Plans to transform most of the Lake Fairfax Business Center in Reston into a mixed-use neighborhood are heading to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for a final vote.
Developer EYA secured a supportive recommendation from the Fairfax County Planning Commission last Wednesday (Oct. 14) after its legal representative confirmed that any lingering disagreements with county staff can be resolved by the time the rezoning application reaches the board next month.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Oct. 13) approved comprehensive plan amendments that could lead to the redevelopment of key parcels near the intersection of I-66 and Route 50.
“These plans have all really come as a result of I-66. It increases the development potential,” said Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity, whose district contains one of the three parcels.
Fairfax County has signed off on modifications to a portion of the MetroWest neighborhood in Oakton near the Vienna Metro station.
At its meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 13), the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a request to change the development plan and conditions for a planned apartment building at the corner of Sprague Avenue and Royal Victoria Drive.
Prices ticked up slightly for single-family houses, but otherwise, Fairfax County’s September real estate market was soft, according to new data.
A total of 897 properties went to closing during the month, down from 953 a year before and below the five-year September average of 930 transactions, according to figures reported Monday (Oct. 12) by MarketStats by Showing-Time.
The state government needs to step up and take some of the burden for funding core services off the backs of Northern Virginia residents and localities, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay told members of the county’s legislative delegation.
“The exhaustion level is getting real,” McKay said of the state pushing off its funding responsibilities to the local level.
Fairfax County seniors give the county high marks overall but lower scores as a place to retire, based on a new survey whose results were presented Tuesday (Oct. 6) to the Board of Supervisors.
The 87% of survey respondents who ranked Fairfax a good place to live was “down slightly but not significantly” from previous surveys, said John Ruthinoski, a data analyst for the Fairfax County Department of Family Services.
Fairfax County supervisors reacted enthusiastically, but with some caution this week to a staff plan that would provide long-term tax breaks for affordable housing in order to reduce initial financing costs.
Discussion at the Board of Supervisors’ Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 6) focused on piloting the authority newly granted by the Virginia General Assembly on two upcoming projects: Dulles Greene near the Innovation Center Metro station in the Herndon area and East County in Bailey’s Crossroads.
A Vienna-based developer has secured a key vote of support for its plan to build 13 single-family houses on the current Wolf Trap Nursery site.
The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval of a proposal from Sekas Homes to rezone and redevelop the nearly 6.5-acre property at 9439 Leesburg Pike in Wolf Trap during its meeting on Sept. 30.
A new vision is taking shape for one of Inova Health System’s former administrative headquarters buildings in Merrifield.
After a previous developer backed off plans to convert the office building at 8110 Gatehouse Road into live/work units, the new property owner — an affiliate of Bethesda-based Buchanan Partners — intends to demolish the existing six-story structure and replace it with up to 300 homes.
Fairfax County planners want a little bit more time before making a recommendation on the proposed redevelopment of Lake Fairfax Business Center.
At its Sept. 23 meeting, the Planning Commission deferred a vote on the plan to turn the mostly vacant office park in Reston into a large residential neighborhood.
