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Combined Properties previews phased plan to redevelop Courthouse Plaza; staff flags sewer, signal and phasing issues

Fairfax City Planning Commission · February 9, 2026
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Summary

Combined Properties presented a phased redevelopment concept for Courthouse Plaza including a 6‑story mixed‑use Phase 1 (≈315 units, 12,500 sq ft retail) and a larger Phase 2 with additional housing and retail. Staff and commissioners discussed prior Council denial, sewer capacity, traffic signal relocation and Safeway lease timing (2033).

At a Feb. 9 Planning Commission work session, staff briefed commissioners on a phased pre‑application from Combined Properties to redevelop the Courthouse Plaza shopping center (10300 Willard Way / 3922 Blenheim Blvd) in Old Town.

Background: A prior proposal for this site was denied by City Council in October for failing to meet small area plan expectations on street network, pedestrian connectivity and phasing. The new concept adds Parcel B to create a phaseable development with the following phase‑level elements described in staff slides and by the applicant:

• Phase 1: a six‑story mixed‑use building with approximately 315 upper‑story residential units, 12,500 sq ft of ground‑floor retail, approximately 743 structured…

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