George Mason University

Beacon Landing is a 54-unit supportive affordable housing development co-developed by Wesley Housing and Lamb Center, located within the city. The project drew on 23 separate financing sources, including a $700,000 gap financing investment from the city's Housing Trust Fund in February 2023 — a sum that had accumulated over roughly seven years from cash-in-lieu payments made by developers prior to the city's 2020 Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinanceOrdinanceA local law. Ordinances amend the city code and need a public hearing and two readings..

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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Pathway Homes is a nonprofit organization that relocated its headquarters to Fairfax City and redeveloped a building at 4010 University Drive in the Old Town Fairfax Historic Overlay District into a mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. facility providing 15 units of supportive affordable housing targeted at low-income older adults, along with ground-floor commercial space. A special exceptionSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property. was approved by City Council on or around February 25, 2025, permitting a maximum densityDensityHow many homes are allowed per acre of land. of 28 dwelling units per acre in the CR Commercial Retail zoning districtZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district..

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

  minutesagenda

The Davies Property project is a mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (2.69 acres) in Fairfax City, proposed by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC. The application sought to rezoneRezoningChanging 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. the site from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD overlay), with a General Development PlanGeneral development planThe conceptual layout submitted with a rezoning or special use permit that shows what the applicant commits to build. for a building of up to 276 multifamily apartments, approximately 10,796 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space (retail and office), and a 3-level below-grade parking garage.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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Fairfax Square Professional Center (9840–9946 Main Street) is a ~10.4-acre commercial site on the north side of Main Street, adjacent to the Fairfax Square garden-style apartment complex. The property owner (Van Meter Companies) is proposing a phased mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. redevelopment that would demolish most of the existing low-slung commercial buildings while retaining the five-story office building and an existing bank; the concept calls for roughly 300 new apartment units in two or three buildings, along with some ground-floor retail (~10,000 sq. ft.).

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. is the city's primary long-range land use and policy document, guiding development, housing, transportation, and related decisions. A five-year review process culminated on October 8, 2024, when City Council unanimously adopted ResolutionResolutionA formal statement of council position or a one-time action, such as approving a contract. Passes on a single vote. R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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The Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard is an existing community facility in the City of Fairfax that has been central to a broader health and community center development effort — the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center project — undertaken jointly by the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County.

• Oct 6, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 3

  General Updates

  George Mason University co-hosted the 2025 Housing Symposium alongside the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.

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• Oct 6, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 3

  General Updates

  George Mason University co-hosted the 2025 Housing Symposium alongside the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.

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The Affordable Housing and Homelessness Strategic Plan is a City of Fairfax initiative developed in partnership with consultant firm Thomas P. Miller and Associates (TPMA) to address affordable housing needs and homelessness, building on a prior Homelessness Task Force report that produced 38 recommendations (10 prioritized).

• Jul 7, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 3

  Developing HHCAB's Workplan

  George Mason University was identified as a potential partner for the Home Sharing Strategy Team (program evaluation, assessing student demand, and training on topics such as fall prevention and dementia) and for the Communications/Awareness Strategy Team (research and storytelling).

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