4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road

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As described at the February 18, 2025 City Council work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here., the proposal envisions approximately 257 multifamily units with amenities and structured parking, 7,395 square feet of retail, 26,391 square feet of office space, a new east-west road connecting University Drive to Chain Bridge Road, and a north-south pedestrian pathway, all on approximately 2.52 acres. The project first received a pre-application briefing before the Planning CommissionPlanning CommissionThe appointed body that reviews land-use applications and plans first and sends a recommendation to City Council, which makes the final decision. on January 27, 2025, followed by a City Council pre-application briefing on February 18, 2025. By June 2026, a formal application had been submitted, triggering a post-submission Planning Commission work session on proposals encompassing a Zoning Map AmendmentRezoningChanging which zoning district a property sits in, which changes what can be built there. Goes to the Planning Commission for a recommendation, then to City Council for the vote. (Rezoning), Special Use PermitSpecial use permitPermission for a use the zoning allows only case by case (a drive-through, a school, a larger building). Needs a public hearing and a council vote, and can carry conditions., Special ExceptionsSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property., and a Major Certificate of AppropriatenessCertificate of appropriatenessBoard of Architectural Review approval that an exterior change fits the district's design standards..

A City Council work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here. on the redevelopment request followed on July 7, 2026. No formal votes or actions have been taken at any stage to date.