Thursday, January 30, 2020

Home Prices in Windsor Estates

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Liberty View moving forward as a residential development

Residential Development Near Franconia Metro Approved Plans for a development near the Franconia-Springfield Metro now include a 300-unit multifamily building. By Emily Leayman, Patch Staff Jan 15, 2020 1:00 pm ET Reply (1) The Board of Supervisors approved a residential use for the future Liberty View development near the Franconia-Springfield Metro. The Board of Supervisors approved a residential use for the future Liberty View development near the Franconia-Springfield Metro. (Rendering via Monument Realty) FRANCONIA, VA — The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a residential addition to a future development near the Franconia-Springfield Metro station. The Liberty View mixed-use development will now include a 300-unit multifamily apartment building, according to developer Monument Realty. Liberty View will be located on a 13.4-acre site in the northwest part of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Beulah Street intersection. The residential building is planned to have 12,675 square feet of ground-level retail, a swimming pool, fitness center, bike trails and covered parking. Planning has been in the works for nearly a decade with multiple amendments submitted to the county along the way. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved rezoning of the site in April 2011, allowing up to five office buildings between 180,000 and 220,000 square feet, and one of those office buildings to be substituted for a hotel use. The latest approval allows for one of the office buildings to be substituted for the residential use. Rodney Lusk, the new Lee District supervisor, voiced support for the substitution from office to residential use for one building. He noted that the local real estate market and county have seen increasing office vacancy rates. The latest approval means the initial construction phase can begin for the development. The Lee District Land Use Committee and Fairfax County Planning commission endorsed the proposal before the Board of Supervisors approval. "We are extremely pleased by the prospect of bringing a mixed-use development to this important Metro location," said Russell Hines, president of Monument Realty, in a statement. "With the new TSA headquarters opening in 2020, the recent renovation of the Springfield Town Center and the Amazon announcement earlier this year, the Franconia-Springfield area is well-positioned to welcome new residential, hotel, retail, and office development to an area that has great market fundamentals." According to county staff, the main access point to the development would be through Jasper Lane, a private street connected to Metro Park Drive. A right-turn only entrance from Beulah Street was also proposed. A timeline for the project construction has not been announced.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

New Development For Richmond Highway

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its “Embark Richmond Highway” plan on Tuesday, aimed as a catalyst for new development along a 7.5-mile stretch of Route 1 between Huntington and George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Enlarge The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its “Embark Richmond Highway” plan on Tuesday, aimed as a catalyst for new development along a 7.5-mile stretch of Route 1 between Huntington and George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. COURTESY FAIRFAX COUNTY IN THIS ARTICLE Commercial Real Estate Industry Government & Regulations Industry Residential Real Estate Industry By Drew Hansen – Digital Editor, Washington Business Journal Mar 21, 2018, 8:11am EDT Updated a day ago A stretch of Richmond Highway in southern Fairfax County known for shabby motels and other aging commercial development is poised for a major overhaul that could quadruple the area’s population. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its “Embark Richmond Highway” plan on Tuesday, aimed as a catalyst for new development along a 7.5-mile stretch of Route 1 between Huntington and George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. The plan calls for widening Route 1 for additional lanes and to accommodate bus rapid transit running primarily in the middle of the roadway between the Huntington Metro station and Fort Belvoir. Supervisors approved more residential development within a half-mile of nine new BRT stations. The plan foresees a maximum of 18,000 housing units and 8.5 million square feet of nonresidential development along the corridor, including offices and hotels. The envisioned high-density, mixed-use development would be clustered in six community business centers around the BRT stations, with the areas of North Gateway, Penn Daw, Beacon-Groveton, Hybla Valley-Gum Springs, South County and Woodlawn gaining new street grids and approvals for taller buildings. The plan approved Tuesday also supports extending Metro’s Yellow Line south with new stations in the Beacon-Groveton area and in Hybla Valley. It also calls for new bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides of Route 1. According to The Washington Post, county officials say the plan could potentially increase the area’s population to 40,000 — more than four times what it is today. The plan has an estimated $750 million price tag, plus substantial state and federal funding needed for the transportation improvements, according to the Post. “This is an enormously big financial lift for our community,” said Supervisor Jeff McKay, D-Lee District, according to the report. “I’m not interested in having a plan sit on the shelf and collect dust.”

Monday, October 9, 2017

Plan Amendment Beulah Community Planning Center

Tammy Douglas (MLSC)Tammy Douglas (MLSC), Manchester Lakes1 Plan Amendment 2017-IV-S1 (Designation of Beulah Community Planning Sector - Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area Attention Manchester Lakes/Beulah Residents, A Public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. for Plan Amendment 2017-IV-S1 Designation of Beulah Community Planning Sector, Land Units A, B, C to the Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area). The hearing is located at located at: 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 533, Fairfax, VA 22035 On April 4, 2017, the Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment to designate the Beulah Community Planning Sector, Land Units A, B and C, excluding Land Unit A, parcel 91-1((1))11C, to the Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area The approximately 58 acre area is located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of the Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Beulah Street in the Springfield Planning District, Lee Supervisor District. The adopted Plan for this area recommends alternative uses for Land Units A and B, and residential uses at a density of 1-2 du/ac for Land Unit C. No changes to land use recommendations or density were proposed with the Board motion. The staff report for this Plan amendment can be viewed here : http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/comprehensiveplan/amendments/2017-iv-s1.pdf More information can be found at: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/fairfaxforward/pa/beulahplanningsector/ Questions can be emailed to: jonathan.buono@fairfaxcounty.gov or directed to Jonathan Buono at (703) 324-1264. NewEdited 9h ago · 39 neighborhoods in General ThankReplyReply

Friday, August 25, 2017

TSA Headquarters Moves to Springfield Va

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE At long last, GSA picks a new headquarters site for the TSA Aug 24, 2017, 5:24pm EDT Updated Aug 24, 2017, 6:01pm EDT INDUSTRIES & TAGS Commercial Real Estate, Sign Up Daniel J. Sernovitz Staff Reporter Washington Business Journal RELATED CONTENT Victory Center part of a big problem for Alexandria's office market GSA to reopen bidding for TSA headquarters BIZSPACE SPOTLIGHT Property Spotlight: One Reston Town Center SPONSOR LISTING Property Spotlight: One Reston Town Center See All Bizspace Properties The federal government has picked a Springfield site as the new headquarters for the Transportation Security Administration, a major victory for the Fairfax County submarket after a federal judge struck down plans to move the agency to Alexandria instead. The General Services Administration awarded a lease to an affiliate of Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) to build the TSA a new, 625,000-square-foot headquarters as part of the agency's planned relocation from its current home in Pentagon City. The 15-year-lease is valued at $316 million, according to a FedBizOpps.gov notice posted Thursday afternoon. Occupancy is expected in mid-2020, according to a source familiar with the deal. The General Services Administration has awarded a headquarters lease shifting the Transportation Security Administration from Pentagon City to Springfield. Enlarge The General Services Administration has awarded a headquarters lease shifting the… more ANDREW HARRER/BLOOMBERG "We are extremely excited and very humbled by the responsibility to develop a headquarters for an agency with a mission-critical nature like the Transportation Security Administration and we pledge to devote all resources necessary to construct a building worthy of their important status," Boston Properties Senior Executive Vice President Ray Ritchey said. Ritchey declined to comment further on the lease award or details of the new headquarters. The site on Springfield Center Drive is immediately behind the GSA's massive Springfield warehouse that was a contender to host the FBI's consolidated headquarters until that search was called off last month for lack of funding. It is also a short walk to the Franconia-Springfield Metro station via Metro Access Road. The outcome is one few could have expected two years ago, when Boston Properties protested the GSA's award of a lease shifting the TSA to Victory Center in Alexandria. Still, a federal judge agreed with Boston Properties, finding that the federal government exceeded its authority by awarding a lease in excess of the 625,000 square feet the House and Senate authorized for the new headquarters. Judge Charles Lettow ordered the federal government's lease at 5001 Eisenhower Ave. to be voided, prompting the agency to reopen the bidding process. Lettow, in his order, dismissed the federal government's argument that the lease couldn't be overturned once awarded, arguing the GSA was not entitled to keep its "ill-gotten gains." The decision is a blow to Victory Center's owner, an affiliate of PGIM Real Estate, formerly Prudential Real Estate Investors, which has struggled for years to land an anchor tenant for the vacant building. It's also a setback for Alexandria, which had stepped in to offer financial incentives to help bring the agency to 5001 Eisenhower Ave. Alexandria economic development officials are weighing plans to encourage the owners of empty buildings like it to convert into other uses, such as residential. Among the indirect beneficiaries of the new lease is Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI), which owns the Springfield Town Center property on Loisdale Road a couple blocks from what will become the TSA's new headquarters. The TSA has about 3,400 employees, a large base of potential customers for the revamped former Springfield Mall, and its presence will likely lead PREIT to advance the redevelopment of the 78-acre town center's expansive parking lots. The property is entitled for about 3 million square feet of additional mixed-use development, including residential, office and retail, which played heavily into the town center's $465 million price tag. "It’s a confirmation that all the revitalization and improvements that we’ve made in Springfield are paying off," said Supervisor Jeff McKay, D-Lee. "It’s definitely huge for Springfield and for Fairfax County." One of those improvements is the $84 million extension of Frontier Drive, from the Franconia-Springfield Parkway to Springfield Center Drive and looping around to Loisdale Road — creating key access to the TSA site and other potential development nearby. The design is being completed now, and it is a candidate for Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funding this year and next. JLL brokers Jae Lee and William Ruppe represented the government in the deal and Cushman & Wakefield broker Darian Leblanc represented the landlord. Daniel J. Sernovitz covers commercial real estate, multifamily housing, architecture and construction. 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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Embark Richmond Highway Possibility of extension of metro from Huntington to Hybla Valley

Embark Richmond Highway is a multi-year effort involving land use, transportation planning, design and construction, which will result in a bus rapid transit system to operate primarily on dedicated lanes along Richmond Highway. The stations will run initially from the Huntington Metrorail Station to Fort Belvoir and will include a possible future extension of the Metrorail Yellow Line to Hybla Valley.
Embark Richmond Highway Map
As part of the project, we will consider how to update our land use plan to support the future population and job growth, and the planned transit system along the Richmond Highway corridor. We will focus primarily on planning for walkable, urban-style mixed use development near the future transit stations with the goal of creating vibrant, active communities where people can live, work, shop and play — all with easy access to transit. This project also supports our Strategic Economic Success Plan, and the goal of revitalizing the Richmond Highway corridor and attracting new high-quality development

State Study
One key to this project moving forward was a Commonwealth of Virginia study, which detailed these recommendations for Richmond Highway:
  • Implement Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) along Richmond Highway;
  • Plan for nine BRT stations from Huntington Metrorail Station to Accotink Village, Fort Belvoir in Phases I and II of the preferred alternative;
  • Evaluate the planned land use density and the mix of land uses within a ½ mile radius of the proposed stations;
  • Consider urban design guidance and other elements supportive of bus rapid transit;
  • Construct six vehicular travel lanes on Richmond Highway;
  • Provide additional vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian connections along the corridor; and
  • Provide general guidance supportive of a future Metrorail Yellow Line extension from Huntington to Hybla Valley.

More information on rapid transit on rt 1

Plan Amendment 2015-IV-MV1 (Embark Richmond Highway)



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Embark Richmond Highway

Embark Richmond Highway Map
Embark Richmond Highway  is an initiative focused on creating a multimodal future for the Richmond Highway Corridor. This effort responds to recommendations from the Route 1 Multimodal Alternatives Analysis, conducted by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT),  and intends to assess and refine the recommendations from the study by providing more detailed guidance in the Comprehensive Plan for the implementation of transit in the corridor. Embark Richmond Highway also includes coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and federal agencies to conduct Environmental Assessments (EAs). Details about the EAs can be found on the About the Study page.
The recommendations from the Route 1 Multimodal Alternatives Analysis include:
  • Implement Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) along Richmond Highway;
  • Plan for nine BRT stations from Huntington Metrorail Station to Accotink Village, Fort Belvoir in Phases I and II of the preferred alternative;
  • Evaluate the planned land use density and the mix of land uses within a ½ mile radius of the proposed stations;
  • Consider urban design guidance and other elements supportive of BRT;
  • Construct six vehicular travel lanes on Richmond Highway;
  • Provide additional vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian connections along the corridor; and
  • Provide general guidance supportive of a future Metrorail Yellow Line extension from Huntington to Hybla Valley.
A 13-member Advisory Group was appointed by Supervisors McKay and Hyland in the spring of 2015.  The Advisory Group is comprised of Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC) members, representatives from the Lee and Mount Vernon Supervisor Districts, and an at-large representative.  This group assists with community outreach, provide local and/or subject area expertise, offer input on technical work and recommendations developed by staff, and reach out to stakeholders and the public to encourage participation.  In addition, the Advisory Group offers input on technical work and plays a key role in disseminating information about ongoing activities and communicating with staff about any concerns or questions they are hearing from the community related to the project.  All advisory group meetings are open to the public. Visit the Meetings page for more information.
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Listen to this podcast that explains the Embark Richmond Highway project