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Manassas Park hears proposal to sell city parcel for Northfield development with 11 affordable units; vote deferred
Summary
City staff outlined a proposed sale of a roughly 1.5‑acre city parcel to Northfield for 38 units as part of a larger 213‑unit project; the developer would pay about $4.2 million at closing with roughly $3.8 million due as units reach certificate of occupancy. Council deferred a final vote to Feb. 4 to allow review of contract redlines and plats.
Manassas Park officials opened a public hearing Jan. 28 on a proposed sale of a portion of city land to the Northfield development, which would place 38 units on the city-owned portion of the site and about 175 units on an adjacent parcel currently owned by a private owner. City staff said the city portion is roughly 1.5 acres of a 3.5‑acre parcel and will include a conservation easement along Manassas Drive.
Keith (city staff) told the governing body that the project as presented would deliver five percent of the city portion as affordable housing—about 11 units—and provide a central green space with a playground, multipurpose courts and landscaping. The…
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