10201 Fairfax Boulevard
Gatewood Plaza, located at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard in Falls Church, is the subject of a multi-part land use application seeking to redevelop an existing office building with mixed-use development.
Gatewood Plaza
Gatewood Plaza is a proposed redevelopment project at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard, currently occupied by a multi-story office building (sometimes called the "State Farm building") set back from the road with significant landscaping. The applicant seeks a zoning map amendment from RM Residential Medium and CR Commercial Retail to CR Commercial Retail, a comprehensive plan amendment to change the future land use designation from Commercial Corridor to Multifamily Neighborhood, a special use permit for upper-story residential and mixed uses, and nine special exceptions covering density, building height, bulk plane, required yards, transitional yards, parking, and resource protection area.
- Jan 27, 2025Planning Commission · item 8bPost-application discussion on a Zoning Map Amendment and Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Gatewood Plaza, 10201 Fairfax Boulevard
Location of Gatewood Plaza, subject of the Zoning Map Amendment and Comprehensive Plan Amendment post-application discussion.
- Feb 4, 2025City Council · item 1cDiscussion on a request for rezoning from the RM Residential Medium and CR Commercial Retail zoning districts to CR Commercial Retail, a comprehensive plan amendment, a special use permit, and nine special exceptions for Gatewood Plaza, 10201 Fairfax Boulevard
Location of Gatewood Plaza, the subject of the rezoning and special use permit discussion at this work session.
In full
The applicant — represented by land use attorney Sarah Mariska/Morisco of Oden Feldman Pittleman, on behalf of 10201 Fairfax Boulevard LLC and owner representative George Hong — is requesting a zoning map amendment (rezoning from RM Residential Medium and CR Commercial Retail to CR Commercial Retail), a comprehensive plan amendment, a special use permit for upper-story residential and mixed uses, and nine special exceptions covering density, building height, bulk plane, required yards, transitional yards, parking, and resource protection area. As of the dated record, the application is in the post-submission phase with a second submission already reviewed by staff. The Planning Commission held a post-application work session on January 27, 2025, and the City Council held a work session discussion on February 4, 2025; no formal actions were taken at either.
A key complication is that the property sits outside of a designated activity center, meaning the current comprehensive plan provides no framework to support mixed-use development there — an issue that prompted staff to separately consider whether to revise the city's comprehensive plan guidance on mixed-use development outside of activity centers, as discussed at a subsequent meeting on September 9, 2025.