Another portion of the Woodland Park suburban office complex south of Herndon is set to turn into a mostly residential neighborhood.
At its Oct. 27 meeting, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved plans from The Pinkard Group, a D.C.-based real estate investment firm, to redevelop approximately 34 acres of the office park at 2291 Wood Oak Drive in McNair with 429 to 584 homes.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has granted a developer the flexibility to construct townhouses in part of a Tysons neighborhood and, in return, obtained a pledge to speed up creation of a planned 5-acre Signature Park on the site.
The supervisors voted unanimously on Oct. 27 to approve proffer condition and conceptual development plan amendments allowing property owner Link Logistics to construct townhouses on three of the eight “blocks” comprising the 33.4-acre site known as The Mile.
A split Fairfax City Planning Commission on Oct. 26 recommended approval of Combined Properties’ most recent redevelopment plan for the Courthouse Plaza shopping center.
The 4-2 vote came after some residents raised concerns about a host of issues, including the property’s overall size, height and impact on the surrounding Old Town Fairfax community.
Less than two years after breaking ground, an ambitious affordable housing development on the Fairfax County Government Center campus is starting to welcome residents.
To mark the occasion, members of the Board of Supervisors and others involved in the development gathered on Monday (Oct. 26) to celebrate the grand opening of the nearly 300 newly constructed homes at 12020 and 12040 Government Center Parkway, now called Fairfax Crest.
Reston residents will have an opportunity to weigh in tonight (Monday) on a potential redevelopment of the former T-Mobile office park near the Herndon Metro station.
Representatives for developer Stanley Martin Homes are slated to host a community meeting at 6 p.m. in Reston Association’s conference center (12001 Sunrise Valley Drive) on the proposed “East Link” project, which would turn the currently vacant, 36-acre office site into a residential neighborhood.
Fairfax County planning commissioners are recommending approval of a three-tower continuing-care compound on a 5-acre Tysons site currently occupied by the Shipgarten dining and entertainment complex.
If approved by the Board of Supervisors, the parcel at the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Colshire Drive will be transformed into Corso Tysons — a 427-unit assisted-living facility along with a theater, restaurants and retail outlets that will be open to the public.
Fairfax County planners are backing another office-to-residential conversion near Dulles International Airport.
At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval of two rezoning applications to support the Lincoln Park development, which would transform approximately 15 acres of land in the Sully Square area north of Chantilly and south of Herndon into a townhouse neighborhood.
Once on track to break ground this year, the City Centre West mixed-use development now needs numerous changes to be financially viable, a representative for developer Ox Hill Companies recently told the Fairfax City Planning Commission.
Approved by the City Council in 2023, Ox Hill’s application for housing and retail on a 1.7-acre site of three lots from 10501 to 10523 Main Street was eventually closed by the city in September 2025 due to inactivity, despite two buildings having been demolished.
Plans to transform most of the Lake Fairfax Business Center in Reston into a mixed-use neighborhood are heading to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for a final vote.
Developer EYA secured a supportive recommendation from the Fairfax County Planning Commission last Wednesday (Oct. 14) after its legal representative confirmed that any lingering disagreements with county staff can be resolved by the time the rezoning application reaches the board next month.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Oct. 13) approved comprehensive plan amendments that could lead to the redevelopment of key parcels near the intersection of I-66 and Route 50.
“These plans have all really come as a result of I-66. It increases the development potential,” said Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity, whose district contains one of the three parcels.
