Status of SFDC Projects and Issues

 

Smitty’s Building Supply - Smitty’s Building Supply, 8457 Richmond Highway- Mount Vernon Center, LLC recently purchased the 8.176 acres for $7.15 million.  The family-owned business plans to construct an international grocery store.

 

IMP Building – JK Investments has signed a franchise agreement with IHG, for a Staybridge, Extended Stay Hotel on their property located at 8850 Richmond Highway.  They will be meeting with the County to discuss the conditions of the Special Exception permit.  Another public hearing is expected to be scheduled to discuss the plans now revised to include a conference center.

 

Comfort Inn – A new 60-room hotel has been proposed on the site of the $29.99 Shoe Store at 8847 Richmond Highway.  The developers are going through the site bonding and building permit review processes.  Construction is expected to begin Spring 2010.

 

Mount Vernon Mental Health Center - The $12.7 million addition and renovation for the Mount Vernon Mental Health Center, located at 8119 Holland Road, is expected to be completed in summer 2010.

 

New Horizons Treatment Center - The new New Horizons Treatment Center, currently under construction at the corner of Richmond Highway and Gregory Drive, is expected to be completed in May 2010 and operational in June 2010.  The Center is a County Bond funded project for Mental Health and Substance Abuse programs for adult citizens of Fairfax County.  The new facility will be one story and wheel chair accessible.  The County is combining and replacing two different leased locations into the new location on Richmond Highway.

 

SpringHill Suites and Holiday Inn Express  – Construction is underway for two new hotels at the 6065 Richmond Highway location.  The SpringHill Suites will have 91 rooms and 2000 square feet of conference space. The Holiday Inn Express will have 85 rooms. The project cost for the land and both hotels is $24 million.  The anticipated opening for the Holiday Inn Express is March 30, 2010 and the anticipated opening for the SpringHill Suites is April 30, 2010.

 

Huntington Metro Project - Stout and Teague’s approved project contains 650 residential units (48 townhomes completed in 2007, 420 mid-rise apartments now under construction for delivery in 2010, and 180 high-rise apartments for future development).  The project also includes 225,000 square feet of office and 20,000 square feet of retail for future development and 12 acres of land to be dedicated as a public park. Construction is ongoing. 

Former Kings Crossing –  JBG Rosenfeld Retail (JBGR) has announced Walmart will be the anchor of their Alexandria shopping center, Kings Crossing, at Richmond Highway and Shields Avenue.  The Walmart will be approximately 80,000 square feet.  Joining them will be a 15,000 square foot Chuck E. Cheese, and another 10,000 square foot junior anchor.

 

Walmart will be opening a new "Urban Prototype Store" featuring a significantly smaller footprint than many of their exurban stores.  This new prototype includes their neighborhood grocery concept and has a reduced department store format.  The store will also incorporate many sustainable building practices including a white reflective roof and state of the art energy efficiencies.

 

The project will be completed in three phases.  Phase I is slated to be completed in October 2010.  Phase II will have up to an additional 20,000 square feet of small store retail in pad buildings to be constructed. Upon completion of both phases, the total gross leasable area of the shopping center will be approximately 126,000 square feet.  There is also a planned Phase III of this project which will include a mixed use component of additional shops as well as a new multi-family building. 

 

Former Groveton School Site – The Board of Supervisors approved a Proffered Condition Amendment PCA 2004-LE-012 and a combined conceptual/final development plan amendment during their March, 30, 2009 board meeting. The mixed-use project will contain 51,000 sq.feet office use, 289,000 sq. feet of multi-family residential units and at least 20,000 sq. feet of retail space. The residential and office have now been proposed as two separate buildings (both with ground floor retail) on the site instead of the one mixed-use building approved with the original zoning.

The site plans have been approved and architectural drawings were completed this summer.

 

Update: They are working on the building permits. Construction is expected to begin second quarter 2010 with 290 units and 10,000 square feet of retail space.

 Mount Vernon Crossroads Shopping Center – The owners of the Mount Vernon Crossroads Shopping Center are considering some improvements to the building and to the shopping center sign.  A design concept with new pylon signage was presented to the SFDC Design Committee for review during the November meeting.

Engelside Car Care - The site sold in March 2009 for $1.3 million and has been approved for demolition.