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Spring Hill Road townhouses among Tysons redevelopment pitches up for community input

Published January 18, 2023 at 2:15PM

A developer is asking Fairfax County to allow townhouses on Spring Hill Road near McLean for (via Fairfax County)

A proposal to increase the density of housing along Spring Hill Road just outside McLean is among several applications for potential redevelopment in the immediate Tysons area that Fairfax County will present for public comment at a virtual meeting next month.

In its Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) nomination, Spring Hill Road Investments LLC asks that the county allow three to four dwelling units per acre at 1336, 1340, 1344 and 1348 Spring Hill Road, a stretch of single-family houses between Lewinsville Road and the Dulles Toll Road.

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Four-story Dunn Loring Elementary School gets edge over shorter design option

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 15, 2022 at 2:15PM

An aerial view of a proposed four-story design for the future Dunn Loring Elementary School (via Samaha Associates/FCPS)

Community members who attended a public meeting on the future elementary school in Dunn Loring last week appeared to favor replacing the existing administrative center at 2334 Gallows Road with a four-story building.

Samaha Associates, an engineering firm contracted by Fairfax County Public Schools, presented two primary design options for the planned school, which is expected to be 118,000 square feet in size with the goal of addressing crowding in the Tysons area.

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Proposed design of new Dunn Loring Elementary School to be unveiled

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 8, 2022 at 3:00PM

The Dunn Loring Administrative Center is slated for replacement with an elementary school (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Local residents will get their first glimpse of the planned Dunn Loring Elementary School later this week.

Fairfax County Public Schools will kick off the public input portion of the project’s design process on Thursday (Nov. 10) with a meeting at the Gatehouse Administrative Center (8115 Gatehouse Road) in Merrifield.

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West Falls Church developers will detail plans at meeting this month

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 4, 2022 at 11:00AM

A rendering of the proposed development outside the West Falls Church Metro station (via WMATA)

If the proliferation of major developments planned around the West Falls Church Metro station is making your head spin, an upcoming community meeting may provide some clarity.

The developers seeking to redevelop the Metro station property and expand Virginia Tech’s nearby Northern Virginia Center campus will present their proposals and answer questions at an informational meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15.