Scout on the Circle
Scout on the Circle is a mixed-use residential development located at 9450 Fairfax Boulevard (at the corner facing Fairfax Boulevard) in the City of Fairfax, Virginia, owned by Combined Properties. 7 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.
The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan 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 Resolution R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.
- HHCAB Strategy Teams, Working Session
Scout on the Circle (9450 Fairfax Boulevard) was listed in the draft Housing & Homelessness webpage content as offering 24 dedicated affordable rental housing units.
- December 2nd Council Presentation
Scout on the Circle was referenced in the housing costs rental table as a dedicated affordable housing property with 24 units, with 1BR average rent of $1,890.
Beacon Landing
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 ordinance.
- December 2nd Council Presentation
Scout on the Circle was referenced in the housing costs rental table as a dedicated affordable housing property with 24 units, with 1BR average rent of $1,890.
Pathway Homes
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-use facility providing 15 units of supportive affordable housing targeted at low-income older adults, along with ground-floor commercial space. A special exception was approved by City Council on or around February 25, 2025, permitting a maximum density of 28 dwelling units per acre in the CR Commercial Retail zoning district.
- December 2nd Council Presentation
Scout on the Circle was referenced in the housing costs rental table as a dedicated affordable housing property with 24 units, with 1BR average rent of $1,890.
The Botanist
- December 2nd Council Presentation
Scout on the Circle was referenced in the housing costs rental table as a dedicated affordable housing property with 24 units, with 1BR average rent of $1,890.
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.
- December 2nd Council Presentation
Scout on the Circle was referenced in the housing costs rental table as a dedicated affordable housing property with 24 units, with 1BR average rent of $1,890.
Fairfax Square
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-use 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.).
- December 2nd Council Presentation
Scout on the Circle was referenced in the housing costs rental table as a dedicated affordable housing property with 24 units, with 1BR average rent of $1,890.
Pickett Road Connector Trail
The Pickett Road Connector Trail is a City of Fairfax trail project with approximately $6.5 million in allocated funding, intended to improve transportation safety and connectivity in the Pickett Road corridor. The project drew public opposition from its earliest appearance before the Council in January 2025.
- Jul 22, 2025City Council · item 9cDiscussion regarding the current pause implemented by the City Council on April 8, 2025 to the Pickett Road Trail project
Residents of Scout on the Circle were identified as a target audience for the planned public outreach meeting regarding the Pickett Road Trail project.
passedDirect staff to set up a public outreach meeting for the Pickett Road Trail project for Foxcroft Colony and Scout on the Circle residents in October to address safety concerns.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedReverse the City Council adopted action on April 8, 2025 that paused the Pickett Road Trail project.✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
In full
The project was approved by City Council in 2014 and subsequently built, comprising approximately 392 residential units on roughly 88,000 square feet of commercial/retail frontage. As of the 2024–25 school year, the development was fully occupied and generating approximately 53 school-age students — roughly one student per 10 units, consistent with the city's general rule of thumb for apartment complexes. The property also includes 24 dedicated affordable rental housing units, with an average 1-bedroom rent of $1,890, as referenced in HHCAB materials from September and December 2025.
Scout on the Circle is frequently cited as a real-world benchmark in city planning discussions — for student generation rates, density bonus calculations, frontage design, and comparisons with other proposed developments.