Monday, February 1, 2016
Burke Junction
Guinea Road and Zion Drive area
The site plan is under active review for a development of 17 single-family homes.
Christopher at Kenilworth
Braddock Road near Dequincey Drive
The site plan is under active review for a development of nine single-family homes.
Giant Food at University Mall
10681 Braddock Road
Renovation that would increase the size of the existing store considerably is under site plan review.
Lake Royal Dredging
Northeast of Guinea Road and Zion Drive
Royal’s ten acres of dredged material will be more difficult to relocate than Woodglen Lake’s five acres. Design for the dredging is in its final stages and the project, one of supervisor John Cook’s (R-Braddock) highest priorities, his office said, is scheduled to receive funding after July 1, 2016.
New Chick-fil-A
5793 Burke Centre Parkway
Chick-fil-A is moving into a former bank building near the Burke Kohl’s. The project is currently under site plan review.
Northern Virginia Training Center
9901 Braddock Road
A residence and treatment facility for individuals with disabilities, sitting on 80 acres of state-owned land, is scheduled to close in February 2016. The Commonwealth is in the process of selling the property, and has asked applicants to submit final and best offers by Jan. 7, 2016.
Park Glen Development
5 acres around 6408 Spring Lake Drive
The developer Van Metre is working on a subdivision of 12 single family homes. They are in the final stages of site development and have begun building the first house. The road is expected to be paved in the spring.
Penn’s Crossing Subdivision
Braddock Road and Dequincey Drive
Construction is still underway on this ten-home infill project located around Braddock Road and Dequincey Drive. The land had been owned by the Penn family and sits within the Briarwood area.
Pilgrim Community Church
4925 Twinbrook Road
The plan for a 20,687-square-foot addition to the church with private school on 5.16 acres (zoned R-1) is still under active site plan review.
Silas Burke House
Along Burke Lake Road between Burke Centre Parkway and Shiplett Boulevard
Sunrise Senior Living is planning to build an assisted living facility behind the Silas Burke House, but requires an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan that would allow for a higher residential density for the area. The Board of Supervisors approved the project after a July 28 public hearing, so the next step is a site plan review.
Townes at Burke Lake Crossing
9537 Burke Lake Road
The site plan proposed by Christopher Companies for 12 townhomes at the intersection of Burke Lake Rd. and Shiplett Blvd. in Burke is scheduled for a vote to approve rezoning at the next Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 12.
Woodglen Lake Dredging
Burke-Fairfax Station
The project began with fish relocation to Lake Accotink in November 2014 and is now mostly complete, save some additional planting and clean-up work.
Sources: Supervisor John Cook (R-Braddock) and land use aide, Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) and land use aide, Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) and land use aide.