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Vote deferred on redevelopment of AT&T office campus in Oakton

Published February 28, 2025 at 9:45AM

Rendering of a retail-lined main street in the proposed AT&T campus redevelopment in Oakton (courtesy EYA)

Unresolved issues ranging from traffic and pedestrian safety to parks, schools and overall density led the Fairfax County Planning Commission to defer action on Wednesday (Feb. 26) on a key step toward the redevelopment of the former AT&T site in Oakton.

The 33-acre parcel at the intersection of Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) and Jermantown Road is one of several contiguous plots of land expected to be redeveloped in coming years as part of the 110-acre Flint Hill Suburban Center planning district.

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Owner seeks to replace ‘obsolete’ Fairfax Ridge office building with housing

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 26, 2025 at 9:45AM

Time Equities in early 2025 proposed redeveloping the High Ridge office building with mixed-use housing (via Fairfax County)

Another proposal to replace office space with housing has been presented to Fairfax County.

Time Equities, a New York City-based developer, is seeking to replace the High Ridge office building near the I-66 and Route 50 interchange just outside Fairfax City with a residential building featuring up to 400 units and 5,500 square feet of commercial retail space.

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Proposal to redevelop AT&T offices ignites new look at Oakton road conditions

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 25, 2025 at 9:00AM

A rendering of EYA's proposed AT&T office site redevelopment from Chain Bridge Road (via Fairfax County)

Everyone seems to agree that Oakton’s roadways are untenable for drivers as well as pedestrians and cyclists, especially in light of recent fatal crashes.

The dividing line between supporters and skeptics of a proposed overhaul of AT&T’s office campus and other mixed-use developments in the area has become whether they believe the impending projects will alleviate or exacerbate the current congested, hazardous status quo.

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Proposed redevelopments on Jermantown Road in Oakton receive final approval

By Scott McCaffrey

Published February 21, 2025 at 9:00AM

A&A Flint Hill development proposal (via Fairfax County)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved two redevelopment proposals on Tuesday (Feb. 18) that will turn areas in and around the Flint Hill Office Park near Jermantown Road in Oakton into residential communities.

The proposals to redevelop Redwood Plaza (10600 Arrowhead Drive) and a portion of the Flint Hill Office Park (10530 Rosehaven Street) were both approved unanimously.

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Former Wolf Trap Hotel developer hopeful construction could begin this year

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 19, 2025 at 9:45AM

A portion of the fence around the future 444 Maple Avenue development site is sagging (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The corner of Maple Avenue and Nutley Street where the Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel and Tequila Grande continues to lie fallow, but the developer hoping to revitalize the site is at least working to make it more presentable.

Hekemian & Company and its civil engineering firm Walter L. Phillips got the Vienna Board of Architectural Review’s (BAR) approval on Jan. 16 to maintain a chain-link fence around the 2.8-acre property at 444 Maple Avenue West through the end of this year.

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Developers nominate dozens of Fairfax County sites for potential land use changes

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 18, 2025 at 9:45AM

Reston National Golf Course sign in fall (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The window has closed for developers, property owners and other community members to nominate sites in Fairfax County for future redevelopment.

The county received about 50 nominations during its Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) process, which lets members of the public propose changes to the comprehensive plan that guides future land use and development. The submission period lasted from Jan. 13 through last Thursday, Feb. 13.

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Comstock still ‘committed’ to potential Tysons development despite casino bill stalling

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 14, 2025 at 9:45AM

A lobbying flyer shared with state lawmakers in January 2025 includes a rendering of Comstock's envisioned casino development in Tysons (via Access Point Public Affairs)

The legislation to make Fairfax County eligible for a casino isn’t officially dead, but it appears to be in active need of resuscitation.

A House of Delegates appropriations subcommittee’s decision to pass by Senate Bill 982 after a 30-minute hearing on Wednesday (Feb. 12) brought celebratory statements from the community groups and local elected officials who had vocally opposed the proposal to allow a casino in Tysons.

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Developers propose turning Grist Mill Park barn into restaurant, concert venue

By James Jarvis

Published February 12, 2025 at 9:00AM

Grist Mill Park Barn (via Google Maps)

A group of local developers is looking to transform the long-unused barn at Mount Vernon’s Grist Mill Park into a restaurant and live music venue.

The unsolicited proposal was submitted by Long & Foster realtors Mark and Michael White, Tech24 Construction CEO and President Victor Bonomi, and First Washington Realty senior construction director Daniel Wiechert.

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Reston contractor to take over, expand on former Volkswagen office campus

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 10, 2025 at 9:45AM

Woodland Pointe property owner Union Investment Real Estate is proposing to replace a parking garage with a second office building (via Gensler/Fairfax County)

A contractor based at Reston Town Center is angling to take over an office building near Herndon whose former occupant is also now based in Reston Town Center.

Peraton, a national security and technology company started in 2017, plans to open a new campus at Woodland Pointe, a 6.77-acre office complex just south of Dulles Toll Road that previously served as Volkswagen’s North American headquarters.

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Planned Reston senior-living facility wins approval of county board

By Scott McCaffrey

Published February 6, 2025 at 9:00AM

Rendering of The Canopy, Silverstone Senior Living's proposed senior living facility at 10819 Leesburg Pike (via Fairfax County)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors took less than 10 minutes on Tuesday (Feb. 4) to approve land-use changes allowing for a continuing-care facility along Route 7 in the Reston/Great Falls area.

The proposal by Silverstone Senior Living calls for up to 130 units — a mix of independent-living and assisted-living options — on the 22.5-acre parcel at 10819 Leesburg Pike, across from Riva Ridge Road and west of Baron Cameron Avenue.