A six-floor office building in Annandale could grow two stories taller and add about 50 housing units under a new development plan.
Located at 7620 Little River Turnpike, the office building eyed for residential conversion by Alexandria-based Nicholas Development was built in 1971 and is now “largely vacant and out-of-date,” according to rezoning application materials dated May 28. The building is apparently just 8% occupied.
The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved alterations on May 22 to a mixed-use residential building already planned for Tysons West.
The building at 8740 Yard Street is proposed to be a five- to eight-story multi-family building with up to 265 dwelling units and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Owned by JBG Smith, the property is situated near Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and is currently undeveloped.
A Chantilly-based property management company wants to transform the Fair Oaks Business Park into a 22-acre mixed-use development.
According to Fairfax County records, the project, dubbed Fairfax Crossing, aims to replace the 1980s office park with 706 housing units, 20,000 square feet of retail, a 1.6-acre central park and 2.25 miles of pedestrian walkways.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors gave developers the go-ahead last Tuesday (May 21) to build a condominium high-rise in Tysons’ Arbor Row neighborhood in place of a previously approved office building.
Even as they gave their approval on an 8-1-1 vote, some supervisors conceded county staff were “right” to recommend denial of the application based mostly on prospective condo developer Renaissance Centro’s plan to provide cash or off-site workforce housing in lieu of on-site affordable units.
Developer Cityline Partners got its plan to swap an office building for condominiums in Tysons’ Arbor Row neighborhood past the Fairfax County Planning Commission last week, but concerns about its affordable housing commitments remain a hurdle.
The commission voted 8-1 last Wednesday (May 15) to recommend approval of a 23-story, 240-unit residential high-rise at 7925 Westpark Drive. The lone “nay” came from Hunter Mill District Commissioner John Carter, while Mount Vernon District Commissioner Walter Clarke abstained after arriving late to the meeting.
The Canopy, a planned assisted living community that was once supposed to open in Reston last year, has resurfaced with hopes of attracting a broader range of future residents.
Developer Silverstone Senior Living submitted a rezoning application to Fairfax County on May 6 that would allow it to provide independent living units in the facility at 10819 Leesburg Pike, along with the previously approved assisted living and memory care services.
The developer behind Reston Station celebrated a milestone last week in its construction of a new Marriott hotel.
Comstock held a “topping out” ceremony last Wednesday (May 8) at 1800 Reston Row Plaza for the 26-story JW Marriott Hotel and Residences, the hospitality brand’s first location in Virginia and an anchor for the future Row at Reston Station neighborhood.
A redevelopment of McLean Professional Park as condominiums will move forward with Fairfax County’s approval.
The Board of Supervisors gave a unanimous thumbs up on Tuesday (May 7) to property owner T&M McLean Ventures’ proposal to replace half of the office park’s 12 commercial townhouses with 104 for-sale residential units in a single, five-story building.
Fairfax County is taking another look at its plans for the Franconia Governmental Center.
After two initial meetings to gather input from the community in April, Franconia District Supervisor Rodney Lusk hosted a final community conversation at John Lewis High School on Monday (May 6) to share preliminary feedback on what the county should do with the nearly 3-acre property at 6121 Franconia Road.
Another hotel may soon check into Tysons’ Scotts Run neighborhood.
Developer Cityline Partners secured the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ approval yesterday (Tuesday) to construct a dual-branded Hilton hotel on part of a block originally slated to become an 18-story office building.
