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Fairfax County residents will get their first opportunity to weigh in on 43 land-use proposals that could bring thousands of homes, new businesses and major redevelopments to communities across the county.

A series of community meetings will allow applicants to present their plans while residents ask questions and offer feedback. The proposals range from replacing aging office buildings with housing to redeveloping Reston National Golf Course and adding a Raising Cane’s drive-through in Chantilly.

The county received 53 nominations in January and February through its Site-Specific Plan Amendment process, which lets the public request changes to land-use recommendations in the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan.

On March 4, the Board of Supervisors advanced 43 nominations for further screening. After the community meetings, the Fairfax County Planning Commission will review the proposals during workshops scheduled for Thursdays from May 1 through June 5, except May 29.

The commission will recommend which nominations deserve formal county staff studies. Supervisors are scheduled to vote on authorizing those studies June 10.

All community meetings begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Herndon, Sully and Chantilly

The first meeting, held virtually, covers three proposals:

  • Arrowbrook Centre: The owner wants to remove requirements governing the balance of residential and nonresidential uses in Land Bay A-1. That would permit a seven-story building with 132 apartments and no retail in place of an approved office building. The development plan was most recently revised in 2023.
  • Community of Faith United Methodist Church: Affordable-housing nonprofit Sanctuary AP3 proposes two apartment buildings behind the church at 13224 Franklin Farm Road in Herndon. All approximately 157 units would be reserved for households earning no more than 60% of the area median income. A community park could also be included.
  • 14050 Thunderbolt Place: Raising Cane’s wants to construct a drive-through restaurant on a 1.62-acre Chantilly property. Bob Evans, the current tenant, is approaching the end of its lease and has indicated that it plans to leave, according to the application.

Merrifield — March 25, virtual

Four proposals target warehouse and industrial properties:

  • 2719 and 2723 Dorr Avenue: Glandore LLC and Marble Systems seek permission for more intensive residential development. Their concept calls for a multifamily building of up to seven stories with 375 units.
  • 2800 Dorr Avenue: A one-story Lee Hi Industrial Park warehouse would give way to a seven-story, 220-unit apartment building.
  • 2832 Dorr Avenue: Two residential buildings containing as many as 640 units are proposed on roughly 5.57 acres in Lee Hi Industrial Park.
  • Halstead Road Square, 8302 Merrifield Avenue: Warehouses on three parcels in the Lee Hi and Merrifield industrial parks would be replaced by a six-story building with up to 450 apartments and a seven-story building with as many as 200 units.

Franconia and South County — March 31, virtual

  • Hilltop Village Center: The shopping center’s owner proposes a 280-unit, mid-rise residential building instead of an office building approved in 2012 but never constructed.
  • Beulah Street at Steinway Street: A mostly vacant property at 7301 Beulah Street in Kingstowne could accommodate a denser mix of detached houses and townhomes.
  • Pohick Road Assemblage: Part of a 49.55-acre property southeast of Pohick Road and Interstate 95 in Lorton could receive a mixture of single-family and multifamily housing. About 30 acres would become public open space.
  • Excel Holdings: A seven-story hotel with up to 175 rooms is proposed for 6.38 acres of vacant land at Loisdale and Newington roads. An earlier 2019 proposal also featured a restaurant and self-storage facility.

Fairfax Center — April 1, virtual

  • 12716 Route 29: Metropolitan Communication Properties proposes an independent-living facility with about 117 units on 5.86 acres near Brightview Fair Oaks.
  • Storage Mart: The company wants to extend its self-storage operation onto an adjacent parcel at 11325 Route 29 that is currently planned for housing.

Reston South — April 1, Langston Hughes Middle School

Several underused office properties could be converted to residential communities:

  • Alexander Bell Drive: Two largely vacant, four-story office buildings would be replaced with townhomes.
  • Parkridge IV, 10690 Parkridge Boulevard: A six-story office building dating to the 1980s could be repurposed or combined with new multifamily or attached single-family housing.
  • Parkridge I, 10800 Parkridge Boulevard: Townhomes would replace a two-story office building whose tenants include the Social Security Administration.
  • Parkridge III, 10701 Parkridge Boulevard: Phoenicia Real Estate Holdings proposes multifamily housing, townhomes or both on the 7.19-acre office property.

Tysons — April 2, virtual

  • Corporate Ridge: Rubinstein Partners proposes replacing the office building at 2000 Corporate Ridge and a neighboring office property with townhomes. Two concepts envision either 187 attached homes or 203 attached and stacked units.
  • Valo Park, 7950 Jones Branch Drive: Owner Tamares proposes redeveloping the office park with as much as 240,000 square feet of new office space, up to 213 apartments and additional retail.
  • Tysons Plaza: Parcels at 1410, 1420 and 1430 Spring Hill Road could support mixed-use residential development or offices combined with housing and retail. Office buildings currently occupy the sites.

Vinson Hall — April 3, virtual

The senior-living community at 1733 Kirby Road in McLean wants to renovate and add independent-living units and medical-care beds. Its plans also call for upgraded amenities and publicly accessible parks and recreation areas.

Reston Golf Course and Sunrise Valley Drive — April 7, Langston Hughes

  • Reston National Golf Course: Developer NVR submitted the private golf course for a potential plan amendment that would allow housing and significant publicly accessible parks or open space. NVR is not involved in a separate renovation proposal submitted by the golf course owner in partnership with Kemper Sports.
  • Wiehle North District: Reston Station owner Comstock Companies wants to expand west toward Plaza America with new residential, retail and office districts.
  • 11600 Sunrise Valley Drive: The plan recommendation for a site occupied by a four-story office building would change to permit entirely residential uses.

North Richmond Highway — April 8, Mount Eagle Elementary School

  • 6404 Telegraph Road: Commercial properties at 6404 Telegraph Road and 6408 Highland Drive in Rose Hill would be replaced by attached townhouses. A concept plan depicts 29 homes.
  • Lidl: The Office Depot building at 6211 North Kings Highway in Penn Daw could be redeveloped as a nine-story building with about 200 apartments and up to 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The retail space would be anchored by a grocery store, presumed to be Lidl.

Reston North — April 8, Langston Hughes

  • Winwood Children’s Center, 1841 Explorer Street: Raj Development wants to raise the site’s permitted residential capacity from 125 to 350 units.
  • 11600 American Dream Way: The owner of the former Fannie Mae office campus proposes replacing its last office building—which has stood vacant for more than five years—with townhomes and a central green.
  • Hunter Mill Road: G&G seeks permission for up to 100 homes on 67 vacant acres near Hunter Mill and Sunset Hills roads. The application would remove a Sunset Hills Road realignment approved in 2018 that faced overwhelming public opposition, according to the nomination.
  • Colvin Woods: The owner of Haven Reston at 11012 Becontree Lake wants to add 73 market-rate townhomes on the property’s north side. The owner says the new homes are needed to support the long-term preservation and maintenance of the existing 259 affordable apartments.

Providence and Leesburg Pike — April 9, virtual at 7:30 p.m.

  • Eaves Fairfax Towers: AvalonBay Communities proposes adding a seven-story, 437-unit apartment building and about 139 townhomes on a parking lot beside the existing 415-unit apartment tower.
  • Beyer-Gordon Road Triangle: A roughly 22-acre area in Idylwood could receive multifamily buildings, shops and restaurants. The area includes land owned by the family of Rep. Don Beyer and the Falls Church Animal Hospital. The applicant says it is open to other concepts and would seek to retain legacy businesses where possible.

Mason 1 — April 9, virtual

  • Bren Mar Park: A 3.5-acre portion of the park at 6326 Edsall Road in Lincolnia could receive townhouses at a density of up to 12 homes per acre.
  • 5300 Shawnee Road: An office building on the 2.49-acre property would be replaced by an apartment complex with approximately 50 units.
  • 5055 Cherokee Avenue: The commercial building occupied by MindShift Gym through the end of March could be redeveloped as a Sheetz gas station and convenience store.
  • Versar Center: The office building spanning 6800 and 6850 Versar Center in Springfield would be replaced by a 30,000-square-foot electric-vehicle sales and service center.

Mason 2 — April 10, virtual

  • The Jefferson: Up to 101 townhomes could be added while preserving the existing six-story, 310-unit apartment building at 6166 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners.
  • Former Sears site: A property at 6211 Leesburg Pike that has been vacant since Sears closed in 2020 could receive as many as 600 homes.
  • Food Star: The grocery property at 5521 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads could support residential or independent-living development of up to 20 stories, along with businesses serving the community.

Mason 3 — April 21, virtual

  • 7616 Little River Turnpike: An affiliate of Nicholas Development proposes five buildings on the Annandale site: a new residential building, two new commercial buildings, an office conversion to housing and one retained commercial building.
  • 6675 Little River Turnpike: A mixed-use residential option would be added for the property now occupied by Pro Computers, Miracle Garden Center and a single-family house. The concept features a five-story building with 186 homes and 16,714 square feet of commercial and retail space.
  • Strawbridge Square Apartments: The proposal would add up to 131 affordable homes at 5100 Lincoln Avenue in Lincolnia.
  • Brighton Mall: A future mixed-use redevelopment of the Lincolnia shopping center could rise five to 10 stories, instead of the four to six stories currently allowed.