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Council hears pre‑application for 257‑unit mixed‑use concept on Chambers/Chain Bridge Road
Summary
City staff briefed council on a pre‑application for a proposed mixed‑use project at three parcels on Chambers/Chain Bridge Road that would add about 257 apartments plus ~26,000 sq ft of office and ~7,400 sq ft of retail; councilmembers raised concerns about height, density and commercial retention and asked the applicant to pursue consolidation of the adjacent BB&T site.
Fairfax City staff presented a pre‑application concept plan for three parcels at 4085, 4010 and 4103 Chambers/Chain Bridge Road that would replace existing office buildings with a mixed‑use development including approximately 257 multifamily units, about 26,000 square feet of office space, roughly 7,400 square feet of retail, structured parking and a north–south pedestrian greenway on a 2.52‑acre site.
Albert Frederick, city planner, said the plan aligns in part with the Old Town Small Area Plan (adopted June 2020) in that the site is identified for potential consolidated commercial development, but the 2020 guidance favored office retention in the short term. Frederick…
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