Circle Gateway

Summary

Circle Gateway is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment at 3226 and 3250 Blenheim Boulevard in Fairfax, located south of Fairfax Boulevard, north and east of Fairfax Circle Shopping Center, and west of The Home Depot and Old Pickett Road. The applicant is Aksoylu Properties LLC. The proposal calls for an upper-story residential mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial space and up to 261 multifamily dwelling units, at a density of approximately 181.7 units per acre as referenced in July 2026 discussion. The subject property falls within the Circle Gateway Small Area Plan, which was adopted on July 23, 2024, and envisions approximately 950 residential units, 616,000 square feet of retail, and 115,000 square feet of office within the first 10 years. The project received a pre-application briefing before the Planning Commission on July 13, 2026, and a second pre-application briefing before City Council on September 1, 2026; no formal votes have been taken on the proposal itself.

Open questions & options on the table

• A formal application has not yet been filed; next steps toward a full application, public hearing, and Planning Commission/City Council action remain pending.
• The project's proposed density (~181.7 units per acre) has been flagged as a concern by at least one council member; how density will be addressed in any formal application is unresolved.
• A community meeting report-out on Circle Gateway was discussed for inclusion on a future Council agenda (referenced June 2, 2026); whether that report-out has occurred or is still pending is not confirmed in the record.

What members have said

Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.

Discussion time

Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.