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Townhome concept suggested to replace century-old Vienna house

Published August 14, 2024 at 2:30PM

The current house at 128 Nutley Street NW in Vienna (via Google Maps)

A proposal to replace a single-family home behind the Village Green Shopping Center with townhouses encountered skepticism when the developer brought it to the Town of Vienna Planning Commission last month.

Sekas Homes presented two possible layouts for a 10-unit townhouse concept at 128 Nutley Street NW on behalf of the owners of the existing, 114-year-old house, who requested assistance with rezoning and redeveloping the property, the homebuilder’s vice president, Connor Sekas, told planning commission at a July 10 work session.

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Dunn Loring Center developer aims for 2025 construction start

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 8, 2024 at 2:30PM

An apartment building with retail will replace the Dunn Loring Center office building at 2272 Merrilee Drive (courtesy Elm Street Development)

Dunn Loring Center in Merrifield has been quiet since Fairfax County approved a redevelopment of the 1980s-era office building more than three years ago.

Rest assured, though, that the planned apartment building with retail is still in the works, says property owner and developer Elm Street Development, which hopes to start construction at 2722 Merrilee Drive in 2025.

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Chantilly housing development advances after facing questions about wildlife, traffic impacts

By James Jarvis

Published August 6, 2024 at 3:30PM

The proposed Park East at Westfields housing development (via LDC/Fairfax County)

A proposal to redevelop a mostly vacant office park in Chantilly with housing has cleared its first regulatory hurdle and could receive full approval by next month.

The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approve a request last month to rezone the property between Poplar Tree Road and Newbrook Drive from medium industrial to a residential district.

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Reston Midline takes shape with more residential development in the works

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 5, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated August 5, 2024 at 5:32PM

A vacant lot next to the completed Townhomes at Reston Station is slated for development as a 227-unit apartment building (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More pieces of the Reston Midline development near the Wiehle Metro station are starting to fall into place.

Developer EYA hopes to begin construction on an apartment building within the next year after completing its Townhomes at Reston Station earlier this summer. All 113 townhouses were sold by August 2023, and they were officially delivered to buyers by June, EYA President and CEO McLean Quinn told FFXnow.

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Custom home builder offers new million-dollar houses in Great Falls

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2024 at 11:30AM

Artisan Builders' model home for its new Falls Farm neighborhood in Great Falls (photo by Peak Visuals)

Some more multi-million-dollar homes are taking shape in Great Falls.

The McLean-based company Artisan Builders announced last Tuesday (July 23) that it’s developing a new residential subdivision off of Georgetown Pike called Falls Farm. The neighborhood along Falls Farm Court will consist of 14 custom-built houses on lots that average two acres in size.

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Vacant Springfield commercial properties eyed for redevelopment

By James Jarvis

Published July 29, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated November 25, 2024 at 9:27AM

Fairfax County is considering allowing multi-family residential development at existing office and retail sites on Springfield Blvd and Amherst Avenue (via Fairfax County)

Developers are looking to transform several acres of unused office and commercial properties between Old Keene Mill Road and Springfield Blvd into multi-family residences.

To allow for the developments, Fairfax County could amend its comprehensive plan to permit 732 residential units and retail on several properties at the intersections of Backlick Road, Amherst Avenue, and Springfield Blvd.

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JUST IN: Temporary homeless shelter to open in Reston next week

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 23, 2024 at 3:30PM

The North County Human Services Building in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is moving ahead with plans to open a temporary overflow shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Reston.

After weeks of planning, the shelter is officially scheduled to open at 5 p.m. on Monday, July 29 in the North County Human Services Center (1850 Cameron Glen Drive), the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced today (Tuesday).

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All-affordable apartment building near McLean Metro breaks ground

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 18, 2024 at 11:00AM

Officials participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking for Somos at McLean Metro, a 456-unit workforce housing apartment complex in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Construction has commenced on an affordable housing project in Tysons that the developer, local officials and their financial partners touted yesterday (Wednesday) as literally and metaphorically groundbreaking.

With two cranes looming above and excavators rumbling around the cleared site in the background, representatives from SCG Development, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Amazon and more shoveled some dirt to formally celebrate the start of work on Somos at McLean Metro, which will deliver two apartment buildings with 456 workforce dwelling units (WDUs).

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Proposed apartment building near Huntington Metro station moves closer to approval

By Acacia James

Published July 16, 2024 at 11:30AM

A rendering of Capital Investment Advisors' proposed apartment building at Huntington Avenue and Metroview Parkway (via SK+I Architecture/Fairfax County)

A proposal to build housing in the Mount Vernon District near the Huntington Metro Station is closer to being approved.

During a meeting last Wednesday (July 10), the Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approve developer Capital Investment Advisors’ proposal for a 200-unit apartment building at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Metroview Parkway.

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Fairfax City Council says ‘yes’ to new apartments at WillowWood Plaza

By James Jarvis

Published July 11, 2024 at 11:30AM

A proposed mixed-use building at 10306 Eaton Place in Fairfax City (courtesy of Capital City Real Estate)

Fairfax City will soon see the construction of a seven-story residential and retail building next to WillowWood Plaza along Eaton Place following a near-unanimous vote of approval from the city council earlier this week.

The new development, dubbed “N29 Apartments,” will replace a 328-space, 2.96-acre parking lot at 10306 Eaton Place, adjacent to a 1980s-era office complex.