrepreneurial space

#arts, #culture, #retail, #revitalization, #Tysons
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The Container Store on Leesburg Pike, before it closed. For the first project in Fairfax County’s new program “to transform vacant commercial spaces into economic development destinations,” the county is seeking proposals for repurposing the former Container Store building in Tysons. The project, “Activate Fairfax: 8508 Uncontained,” is the pilot for the county’s Department of Economic … Continued

Mixed-use development proposed for underutilized office buildings in Annandale

#housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment, #revitalization
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These are the office buildings on Little River Turnpike that could be redeveloped, although the addresses on the buildings don’t match the addresses in the plan amendment nomination. [File photo] One of several “south county site-specific plan amendment” nominations submitted recently to the Fairfax County Planning and Development Department calls for redeveloping two office buildings … Continued

Chick-fil-A is coming to Rt. 236, but what about the vision for Annandale?

#Annandale, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #revitalization
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Chick-fil-A’s design for a proposed restaurant in Annandale. During a Planning Commission discussion July 8 on the proposal for a Chik-fil-A restaurant, at-large commissioner James Hart raised concerns that a stand-alone fast-food restaurant on Little River Turnpike does not meet the vision spelled out in the Annandale Comprehensive Plan. The commission easily endorsed the project … Continued

Renovations under way at the Parkwood

#Culmore, #housing, #revitalization
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The Parkwood no longer pink. The Parkwood apartments in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads are being renovated with support from the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, with the goal of keeping the complex affordable for lower-income people. The project is funded by $30 million in tax-exempt bonds approved by the FCRHA plus $2.5 … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Merrifield development

#housing, #Inova, #land use, #Merrifield, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #revitalization

Merrifield Suburban Center Task Force Chair Charlie Hall speaks at the Planning Commission hearing. After a lengthy hearing on a proposed plan amendment to allow extensive development at the Inova site on Gallows Road and at Fairview Park, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision to Sept. 19. The proposal, agreed to by county … Continued

County launches Made in Fairfax network

#industry, #revitalization
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Fairfax County is launching a “Made in Fairfax” network for small-scale production businesses, such as apparel, woodworking, metalworking, breweries, and food producers. The network would help owners of these businesses build connections among one another, launch events to promote local businesses and products, create logos and branding campaigns, and provide input to the county on … Continued

Supervisors clear the way for Lincolnia redevelopment

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #Lincolnia, #redevelopment, #revitalization
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The Lincolnia CBC. The Board of Supervisors on July 16 unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan that establishes a framework for redevelopment in Lincolnia’s Community Business Center (CBC). The amendment would facilitate plans by HHH Properties Corp., the owner of the Plaza at Landmark shopping center, to transform the aging strip mall … Continued

Planning Commission approves Lincolnia plan

#housing, #land use, #Lincolnia, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #revitalization
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The Morningside Apartments, an affordable community in Lincolnia. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a comprehensive plan amendment July 10 that sets a framework for the future development of a town center in Lincolnia. The Planning Commission held a hearing on Phase 3 of the Lincolnia Planning District Study last week but delayed a final … Continued

A sense of place promotes community pride, as well as redevelopment

#redevelopment, #revitalization

The street address of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is 6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria, but, geographically, it can be considered to be in Annandale.  By Dan McKinnon There it was again. Another example in the press of how the strange historical, geographical, postal, and the other types of district constructs in place throughout Fairfax County … Continued

Supervisors consider financial incentives to promote economic revitalization

#Board of Supervisors, #redevelopment, #revitalization, #taxes
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Many commercial properties in Annandale are on small lots. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering a proposal to create “economic revitalization and redevelopment zones” in certain designated areas – including Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners, and Lincolnia – where developers could receive tax breaks and other incentives for redevelopment projects. At the board’s March … Continued

Is Chick-fil-A a good fit for central Annandale?

#businesses, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #revitalization, #zoning
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The Chick-fil-A on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners doesn’t have a drive-through.  The proposed Chick-fil-A for central Annandale would have dual drive-through lanes and outdoor seating, according to the zoning special exception application submitted to the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning by Sheri Akin of McGuire Woods, the agent for the company. The … Continued