Fairfax County Revitalization Program
Office of Community Revitalization fcrevit.org
May 2016
Mosaic District, Merrifield MISSION GROWTH
The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization facilitates strategic redevelopment and investment opportunities within targeted commercial areas that align with the community's vision and improve the economic vitality, appearance, and function of those areas.
The Boro, Tysons MANAGING GROWTH
County and regional approach is to concentrate growth in mixed-use activity centers:
Efficient, sustainable, accessible, prosperous, and livable
Responsive to market demographics from millennials to baby boomers
Preserves stable, existing single-family neighborhoods PROGRAM HISTORY
1988 Program established
1998 Established 5 Commercial Revitalization Districts (CRD) and 2 Commercial Revitalization Areas (CRA)
2007 OCR was established as a standalone office under the County Executive
Today The County’s Revitalization program also supports revitalization efforts in areas of strategic importance and brings a countywide perspective to issues affecting revitalization
Springfield Town Center PROGRAM AREAS
1. Annandale CRD
2. Baileys Crossroads/ Seven Corners CRD
3. Lake Anne CRA
4. McLean CRD Falls Church
5. Merrifield CRA 66 Arlington County
6. Reston TSAs
7. Richmond Hwy CRD Alexandria 495 8. Springfield CRD and Transit Station Area
9. Tysons Urban Center
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Revitalization Program Areas Map REVITALIZATION CHALLENGES
Overcoming market, physical and financial barriers
• Constrained sites, consolidation issues
• Existing “suburban” development regulations
• Transforming suburban development into an urban pattern to support walkability
• Adding housing and amenities to commercial areas
• Funding transportation improvements to support growth ($3.1 billion in Tysons over 40 years)
• Phasing development (interim state, changing technology)
Suburban Development Pattern SEVEN MAJOR STRATEGIES
Education and Placemaking Promotion
Community Market-based Building Problem Solving
Community Public/Private Visioning Partnerships
Public Policy
Mosaic District, Merrifield EDUCATION + PROMOTION
Annual Reports Topical Brochures Public Presentations Conferences Website Seminars Special Reports
COMMUNITY BUILDING
• Support local revitalization area stakeholder and community groups
• Serve on special bodies, committees and boards involved in revitalization and redevelopment
• Liaises with residents, other County agencies and the development community
Tysons Partnership Annual Meeting COMMUNITY VISIONING
OCR has a particular skillset in designing and facilitating Willston Village community engagement and Center problem-solving processes, including design charrettes
Key Studies/Plan Amendments: • Tysons Corner (2010) • Annandale CBC (2010) Town Center • Baileys Crossroads (2010) • Penn Daw (2011) • Reston Phase I and II
(2014/2015) Leesburg Pike • Seven Corners CBC (2015) Village Center
Seven Corners Plan Amendment, 2015 SEVEN CORNERS CBC Plan Amendment M
• 3-year public process (2012-2015) • Plan created three distinct redevelopment opportunity areas with a modern street network linking them together • New interchange that deconstructs 1950’s-era transportation infrastructure to disperse traffic, improve walkability, & plan for transit on Rt.7 Seven Corners Plan Amendment, 2015 SEVEN CORNERS CBC Plan Amendment
• Emphasized form over FAR • Utilized Urban Parks Framework to create a network of urban spaces • Complete bicycle network Leesburg Pike at the Seven Corners Town Center • First Comp Plan to incorporate VDOT’s Multimodal System Design Standards for urban areas
• 1.5 million SF retail • 1.9 million SF office/hotel • 6,500 res units Arlington Boulevard at the Willston Village Center PLACEMAKING
• OCR works collaboratively with County agencies and the development community on development proposals
• Foster a problem-solving culture, with a focus on urban design and economic viability
• Assists with the formulation and oversight of capital projects and other measures that enhance the public realm and create a strong sense of place and identity
Development Urban Street
Application Review Standards
Urban Design Zoning Ordinance Guidelines Amendment Review
Infrastructure Projects Wayfinding Signage Urban Pop at Reston Station NEW PLACEMAKING TRENDS
• Pop-Ups and Interim Uses • Food Trucks
• Adaptive Reuse Urban Pop at Reston Station Pop-up Coffee Shop at Mosaic • Public Art
Imagine Art Here: Pop-up Park and Greensboro Food Trucks STREETSCAPE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENTS
County bond was used to construct streetscape improvements.
Maintenance • OCR conducts annual inspections with revitalization Amherst Ave: Old VDOT Repair DPWES Improvement stakeholders
Enhancements • High Visibility Crosswalks • Trail Improvements • Wayfinding Signage High-Visibility Crosswalks Wayfinding Signage DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS BY DISTRICT
• Annandale CRD: Markham Place • Springfield TSA: Springfield Town Center • McLean CRD: Elm Street Residences • Wiehle-Reston TSA: Reston Station • Richmond Highway CRD: The Shelby • Merrifield CRD: Avenir Place • Tysons
Halstead II @ Dunn-Loring Metro ANNANDALE
Markham Place Annandale CRD
• Rezoning approved for the 3.44 acre site
• 12-story, 310 unit Leesburg Pike at the Town Center residential building w/ 6,000 SF ground-floor commercial
• 2.42 FAR
Markham Place Public Plaza and Retail SPRINGFIELD Town Center Springfield TSA
25-year redevelopment project approved in 2008
Phase I • Renovation of 2.1 million SF mall including improved food court and new movie theatre
Future Phases • 2,700 residential units • 2 - 225 room hotels • 1 million SF office • 2 million SF retail
Springfield Town Center, final build-out phase MCLEAN Elm Street Residences McLean CRD
• Rezoning approved for the 4.43 acre site View from Fleetwood Road • 123-unit (260,000 SF, 7-story residential building with 7,000 SF retail space
• Retain an existing 109,600 SF office building onsite
• 40% open space
• 1.94 FAR View from Elm Street RESTON
Reston Station Reston TSA
Mixed-use development at the Wiehle-Reston Metrorail Station • 1.28 Million SF mixed use development • 2,300 space public parking garage & bus transfer facility • Urban plaza with pop-up retail (future destination restaurants site) BLVD at Reston Station
RICHMOND HWY
The Shelby Richmond Hwy CRD
• 3.38 acre site located at the corner of North Kings Highway and Poag Street
• 240 residential units
• First of several new apartment residences that are planned for the Penn Daw CBC
The Shelby, North Kings Highway MERRIFIELD
Avenir Place @ the Dunn-Loring Metro Merrifield CRA
Public/Private partnership with WMATA to redevelop station site • 720 residential units • 125,000 SF retail including a Harris Teeter • 2,000 Metro parking spaces • 8 Bus Bays and a 40 space Kiss & Ride lot
Avenir Place @ the Dunn-Loring Metro TYSONS URBAN CENTER
22 approved applications: • 20 million SF office • 18 million SF residential • 7 million SF retail/hotel
12 new applications under review: • 5 million SF office • 8 million SF residential • 2 million SF retail/hotel
If all are built: • 95million SF total • 24,900 new res units
TYSONS PROJECTS COMPLETED
In 2014 and 2015, seven buildings were delivered:
• Tysons Corner Center Phase 1: . Tysons Tower (533,000 SF office) . VITA (429 res units) . Hyatt Regency Hotel (246,000 SF)
• Tysons Overlook (285,000 SF office)
• Ovation at Park Crest (231 res units)
• The Ascent (404 res units)
• Nouvelle (461 res units)
Tysons Corner Center Phase I The Ascent at Spring Hill Station MARKET BASED PROBLEM SOLVING
OCR develops and promotes uniquely tailored, market-based solutions to foster redevelopment opportunities:
• Market or feasibility analyses to ensure that area visions are feasible in the marketplace
• Special tax districts for unique circumstances
• Development or application of other public financing tools such as Tax Increment Financing/Community Development Authority
16 Principles of Public Business Improvement Investment Districts Tax Increment Community Financing (TIF) Development Authorities
Transportation Service Market Feasibility Districts Studies Tysons Corner Metro Station PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS Mosaic District P3 Community Development Authority and TIF District
2 million square feet of Mosaic District: Glass Alley Mosaic District: District Ave development currently in final phase of construction • 496,000 SF Retail
• 1,000 Res units
• 121 Townhomes
• 148 Key Hotel
• 73,000 SF Office
• 2 Urban Parks Mosaic District: Site Plan
PUBLIC POLICY OCR helps solve emerging policy questions:
• Formulates strategies to implement new ideas and initiatives
• Undertakes innovative pilot projects
• Devises improvements for identified process challenges, and
• Develops best practices, approaches and standards to redevelopment.
Urban Parks Building Repositioning Framework Workgroup
Economic Success Street Standards Policy Strategic Plan Reston Station BUILDING REPOSITIONING WORKGROUP
Workgroup is evaluating: 1. The impacts of the changing office market on existing office space
2. How the use of buildings changes over time
3. Potential process and policy changes to Silver Line Center: Repositioned Office Building address the challenges and opportunities raised
Upper Bailey’s Elementary School: Office Conversion
28 Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization 12055 Government Center Parkway Suite 1048 Fairfax, Virginia 22035
(703) 324-9300
Visit our website at: www.fcrevit.org
Seven Corners Visioning
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