October 20, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: zoning

Stop the ‘one-size-fits-all’ zoning proposal

#land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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Tysons, where high-density development makes sense. This opinion piece by Terry Maynard, co-chair of the Reston 20/20 Committee, was published May 11 in the Reston Connection. We are republishing it here because the zoning ordinance amendment under consideration will have a huge impact on Fairfax County’s redevelopment areas, including Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads, and Seven Corners. … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves Monticello Mews project on Edsall Road

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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A rendering of the Monticello Mews homes from the county staff report. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on April 26 approved a “proffer condition amendment” (PCA) allowing the development of the Monticello Mews project on Edsall Road in Mason District. No one appeared at the public hearing, and there was little discussion among the … Continued

County officials defend plans for homeless shelter, county office building

#Bailey's Crossroads, #East County Government Center, #homeless, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #Southeast Quadrant, #zoning
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Lincolnia residents put up this sign on Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia. Deputy County Executive Robert Stalzer defended Fairfax County’s plans to relocate a homeless shelter and construct a county office building as part of the proposed Southeast Quadrant redevelopment in Bailey’s Crossroads. Several dozen Lincolnia residents brought their concerns about the shelter relocation to … Continued

County approves massive sports center in Springfield

#health, #land use, #Recreation, #redevelopment, #sports, #Springfield, #zoning
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A rendering of the St. James sports center The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a massive sports and wellness complex in an industrial area of Springfield March 16. The 435,000-square-foot St. James Sport and Wellness Center will have a multipurpose turf field for full-length competitive soccer, lacrosse, football, field hockey, and softball; two … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Monticello Mews

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #proffers, #redevelopment, #zoning
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Monticello Mews would be built in the area within the black border. [DPZ] The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred until March 16 a decision on Monticello Mews, a proposal for 99 townhouses to be built on a 10.7-acre vacant field on Edsall Road adjacent to the Jefferson Green townhouses and the Isabella high-rise condominium. That’s … Continued

Community meeting scheduled for Heritage Mall housing project

#Braddock District, #Cook, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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An illustration of the planned redevelopment at Heritage Mall. The existing shopping/office area is pink; the new houses are yellow. The public is invited to learn more about a plan to build townhouses at Heritage Mall in Annandale. Braddock Supervisor John Cook is hosting a community information meeting on the project March 2, 7:30 p.m., … Continued

General Assembly passes stealth anti-proffer bills

#Bulova, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #zoning
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The following article was originally posted on the website of the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance. Annandale/Mason residents will have a chance to bring up this issue at the General Assembly Town Hall Meeting, Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-noon, at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School. Sen. Dick Saslaw is expected to be there.   Local government officials … Continued

Sale of retail center supports Mosaic District expansion

#housing, #land use, #Mosaic District, #Providence District, #redevelopment, #shopping, #zoning
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Unique and CubeSmart to be redeveloped. Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) announced Jan. 25 that it purchased “Merrifield II,” part of the Fairfax Plaza shopping center on Gallows Road next to the Mosaic District, for $45.7 million, smoothing the way for redevelopment. The 138,000-square foot property acquired by RPI includes the part of the … Continued

Supervisors approve Spectrum retail center in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Gross, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #shopping, #zoning
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Spectrum’s latest design for the shopping center on Route 7. After many deferrals and revisions over the past year and a-half, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors finally approved a rezoning request to allow Spectrum Development to build a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. “We now have a more viable and agreeable … Continued

FXCO working group exploring new uses for old office buildings

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning
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The rear of the Sun Trust Building on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. It has three suites for rent. A new Fairfax County working group launched by Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova is exploring ideas for repurposing older office buildings with lots of empty space. The Fairfax County Building Repositioning Workgroup’s objective is to … Continued

Controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment likely to resurface in 2016

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning
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Seven Corners could be a magnet for developers. The Board of Supervisors has put off indefinitely consideration of a controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment that would facilitate new high-density projects in certain redevelopment areas – but that doesn’t mean it’s dead. The proposed amendment on planned residential mixed use (PRM), planned commercial district (PDC), and commercial … Continued

FXCO staff again rejects revised shopping center plan for Rt. 7

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #redevelopment, #shopping, #zoning
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The proposed shopping center site as seen from Charles Street. Spectrum Development has submitted another revised plan for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads – and it still doesn’t meet the county’s requirements. Staff Report Addendum #3, issued by the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning Oct. 8, recommends the Board … Continued

Planning Commission approves medical building on Evergreen Lane

#health, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #zoning
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Sept. 24 recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the development of a two story medical building on Evergreen Lane in Annandale proposed by Quan Q. Nguyen and Ngan T. Nguyen. The new two-story 5,516-square foot building would replace an old 1,260-square foot one and a-half story house that … Continued

County staff urges BoS to reject shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #shopping, #zoning
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A section of the revised plan showing the pharmacy drive-through in the middle of the retail center. More than six months after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to “defer indefinitely” a rezoning proposal from Spectrum Development for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, the BoS will hold a public hearing … Continued