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Live-work development approved for Inova’s former HQ in Merrifield

Published July 6, 2023 at 10:15AM

Developer Madison Highland has proposed a "game table community park" outside 8110 Gatehouse Road with its repurposing as live/work units (via Fairfax County)

Inova Health System’s former administrative headquarters in Merrifield will soon be transformed into a combination of workforce housing and live/work units — a kind of development that’s still relatively novel for Fairfax County.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 8-0 to approve the project from developer Madison Highland after a public hearing on June 27. Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross and Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw recused themselves because they respectively serve on Inova’s board of trustees and quality and reliability committee.

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Plan to convert former Inova HQ into live-work development advances

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 9, 2023 at 1:30PM

Developer Madison Highland has proposed a "game table community park" outside 8110 Gatehouse Road with its repurposing as live/work units (via Fairfax County)

The proposed repurposing of Inova Health System’s former corporate headquarters in Merrifield as live/work and workforce housing units got a hearty recommendation from the Fairfax County Planning Commission earlier this week.

The commission recommended on Wednesday (June 7) that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approve the plan from Madison Highland, a developer focused on live/work projects that’s pursuing similar conversions at the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads.

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Report: Mars Inc. eyes Tysons office for temporary HQ in anticipation of expansion

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 11, 2023 at 11:45AM | Updated October 13, 2023 at 2:39PM

A conceptual illustration of Mars Inc.'s planned headquarters expansion (via Fairfax County)

Though a proposal to expand its headquarters in McLean is still under review, Mars Inc. has apparently gotten a head start on scouting locations to temporarily host employees during construction.

The candy and pet food manufacturer has submitted a bid for construction work on the 10th floor of 1676 International Drive in Tysons, the Washington Business Journal reported yesterday.

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IT company to expand Reston HQ, add 90 jobs

By Fatimah Waseem

Published May 9, 2023 at 1:30PM

The IT company plans to add 90 jobs to its existing Reston headquarters (Image via Google Maps).

An information technology services company is expanding its presence in Reston.

Dev Technology Group plans to invest $366,000 in its current offices at 11440 Commerce Park Drive, embarking on a 10,000-square-foot expansion that is expected to create 90 new jobs. The news was announced yesterday (Monday).

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Office plans scrubbed in place of more proposed housing at Fair Lakes

By Fatimah Waseem

Published May 9, 2023 at 11:45AM

A residential development is proposed instead of previously approved offices (Photo via Fairfax County Government).

Offices may no longer accompany an existing 10-story office building at Fair Lakes Circle.

Developer Grubb Properties Inc. wants Fairfax County’s permission to build a 400-unit apartment building at 12701 Fair Lakes Circle, currently the site of an office building known as Argon Plaza. The proposal replaces plans calling for a second office building on the parking lot that date back to 2005, according to the Washington Business Journal.

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McLean office park owner makes bid to add housing, underground utilities

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 20, 2023 at 1:30PM

Several offices in McLean Professional Park could be redeveloped as a multifamily residential building (via Walter Phillips/Fairfax County)

Some more construction could be in store for the southwest corner of Chain Bridge Road and Tennyson Drive in McLean.

The owner of the McLean Professional Park is seeking to replace six buildings in the office complex with a five-story, 104-unit multifamily residential building, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County on Monday (April 17).

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Developer resubmits plan for former Fannie Mae campus in Reston after previous approval voided

By Fatimah Waseem

Published April 18, 2023 at 10:15AM

The application has once again come forward for approval (Photo via handout/Fairfax County Government).

The developer looking to transform the former Fannie Mae complex in Reston has resubmitted plans for Fairfax County’s consideration.

Developer Wheelock Capital and representative McGuireWoods resubmitted plans on April 10 for the redevelopment of the 28-acre property due to a technical issue.

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Developer proposes ‘missing middle’ housing for Redwood Plaza in Oakton

By Fatimah Waseem

Published April 11, 2023 at 11:45AM

A trio of office buildings could be slated for redevelopment (Image courtesy handout/Fairfax County Government).

Network Realty Partners is seeking to redevelop a trio of office buildings in Oakton into a residential development.

In an April 3 application, the Arlington-based company is seeking Fairfax County’s permission to demolish three mostly vacant office buildings in Redwood Plaza (10600 Arrowhead Drive) and turn the property into a 268-unit residential development.

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One of the first office buildings built in Fair Lakes could flip into housing

By Fatimah Waseem

Published March 21, 2023 at 9:30AM

Residential uses are planned at the office site in Fair Lakes (via Fairfax County)

One of Fair Lakes’ first office buildings — Parkway Woods — could flip into a residential development.

TPC Hornbaker LC is seeking the county’s permission to redevelop the three-story office building and parking lot spread across nearly 4.4 acres into an apartment building.

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Golf Course Plaza redevelopment in Reston put on hold, opening door for office tenants to return

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 28, 2023 at 1:30PM

An illustrative rendering of the planned Golf Course Overlook housing development (via DCS Design/Fairfax County)

The long-awaited redevelopment of Reston’s Golf Course Plaza office building near Isaac Newton Square is going to remain a reality only on paper for a while longer.

The project is being delayed once again due to “market changes” that have required the landowner Golf Course Plaza LLC to secure new financing, attorney Shane Murphy said in a Feb. 12 letter to Fairfax County Zoning Evaluation Division Director Suzanne Wright.