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). 3 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
Official city record
Private Development
The applicant is proposing to replace three office buildings with a mixed-use development consisting of three buildings that include up to 7,460 square feet of retail/restaurant, up to 29,393 square feet of office, and up to 394 apartments (multifamily units), amenity space and plaza, and structured and surface parking. The applicant proposes a private east-west street and a north-south pedestrian path.
Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements
The Blenheim Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project (UPC-107013) is a city transportation corridor upgrade adding walking and biking infrastructure, benches, and an amphitheater, running from Blenheim Hall Drive to Ridge Avenue. The project has been in planning and design for several years, with construction expected to begin in 2025 per early-year projections; utility relocation was underway as of March 2026, with construction start revised to later in 2026 or early 2027.
- May 11, 2026Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
A post-application work session on Gallery at City Center was reported as a forthcoming June Planning Commission agenda item.
Willard-Sherwood Community Center
The Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center is a joint City of Fairfax and Fairfax County redevelopment project at 3740 and 3750 Blenheim Boulevard, replacing existing facilities with a new health, wellness, and recreation center featuring an underground parking garage, rooftop amenity space, fenced outdoor playgrounds, and a bridge connection to the existing Stacey C. Sherwood Community Center.
- May 11, 2026Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
A post-application work session on Gallery at City Center was reported as a forthcoming June Planning Commission agenda item.
Courthouse Plaza
Courthouse Plaza (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard) is a shopping center redevelopment project in the CR Commercial Retail/Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District, proposed by Combined Courthouse, LLC. The project has proceeded through two distinct application cycles.
- May 11, 2026Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
A post-application work session on Gallery at City Center was reported as a forthcoming June Planning Commission agenda item.
- Pre-application briefing for a proposed mixed-use development at 4085, 4101 and 4103 Chain Bridge Road
Staff presented a pre-application briefing for a proposed mixed-use development with approximately 257 multifamily units, 7,395 sq ft of retail, 26,391 sq ft of office space, structured parking, a proposed east-west road from University Drive to Chain Bridge Road, and a north-south pedestrian pathway on 2.52 +/- acres. No formal action was taken at this work session.
- Pre-Application Briefing – Proposed Mixed-Use Development at 4085, 4101, and 4103 Chain Bridge Road
Council received a pre-application briefing on the proposed mixed-use development comprising approximately 257 multifamily units with amenities and structured parking, 7,395 sq ft of retail, 26,391 sq ft of office space, a proposed east-west road from University Drive to Chain Bridge Road, and a north-south pedestrian pathway on 2.52 +/- acres. No formal action was taken.
- Jun 11, 2026Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 5dStakeholder Updates – Planning Commission
A submission reviewed by the Planning Commission on June 8th; described as a mixed commercial and residential development with subterranean parking located in Old Town.
- Discussion of a Request by Christopher Land, LLC on the Redevelopment of 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road
Council discussed the redevelopment request by Christopher Land, LLC for 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road during the work session; no formal action was taken.
- Oct 26, 2026Planning Commission · item 5bGallery at City Center – Public Hearing (4085, 4101, 4103 and 4117 Chain Bridge Road)
A public hearing was scheduled for a proposal to replace approximately 119,934 square feet of office with a mix of office, retail/restaurant, and apartments in three buildings on 3.86 +/- acres at 4085, 4101, 4103, and 4117 Chain Bridge Road.
In full
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. The proposal was first briefed to the Planning Commission on January 27, 2025, and to City Council on February 18, 2025, at the pre-application stage; no formal action was taken at either briefing. The project advanced through post-application review in mid-2026, with a Planning Commission work session held on June 8, 2026, and a City Council work session on July 7, 2026.
A public hearing before the Planning Commission was scheduled for October 26, 2026, alongside public hearings for the Courthouse Plaza redevelopment and small area plan zoning text amendments.