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 land use application seeking 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, supporting 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 proposed redevelopment is a 358,000-square-foot mixed-use project comprising ground-floor retail (potentially including a specialty market and restaurant space), commercial uses (including office/skiff space and professional services), and 307 mixed-income apartment units above. The applicant is represented by Sarah Morisco of Oden Feldman Pittleman on behalf of owner 10201 Fairfax Boulevard, LLC, with Calvary Real Estate Advisors engaged for fiscal impact analysis. A fiscal impact analysis estimates the project will produce $21.3 million in gross revenue over a 10-year period. As of February 4, 2025, the application is in the post-submission phase, with staff having provided comments on a second submission; no formal action has been taken by either the Planning Commission or City Council.

Open questions & options on the table

• No formal action or recommendation has yet been taken by the Planning Commission or City Council — formal votes on the zoning map amendment, comprehensive plan amendment, special use permit, and nine special exceptions remain pending.
• It is not yet determined whether the Planning Commission will be required to make a formal recommendation on the special use permit and special exceptions (the January 27 discussion noted formal action was not required of the Planning Commission for those elements).
• The outcome of staff's review of the second submission has not been finalized, and any further resubmission or response from the applicant is unresolved.

Discussion time

Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.