Chain Bridge Road
Chain Bridge Road is a major corridor in the city with multiple concurrent and sequential municipal matters tracked under this location. 5 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.
Gallery at City Center
Gallery at City Center is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment by Christopher Land, LLC at 4085, 4101, 4103, and 4117 Chain Bridge Road (a 3.86 +/- acre site in Old Town, between University Drive and Chain Bridge Road). The project proposes replacing approximately 119,934 square feet of existing office space with a mix of office, retail/restaurant, and apartments across three buildings, with subterranean/structured parking.
- Oct 26, 2026Planning Commission · item 5bGallery at City Center – Public Hearing (4085, 4101, 4103 and 4117 Chain Bridge Road)
The Gallery at City Center project addresses (4085, 4101, 4103, and 4117 Chain Bridge Road) are the subject of the scheduled public hearing.
Northfax West
- Sep 1, 2026City Council · item 1cPre-Application Briefing – Potential Redevelopment of Northfax West (Phase IV), 3570 Chain Bridge Road
3570 Chain Bridge Road was identified as the site of the proposed Northfax West Phase IV redevelopment briefed to Council.
3541 Chain Bridge Road
The Fairfax Professional Building project at 3541 Chain Bridge Road is a proposed redevelopment located on the southeast corner of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place, west of University Drive and north of Fairfax Boulevard. The applicant is Network Realty Partners.
- Jul 28, 2026City Council · item 11aPre-application briefing on a request by Network Realty Partners for the redevelopment of 3541 Chain Bridge Road
A pre-application briefing was presented for a redevelopment concept at 3541 Chain Bridge Road involving residential and retail uses; no formal action taken.
George Snyder Trail
The George Snyder Trail was a planned off-street shared-use path project (VDOT UPC 112816) intended to improve multimodal connectivity along Fairfax Boulevard in the City of Fairfax. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout its consideration.
- Jan 13, 2026City Council · item 7ePublic Hearing and Council Action on a Grant Supplemental Appropriation Resolution – $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail
A resident from Chain Bridge Road spoke in support of the George Snyder Trail project during the public hearing.
failedApprove the supplemental appropriation resolution in the amount of $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
- Jul 9, 2024City Council · item 8bPublic hearing on the Chain Bridge Road (Taba Cove Ct to Warwick Ave) Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvements Project
Location of the proposed sidewalk and bus stop improvements project between Taba Cove Court and Warwick Avenue.
- Jun 8, 2026Planning Commission · item 8aPost-submission work session on proposed Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning), Special Use Permit, Special Exceptions, and Major Certificate of Appropriateness for 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road
The work session concerned a proposed development at 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road. Staff noted a pre-application presentation for a proposed development at 3541 Chain Bridge Road is scheduled for an upcoming Planning Commission meeting.
- Jul 27, 2026Planning Commission · item 8aNorthfax Concept Phase Four Briefing – Work Session
3570 Chain Bridge Road is the subject site for the Northfax Concept Phase Four pre-application briefing.
- Public Hearing – Resolution Authorizing Quick-Take Powers for Chain Bridge Road Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvement Project (UPC 119089)
Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing quick-take condemnation powers for the acquisition of rights-of-way and easements needed for the Chain Bridge Road Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvement Project (UPC 119089).
passedAdopt the resolution authorizing the exercise of quick-take powers, including initiation of condemnation proceedings, for the acquisition of certain fee simple right(s)-of-way and easements on various properties for the Chain Bridge Road Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvement Project (UPC 119089).✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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The earliest active matter is the Chain Bridge Road (Taba Cove Court to Warwick Avenue) Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvements Project (UPC 119089), a federally funded VDOT project: a required public hearing was held in July 2024 (informational only, with one speaker in support and two in opposition), and on October 13, 2026, City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing quick-take condemnation powers to acquire necessary rights-of-way and easements from three affected property owners, keeping the project on schedule.
Separately, the corridor is the subject of significant redevelopment activity: a post-submission work session was held June 8, 2026 on a proposed rezoning, SUP, special exceptions, and Major Certificate of Appropriateness for 4085–4117 Chain Bridge Road (the "Gallery at City Center"), with a Planning Commission public hearing scheduled October 26, 2026. Two additional redevelopment pre-application briefings have occurred: Network Realty Partners presented a mixed-use (residential and retail) redevelopment concept for 3541 Chain Bridge Road to Council on July 28, 2026, and a Northfax West Phase IV briefing for 3570 Chain Bridge Road was held at the Planning Commission on July 27, 2026 and at a City Council work session on September 1, 2026. No formal applications have been filed for either of those sites as of the record.
A resident from Chain Bridge Road also spoke in support of the George Snyder Trail supplemental appropriation in January 2026, which ultimately failed 3-3.