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Flats at Tysons condo plan poised for approval despite staff objections

Published December 6, 2022 at 11:45AM | Updated December 6, 2022 at 3:26PM

The proposed Flats at Tysons Corner condo development includes a 14,500-square-foot urban park (via Fairfax County)

(Updated at 3:25 p.m.) Plans for an 86-unit condominium development by Fairfax Square in Tysons will go to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for a public hearing this afternoon after securing the planning commission’s support last week.

The commission voted 9-0 on Wednesday (Nov. 30) to recommend that the board approve Pulte Group’s Flats at Tysons Corner on the 1953 Gallows Road parking lot, despite county staff’s continued objections to loading spaces being on a street rather than inside the buildings.

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New hotel at Springfield Town Center moves forward despite delay of park

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 5, 2022 at 11:45AM

A hotel is slated for approval at Springfield Town Center (Photo courtesy Fairfax County Government/handout).

The first pieces of the long-anticipated redevelopment of Springfield Town Center are officially moving forward.

At a Nov. 30 meeting, the Fairfax County Planning Commission voted to approve the replacement of a surface parking lot with a five-story hotel — a move that the applicant says could jumpstart the rebirth of the area that surrounds the mall.

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Comstock angles to redevelop Koons auto dealerships in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 2, 2022 at 10:15AM

The Koons Chevy auto dealership at 2000 Chain Bridge Road (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The developer behind Reston Station and Herndon’s stalled downtown redevelopment has turned its sights to Tysons.

Comstock is seeking to replace the massive Koons Chevy and Chrysler dealerships at 2000 and 2050 Chain Bridge Road near the Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) interchange with a “vibrant, mixed-use, multi-block neighborhood,” according to a new application.

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NEW: Developers propose turning Reston’s golf courses into open space with housing

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 1, 2022 at 10:45AM

Sunrise at Reston National Golf Course (photo by Terry Baranski)

Developers are seeking permission to redevelop Reston’s two golf courses through a process where Fairfax County considers land use changes to its comprehensive plan.

The county is currently considering dozens of nominations throughout the county for the Site-Specific Plan Amendment process, including the redevelopment of Reston National Golf Course and Hidden Creek Country Club.

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Redevelopment of Vienna’s former Wolf Trap Hotel lands pizza eatery with cocktails

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 30, 2022 at 2:15PM

The Georgia-based pizza restaurant Mellow Mushroom will open a location in Vienna (courtesy Shannon Curl/Mellow Mushroom)

Mellow Mushroom is officially coming to the Town of Vienna.

The Atlanta, Georgia-based pizza restaurant has signed a franchise agreement to open a new location at 444 Maple Avenue, the four-story, mixed-use development replacing the now-demolished Vienna Wolf Trap Hotel and Tequila Grande at the corner of Nutley Street.

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Springfield considers how to support development as study finds need for more housing, amenities

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 30, 2022 at 11:45AM

The Franconia-Springfield area is concentrated around I-95 and Old Keene Mill/Franconia Road (via FCEDA)

A decade after Springfield Mall was torn down, reemerging two years later as Springfield Town Center, Fairfax County officials are still trying to figure out how to make the reality of the development match that rebranding.

Progress on transforming downtown Springfield from a commercial hub into the more mixed-use, walkable environment envisioned by county planners has been slow, even nonexistent when it comes to housing, a recently released study found.

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Office building planned for Virginia Tech campus could be powered by solar panels

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 29, 2022 at 3:00PM

A solar panel array has been proposed on the future HITT Contracting headquarters building at Virginia Tech's Idylwood campus (via Fairfax County)

A massive array of solar panels could provide cover for the office building that developer Rushmark Properties and the construction company HITT Contracting are planning to build at Virginia Tech’s campus near the West Falls Church Metro station.

In a final development plan recently submitted to Fairfax County, the two companies — collectively known as Converge West Falls LLC — propose installing a photovoltaic array canopy on top of the building, which will house HITT’s corporate headquarters and laboratory space for Virginia Tech’s planned National Center for Smart Construction.

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Residences proposed near historic log house at Lake Fairfax Park in Reston

By Fatimah Waseem

Published November 29, 2022 at 2:15PM

The former private venue will be preserved as part of the overall infill residential proposal (Photo via JR Catering/Facebook).

A nearly 9-acre property near Lake Fairfax Park in Reston could be the sight of future infill residential development.

SEM Fairfax Land Associates is seeking Fairfax County’s blessing to build eight single-family homes on the property and preserve a 1790s building on the land, according to the Nov. 22 application.

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Mixed-use ‘donut’ building floated to replace Idylwood shopping center

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 28, 2022 at 10:15AM

Tenants at Fallfax Center on Route 29 include El Tio Tex-Mex Grill (via Google Maps)

A major redevelopment has been suggested for Fallfax Center, a retail strip anchored by El Tio Tex-Mex Grill on the edge of Idylwood near Jefferson District Park.

Property owner Schupp Companies has put forward a proposal to replace the existing shopping center with a residential and retail “donut” building.

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Huntington Metro area development plan passes planning commission with big height reduction

By Matt Blitz

Published November 23, 2022 at 11:45AM | Updated June 19, 2024 at 11:46AM

A conceptual rendering of the southern portion of the redeveloped Huntington Metro station (image via Fairfax County)

The Huntington Metro area is one step closer to redevelopment with last week’s approval of a comprehensive plan, albeit with a few “modifications.”

The Fairfax County Planning Commission quickly and unanimously approved the comprehensive plan amendment for the Huntington Transit Station Area (TSA) on Nov. 16, following a lengthy public hearing in October and a site visit by the commissioners on Nov. 10.