Tag: Southeast Quadrant | Page 2

Is Fairfax County paying too much for Bailey’s Crossroads building?

March 25, 2016

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant

The Bailey’s International Center. The Southeast Quadrant land swap has been approved but there are lingering questions about the deal and why Fairfax County has agreed to spend a lot more for an aging office building than its assessed value. The real estate exchange approved by the Board of Supervisors Feb. 16 calls for Fairfax … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

February 19, 2016

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant

The Southeast Quadrant, with Columbia Pike at the top and Moncure Avenue on the left. [Fairfax County] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 16 to approve two land transactions aimed at facilitating redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. The BoS will swap a 1.49-acre piece of land it owns on the corner of Columbia Pike … Continued

An open letter to Mason District residents

February 10, 2016

#Board of Supervisors, #homeless, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant

The following op-ed was written by three Mason District residents who are concerned about the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ plan to engage in a land swap to facilitate redevelopment in the Southeast Quadrant in Bailey’s Crossroads. The BoS held a hearing on the proposal Jan. 12 and is scheduled to vote on it Feb. … Continued

Board of Supervisors defers decision on Bailey’s Crossroads land swap

January 13, 2016

#Bailey's Crossroads, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant

The Southeast Quadrant on Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a decision on the Southeast Quadrant land swap in Bailey’s Crossroads until Feb. 2.The delay will provide time for the board to review last-minute information on some “contractual tweaks,” said Mason Supervisor Penny Gross at the Jan. 12 BoS session. The real … Continued

SE Quadrant would spur Bailey’s Crossroads redevelopment

January 8, 2016

#Bailey's Crossroads, #government services, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant

Columbia Pike, with the Southeast Quadrant on the right. Fairfax County officials told local residents at a community meeting Jan. 7 that a real estate deal involving a land swap and land purchase is necessary to spur redevelopment in a rundown section of Bailey’s Crossroads. The real estate transaction for the 4.47-acre area known as … Continued