Warwick Ave /Fairfax Blvd /McLean Ave Intersection Improvements
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. 4 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
Official city record
City Project
Improvement of the Warwick Ave./Fairfax Blvd./McLean Ave. intersection by realigning it, removing two approaches to reduce pedestrian crossing distances, and adding a traffic signal at Farr Avenue for safer neighborhood access.
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
The award of construction for the McLean/Warwick Avenue/Fairfax Boulevard intersection improvement project was reported as having occurred at the April 22, 2025 City Council meeting.
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
The award of construction for the McLean/Warwick Avenue/Fairfax Boulevard intersection improvement project was reported as having occurred at the April 22, 2025 City Council meeting.
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 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
The award of construction for the McLean/Warwick Avenue/Fairfax Boulevard intersection improvement project was reported as having occurred at the April 22, 2025 City Council meeting.
INOVA site demolition
The INOVA site demolition project involves the removal of an unused portion of the INOVA site within the city. 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.
- May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
The award of construction for the McLean/Warwick Avenue/Fairfax Boulevard intersection improvement project was reported as having occurred at the April 22, 2025 City Council meeting.
- Consideration of an Award of Construction Contract to Sagres Construction Corporation in the estimated amount of $4,117,611 for Intersection Improvements at the McLean Ave/Warwick Ave/Fairfax Blvd Intersection
Council approved 6-0 to award a construction contract of $4,117,611 to Sagres Construction Corporation for intersection improvements, including reconfiguration of the six-legged intersection into a four-legged intersection, signal reconstruction, and pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure upgrades.
passedAuthorize the purchasing agent to award a construction contract in the estimated amount of $4,117,611 to Sagres Construction Corporation for Intersection Improvements at the McLean Ave/Warwick Ave/Fairfax Blvd intersection.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
In full
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. The Planning Commission was subsequently informed of the contract award at its May 12, 2025 meeting as part of a staff report on recent City Council actions. The project is now in the contract-awarded stage, with construction to be carried out by Sagres Construction Corporation.