Three proposals for future development in Reston were mostly greeted with varying degrees of skepticism by community members who crowded into the cafeteria at Langston Hughes Middle School (11401 Ridge Heights Road) last Monday (April 7).
Drawing an estimated 350 to 400 attendees, the meeting was one of three held by Fairfax County planning staff over the past two weeks to gather feedback on 11 different pitches for changes to land use guidance in the Reston Comprehensive Plan.
Year-over-year apartment rents continue to trend upward in Northern Virginia, even as fears of economic upheaval loom.
The growth also comes despite a national year-over-year decline in median apartment rental prices.
For over a decade, mixed-use, multi-family residential developments have been the defining building type around Northern Virginia. A recent presentation about redevelopment at the Hunters Branch office complex in Oakton, however, indicated that type of development may be in peril.
The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended on March 12 that the Board of Supervisors approve a comprehensive plan amendment to allow housing on the nearly 14-acre office campus at 9300 and 9302 Route 29.
Some say it will breathe new life into the Flint Hill area of Oakton. Others fear it will add to an existing traffic nightmare.
After hearing from both sides, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (March 18) unanimously approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow mixed-use development on the 33-acre former AT&T site at the intersection of Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) and Jermantown Road.
Land currently zoned for industrial use across Fairfax County could be converted to residential zoning in an effort to bring more housing stock to the county.
As part of a larger “Plan Forward” initiative started in 2022, Department of Planning and Development (DPD) staff have proposed amending the county’s comprehensive plan to allow more flexibility for industrial land to turn into residential development, while also retaining some designated industrial areas.
A recently established senior living community in the Fairfax area is expanding its capacity with the addition of a new residential building.
A Woodleigh Chase Senior Living spokesperson says construction is “well underway” on Pierson Grove. Slated to open later this year, the building will bring another 122 apartment units to the 42-acre independent living campus (9805 Woodleigh Lane) off of Braddock Road near George Mason University.
Onelife Fitness might morph into the next residential development in Tysons.
The Arlington-based developer Paradigm Companies recently submitted a rezoning application to Fairfax County proposing to replace the gym’s low-lying building at 8250 Greensboro Drive with a pair of residential high-rises.
Another proposal to replace office space with housing has been presented to Fairfax County.
Time Equities, a New York City-based developer, is seeking to replace the High Ridge office building near the I-66 and Route 50 interchange just outside Fairfax City with a residential building featuring up to 400 units and 5,500 square feet of commercial retail space.
Earlier this week, Fairfax County supervisors set a public hearing for next month to determine the fate of the county’s Tenant-Landlord Commission.
The advisory body, established in 1971, is slated for elimination, in part because it has become increasingly difficult to find people willing to serve on it. A public hearing and, likely, a vote on the body’s fate has been set for Tuesday, March 18.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved two redevelopment proposals on Tuesday (Feb. 18) that will turn areas in and around the Flint Hill Office Park near Jermantown Road in Oakton into residential communities.
The proposals to redevelop Redwood Plaza (10600 Arrowhead Drive) and a portion of the Flint Hill Office Park (10530 Rosehaven Street) were both approved unanimously.
