City approves amendment to Blooms Crossing purchase-and-sale agreement despite two opposing votes

The governing body voted Oct. 7 to approve a first amendment to the city's purchase-and-sale agreement with Manassas Drive LLC related to Parcel C-100B at Blooms Crossing (part of the broader Overlook project). The amendment reduces the purchaser’s anticipated total unit count from 213 to 198 project-wide and adjusts the purchase price from $8,000,000 to $7,200,000, while maintaining a commitment to 10 ADU workforce units on the city parcel (down from an earlier count reported as 11).

Staff noted the PSA amendment is separate from upcoming land-use approvals for the development plan; the developer representatives said the city parcel’s unit count will decrease and be replaced in part by 16-foot townhouses with higher per-unit value, which informed the financial calculations. Staff recommended approval of the amendment conditioned on the purchaser revising its proffers and development-plan submittal; the council approved that recommendation. The vote carried but two members were recorded as opposed.

Council members asked for clarifications on unit counts, the rationale for the price change and whether the reduction in units on the city parcel matched the dollar adjustment. The developer explained the change resulted from replacing stacked condominium units with townhouses in some locations and submitted that the replacement units have different valuation. Staff committed to provide exact parcel-level numbers when available.

Next steps: The purchaser must submit revised proffers and a revised development plan; the governing body will take final action on the development plan before the city executes the amended sale documents.