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Eaton Place

Eaton Place is a street in the Northfax activity center of Fairfax City that has emerged as a recurring focal point across multiple land use, transportation, and development discussions between January and September 2026. 3 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.

proposed
Private Development · Under Review

3541 Chain Bridge Road

proposed

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.

denied

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 7e
    Public 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

    The Executive Director of the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, based at Eaton Place, spoke in support of the George Snyder Trail project.

    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
    minutesagenda

In full

It sits at the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and University Drive Extension, near Fairfax Boulevard, and is subject to the Northfax Small Area Plan, which guides development and street design in the area. Transportation planning discussions have confirmed that a previously considered road diet on Eaton Place is no longer feasible, that the intersection design concept has changed from the original small area plan, and that the city is actively exploring a shared-use path on the south side of Eaton Place between University Drive Extension and Chain Bridge Road. The most concrete development proposal tied to Eaton Place is a pre-application concept for 3541 Chain Bridge Road (southeast corner of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place), which proposes 29 townhouses, 8 two-over-two units, up to four stories in height, 2,750 sq ft of retail on University Drive, a 4,200 sq ft linear park, and a widened 10-foot sidewalk along Eaton Place — all consistent with the small area plan's vision for retail frontage along a linear park.

As of late September 2026, no formal land use application had been submitted for that site, and the matter remained in pre-application review.