Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Seven Corners group to host open house on design concepts for Sears site

Three teams developed concepts for redeveloping the Sears site during a design workshop last month. The public will have a chance to examine three preliminary designs for redevelopment of the Sears site on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners Dec. 9, 3-9 p.m., in the conference room at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Seven … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners group urges crackdown on illegal signs

Signs in the right of way, like this one in Wilson Boulevard, are prohibited. The Board of Directors of the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC), increasingly frustrated by the proliferation of illegal signs and litter in the area, has formally asked Fairfax County and Virginia Department of Transportation officials to take action. “A significant … Continued

Fire at Woodlake Towers displaces two

Woodlake Towers Two people were displaced following a fire at approximately 12:35 a.m., Oct. 26,  in a nine-story building in the Woodlake Towers Condominium at 3100 S. Manchester Street in the Seven Corners area, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from a fifth-floor side window and quickly … Continued

Residents express growing opposition to Seven Corners redevelopment plan

A Mason District Council community forum attracts a large crowd. A proposed redevelopment plan for Seven Corners is facing growing opposition from local residents, who are concerned about the prospect of significant increases in density and the impact on traffic congestion, school capacity, and the general quality of life in the area. Many of those … Continued

Public invited to a community forum on Seven Corners Oct. 7

This quiet street is directly behind the Sears site, where a large apartment complex has been proposed. Concerned about the future of Seven Corners? The Mason District Council of Community Associations invites all residents to a Community Forum to discuss plans for significant mixed-use redevelopment of Seven Corners, including thousands of new apartments. The forum … Continued

Seven Corners plan deferred; new committee will look at Sears site

Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Planning Commission member Janet Hall, and Seven Corners Task Force Co-Chair John Thillman at the Lake Barcroft Association meeting. The Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force will delay its final report, and a new committee made up of community residents will be formed to make recommendations on the redevelopment … Continued

Seven Corners Task Force defers decision on redevelopment at Sears site

Del. Kory speaks at the Sept. 9 Seven Corners Task Force meeting. Residents who spoke at the Sept. 9 Seven Corners Task Force meeting raised lots of concerns – mostly about the negative impact of overly dense redevelopment on already-overcrowded schools and congested roads, the need to improve the transportation system first, and the need … Continued