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Fairfax BAR unanimously recommends approval for 276‑unit mixed‑use project at 4131 Chain Bridge Road
Summary
The Board of Architectural Review voted unanimously June 18 to recommend City Council approve a 276‑unit mixed‑use redevelopment at 4131 Chain Bridge Road (case BAR23‑00603), including special exceptions for height, density and ground‑floor nonresidential coverage; staff recommended conditional approval pending final zoning permits and urban forester sign‑off.
The Fairfax City Board of Architectural Review on June 18 recommended City Council approve a proposed redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road that would replace a 1916 single‑family dwelling with two buildings containing 276 residential units and underground parking.
Staff told the board the 2.69‑acre site in the Old Town Fairfax transition overlay district would be redeveloped as two five‑story buildings over two levels of fully underground parking, delivering a total of 276 units and 423 parking spaces. Building A, fronting Chain Bridge Road, would include 114 units, about 6,608 square feet of ground‑floor retail and 4,188 square feet of office; Building B, facing University Drive, would include 162 units. Staff said the project proposes a 15‑foot greenway between the buildings and ground‑floor retail totaling roughly 10,000 square feet of the roughly 24,000 square feet…
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