INOVA site demolition
The INOVA site demolition project involves the removal of an unused portion of the INOVA site within the city. 7 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
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.
- Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
- May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
The Fire Station #3 Feasibility Study is an ongoing city project examining the future of the Fire Station #3 site. On April 22, 2025, City Council held a work session during which staff provided an update on the feasibility study; no formal action was taken at that meeting.
- May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
The Warwick Ave/Fairfax Blvd/McLean Ave Intersection Improvements project involves the reconfiguration of an existing six-legged intersection into a four-legged intersection, along with signal reconstruction and pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure upgrades. At its April 22, 2025 Regular Meeting, the City Council pulled the contract award item from the consent agenda for discussion before approving it unanimously (6-0), authorizing the purchasing agent to award a construction contract to Sagres Construction Corporation in the estimated amount of $4,117,611.
- May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
Davies Property
The Davies Property project is a mixed-use redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (2.69 acres) in Fairfax City, proposed by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC. The application sought to rezone the site from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD overlay), with a General Development Plan 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.
- May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
Five Chimneys proposal
- Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
Highlands at Mantua
Highlands at Mantua is a redevelopment proposal by RJL Associates, Inc. to replace approximately 21,566 sq ft of existing office space with 14 front-loaded townhomes on a 2.12-acre site at 9495 Silver King Court. The project drew early public opposition from the neighboring Pickett's Reserve HOA, which raised concerns about lot size, building heights, buffers, and tree removal at the February 10, 2025 Planning Commission meeting.
- Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
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.
- Staff Report
Chair Feather noted that demolition of the unused portion of the INOVA site is moving forward.
In full
The project has been noted as actively moving forward on at least two occasions in 2025 — first at the March 24, 2025 Planning Commission meeting and again at the May 12, 2025 Planning Commission meeting — suggesting steady progress. The matter has been raised briefly as part of broader staff report updates rather than as a standalone agenda item, indicating it is being tracked informally by the Commission rather than requiring formal action at this stage.