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.

Monumental Realty Moves Forward With Liberty View

Monument Realty Moves Forward With Liberty View Most of Lewin Park has been destroyed in preparation for the new Liberty View office park. From the Kingstown- Rose Hill Patch By Lisa K. Brown Monument Realty is making progress on Liberty View, the future office park that is planned on Lewin Drive, next to the Inova Healthplex Franconia-Springfield. The new 750,000-square-foot developement, which will also include a hotel, will be built on the property that was once home to the Lewin Park neighborhood. Monument Realty was waiting for permits to demolish Lewin Park in March, and the Washington Business Journal reported that bulldozers and trucks began arriving in April. Natasha Stancill, director of marketing at Monument Realty, wrote in an email that all the houses have been destroyed, except for one. They are still waiting on approvals from Dominion Power and Washington Gas for the last demolition. Stancill added that permits for the first new building have been submitted to Fairfax County. A spokesperson from supervisor Jeff McKay's office wrote in an email that Virginia Department of Transportation will also be involved in the approvals of the site plan, which are in the process of being finalized.