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The county’s Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process (SSPA) allows the public to propose a land use policy change in the Comprehensive Plan, the guiding document for land use and development decisions in Fairfax County, pertaining to a specific site. Following the biennial countywide cycle for reviewing site-specific proposals, the Board of Supervisors approved a proposed list of SSPA nominations at its meeting on March 4, and staff scheduled community meetings for April.

 

Tysons Projects:

Community Meeting April 2nd at 7pm via Zoom

Corporate Ridge (2000 and 2010 Corporate Ridge, Tysons) 

• Two office buildings, though in 2023 the 10-story building at 2000 Corporate Ridge was approved for repurposing as a live/work development.
• Proposed: Replacing the existing office building and an adjacent office building with 187 to 203 attached townhouses.

Tysons Plaza (1430 Spring Hill Drive, Tysons) 

• Three office buildings, with an option for mixed-use development.
• Proposed: Replacing the current three office/retail buildings with either mixed-use residential development or offices with housing and retail components. Option One would retain one of the existing office buildings and generate up to 600 multifamily residential units; Option Two would replace all three office buildings and create up to 1,000 multifamily units. The existing open areas would be used for public urban park space.  
  

Valo Park (7950 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons) 

• Thirty-acre office park originally built as Gannett corporate headquarters, but the USA Today publisher departed last year.
• Proposed: Approximately 240,000 square feet in additional office use combined with up to 213 new multifamily residential units, plus retail.

 

McLean Project:

Community Meeting April 3rd at 7pm via Zoom

Vinson Hall (1733 Kirby Road, McLean)

• Residential use with 1 to 2 units per acre. 
• Proposed: Expanding the existing senior living facility into a continuing care retirement community with additional independent living units, medical beds and common spaces.

Falls Church Projects:

Community Meeting April 9th at 7pm via Zoom

Beyer-Gordon Road Triangle (118 Gordon Road, Idylwood)

• Twenty-two-acre commercial space occupied by Falls Church Animal Hospital, Washington Diamond building, and VAL Collision Center.

• Proposed: Multi-family residential buildings with ground-floor retail and restaurants.

• Residential use with 2-3 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) with an option for 5-8 du/ac if adjacent parcels along Mary Street are consolidated.
• Proposed: Supplementing the existing 415-unit apartment building by developing the parking lot with a seven-story multifamily residential building with 437 units and a combination of approximately 139 new single-family attached and/or stacked townhomes.