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Hundreds of housing units could be coming near the Herndon Metro station.

At its Sept. 23 meeting, the Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning and development plan amendment to support the proposed Woodland Park redevelopment. A Board of Supervisors hearing has not yet been scheduled.


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Apartment rents across the D.C. region are high, but a new data analysis suggests they likely would have been even pricier had the COVID-19 pandemic not intervened.

August’s median regional rent across the D.C. region was about 2.5% below what it would have been had Covid not upended the rental market in the early 2020s, according to projections reported Sept. 24 by Apartment List.


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Fairfax County and neighboring localities are feeling the impact of federal government workforce reductions and immigration enforcement, according to a recent regional survey.

The report released last Thursday (Sept. 24) from Gallup and the Greater Washington Community Foundation, titled “Voices of the Community: DC, Maryland, Virginia,” incorporated research on federal government disruptions on the region’s residents.


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Fairfax County officials are considering the first step to supporting a new housing complex at the Hilltop Village Center near Fort Belvoir.

The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at its Tuesday (Sept. 29) meeting on a comprehensive plan amendment to support a 280-unit multifamily residential building for the multiuse complex.


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Despite some lingering concerns, Fairfax County officials are moving forward with a large mixed-use development proposal near the Innovation Center Metro station.

At its Sept. 16 meeting, the Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval of several applications for the Aurora Station at Dulles development.


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Tysons still has a steep hill to climb to reach its goal of 100,000 residents by 2050, but it continues to make progress in its evolution from a commuter hub to a home.

Since the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a comprehensive plan in 2010 setting that target, Tysons has come close to doubling its population from approximately 17,000 residents to 32,000 residents, the Tysons Community Alliance (TCA) reported earlier this month.


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A McLean office complex slated for redevelopment with residential condominiums could host housing specifically for the area’s growing older population instead.

Sunrise Senior Living has a contract to acquire part of the McLean Professional Park site at 1477 Chain Bridge Road. While the sale hasn’t closed yet, the operator is already mapping out plans to use the additional 2.8 acres of land to expand on its adjacent Sunrise at McLean Village community.


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A missing piece that would complete Discovery Square’s transformation from planned office park into a mixed-use, residential development in the Sully District is nearing the final stages of approval from Fairfax County.

The proposal, which calls for 108 multifamily units and about 31,400 square feet of neighborhood-serving retail on an 8-acre site in the northwest quadrant of Centreville Road and Wall Road, obtained a key endorsement from the Fairfax County Planning Commission earlier this month.


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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a comprehensive plan amendment last Tuesday, Sept. 15 that could lead to nearly 3,000 new multifamily units near the Dunn Loring Metro station in Merrifield.

The vote was another procedural step forward in allowing Malkin Properties to replace its existing 706-unit Merrifield at Dunn Loring Station apartment complex with up to 2,975 units located in high-rise and mid-rise buildings.


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Fairfax County officials have supported another proposal to boost the housing portfolio of Kingstowne Towne Center.

At its Sept. 15 meeting, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved developer BXP’s application to convert an existing office building into a 280-unit housing complex.


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