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Published March 26, 2024 at 11:45AM

A rendering of Monumental's proposed sports arena in Alexandria's Potomac Yard (courtesy JBG Smith)

State lawmakers punted consideration of a casino in Fairfax County to next year, but that hasn’t stopped some proponents from seeking to assist in the divisive plan to bring the Washington Wizards and Capitals to Northern Virginia, whose odds of a comeback win are looking slim.

Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, who represents Fairfax County’s Richmond Highway corridor, recently pitched the idea of bringing both a casino and the sports arena to Tysons to a representative of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the basketball and hockey teams, the Washington Post reported on Sunday (March 24).

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Senior housing now complete near GMU, helping county’s affordable housing goal

By James Jarvis

Published March 25, 2024 at 11:45AM

Rendering of Ilda's Overlook in Fairfax (courtesy of Jeffrey Sauers of CPI Productions)

Eighty new affordable homes for seniors have become available just east of George Mason University.

Located at 10055 Braddock Road, Ilda’s Overlook Senior Residences serves individuals aged 62 and over with incomes at or below 60% of the area median, developer Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) said in a press release.

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Falls Church mixed-use development pitch runs into city council backlash

By James Jarvis

Published March 22, 2024 at 9:30AM

A proposal would turn the parking lot at S Maple Ave. and W Annandale Road into a mixed-use development (via Cascade Realty and Stewart Investment Partners/Falls Church City)

A bid to convert a parking lot in Falls Church into a mixed-use development may be in jeopardy after local officials raised concerns about housing affordability, walkability, sustainability and a lack of green space.

“I’ve gone through pretty much all the policy arguments the council has made for granting special exceptions, and this project doesn’t meet any of them,” Falls Church City Council member David Snyder said during a work session earlier this month. “So, I think frankly it’s a waste of resources until the proposer comes back with a development that truly is special and meets our special exception ordinance from a technical standpoint and policy standpoint.”

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County board OKs Tysons office-to-housing conversion but calls for more EV parking

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 21, 2024 at 10:15AM

The owner of 8221 Old Courthouse Road is seeking to repurpose the office building as multi-family apartments (via Walter L. Phillips Inc./Fairfax County)

Another Tysons office building is set to be transformed into housing.

After a public hearing on Tuesday (March 19), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to convert the three-story office building at 8221 Old Courthouse Road into 55 multi-family apartments, including six workforce dwelling units.

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Developer proposes building two dozen homes on Gallows Road in Annandale

By Fatimah Waseem

Published March 20, 2024 at 11:45AM

An assemblage of eight parcels could be the home of a new residential community on 3400 Gallows Road (Image via Google Maps).

Nearly two dozen single-family homes could be on the horizon for Gallows Road in Annandale.

MS-Gallows, which appears to be an affiliate of the builder Madison Homes is seeking to build 22 single-family homes at 3400 Gallows Road near I-495 and Woodburn Elementary School.

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Office buildings near Tysons-Pimmit library could be supplanted by townhouses

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 19, 2024 at 10:15AM

The owner of 7600 Leesburg Pike is seeking to redevelop the existing office building with townhouses (via Vika Virginia/Fairfax County)

An official proposal is on the table to redevelop an office complex adjacent to the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library with townhouses.

The owner of 7600 Leesburg Pike submitted plans to Fairfax County on Friday (March 15) for a 165-unit townhouse development that would replace the existing 4-story office buildings. Built in 1986, the 230,620-square-foot property’s current tenants include Westgate Realty Group, Oak Hill Montessori and Standard Healthcare Services’ College of Nursing.

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Fairfax County board approves Top Golf redevelopment in Kingstowne

By James Jarvis

Published March 15, 2024 at 9:30AM

EYA is seeking to build 174 single-family homes on the former Topgolf site in Kingstowne (via Fairfax County)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved the transformation of Rudy’s Golf and Sports Bar in Kingstowne into 17 acres of single-family homes and public parks.

Last week, supervisors unanimously endorsed a proposal by Maryland-based EYA Development to redevelop the property at 6626 South Van Dorn Street. The roughly 17.4-acre site hosted the first Top Golf in the U.S. until the facility closed in early 2020 and Rudy’s opened in 2022.

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Proposed Hilton hotel in Tysons encounters skepticism from county staff

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 14, 2024 at 1:30PM

The south entrance of the proposed Hilton hotel in Scotts Run (via Fairfax County)

Fairfax County staff aren’t sold on a development proposal to replace a planned office building in Scotts Run with a dual-branded Hilton hotel.

Developer Cityline Partners is seeking to construct a 17-story hotel building with a four-level parking garage at the intersection of Dolley Madison Blvd and Anderson Road in the Tysons neighborhood.

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Housing proposed to replace vacant office building in Westfields business park

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 12, 2024 at 12:15PM

The proposed plan to redevelop a vacant office building on Newbrook Drive in Chantilly as housing (via Fairfax County)

Another office building in the sprawling Westfields section of Chantilly is being targeted for redevelopment as housing.

Developer Network Realty Partners wants to replace a vacant office building at 14101 Newbrook Drive and some of the adjacent office building’s parking lot with 109 single-family townhouses and two multi-family condominium buildings, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County on Friday (March 8).

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West Falls developer launches sales for new mixed-use condominium building

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 7, 2024 at 2:30PM

The Oak, a new mixed-use condominium building in Falls Church, will feature rooftop terraces among its residential amenities (courtesy of Hoffman Realty)

A mixed-use condominium building taking shape in the upcoming West Falls neighborhood is now seeking prospective residents.

Developer Hoffman & Associates announced on Monday (March 4) that it has opened sales for the 126 condos in The Oak, a 174,000-square-foot, 11-story building under construction at 255 West Falls Station Blvd in Falls Church.