10201 Fairfax Boulevard

Summary

Gatewood Plaza, located at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard (Tax Map Parcel 57-2-02-034) in the City of Fairfax, is the subject of a multi-part development application seeking to redevelop the site into a 358,000-square-foot mixed-use project. The proposal includes 307 mixed-income apartment units above ground-floor retail (potentially including a specialty market and restaurant space), commercial uses (including coworking/skiff space and professional services). The application requests a Zoning Map Amendment (from RM Residential Medium and CR Commercial Retail to CR Commercial Retail), a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (changing the future land use designation from Commercial Corridor to Multifamily Neighborhood, which supports up to 24 dwelling units per acre), a Special Use Permit, and nine Special Exceptions covering density, bulk, building height, bulk plane, required yards, transitional yards, parking, and resource protection area. The applicant is represented by Sarah Morisco of Oden Feldman Pittleman on behalf of the owner, 10201 Fairfax Boulevard, LLC. A fiscal impact analysis conducted by Calvary Real Estate Advisors projects $21.3 million in gross revenue over a 10-year period. The matter has been discussed in post-application work sessions before both the Planning Commission (January 27, 2025) and the City Council (February 4, 2025), with no formal action taken at either session.

Open questions & options on the table

• Formal Planning Commission recommendation on the Zoning Map Amendment and Comprehensive Plan Amendment has not yet been made and is still pending.
• City Council has not yet taken formal action on the rezoning, Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Special Use Permit, or any of the nine Special Exceptions.
• It is not yet determined whether all nine special exceptions (density, bulk, building height, bulk plane, required yards, transitional yards, parking, resource protection area) will be approved, modified, or denied.
• The inclusion of a specialty market as part of the retail component appears to be tentative ('potentially') and has not been confirmed.

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