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Staff and BAR broadly endorse concept for 140-room Liberty Hotel at Russell Branch Parkway; request more retail detailing and review of parking screening

5713894 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Town staff and the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review provided generally positive preliminary feedback Sept. 3 on a conceptual plan for a 140-room Liberty Hotel and two retail buildings at Russell Branch Parkway, supporting a landscaped berm in lieu of a masonry wall to screen parking.

Town staff and members of the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review on Sept. 3 gave generally positive, preliminary feedback on a conceptual rezoning and proffer amendment for a 140-room, multi-brand hotel and two retail buildings on approximately 8.5 acres along Russell Branch Parkway.

Scott Parker, senior planning project manager in the town’s Department of Community Development, briefed the BAR on the Liberty Hotel rezoning (TLZM202200041400). The concept calls for a 140-room hotel of roughly 85,625 square feet and two single-story retail buildings of about 9,438 square feet each, between East Market Street (Route 7) and Russell Branch…

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