3541 Chain Bridge Road
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Summary
The Fairfax Professional Building project at 3541 Chain Bridge Road is a proposed redevelopment located on the southeast corner of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place, west of University Drive and north of Fairfax Boulevard. The applicant is Network Realty Partners. The project entered the pre-application phase in summer 2026, with both the Planning Commission and City Council receiving briefings before any formal application has been submitted. The Planning Commission held a pre-application work session briefing on June 22, 2026 (Agenda Item 7a). The City Council held its own pre-application work session briefing on July 28, 2026 (Agenda Item 10a), at which no formal action was taken. The project is in its earliest stages, with no formal application, vote, or decision on record.
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Private Development
The potential applicant is proposing to redevelop the property with a mixed-use development with 37 residential dwelling units consisting of 29 townhouses and 8 two-over-two (multifamily) units and a 2,730 square foot freestanding retail building. A maximum building height of 4 stories is proposed with a density of 17.7 units per acre. The subject site is currently developed with 4 two-story buildings with approximately 16,616 square feet of office space with two courtyards and 124 surface parking spaces. The subject site is currently zoned CR Commercial Retail, and the potential applicant is proposing a rezoning to CU Commercial Urban. The subject site is located within the Activity Center Place Type, as designated in the Comprehensive Plan.
Open questions & options on the table
- No formal application has been submitted; the project remains at the pre-application briefing stage with no scheduled hearing date on record.
- It is not yet determined how the City Council's new pilot schedule (work sessions beginning at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, starting September 2026) will affect the Planning Commission's schedule and the sequencing of further review of this project.
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Full history
[7a] The Fairfax Professional Building project is located at 3541 Chain Bridge Road, on the southeast corner of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place, west of University Drive and north of Fairfax Boulevard.
[10a] A pre-application briefing on a redevelopment request by Network Realty Partners was presented to the Council during the work session; no formal action was taken.
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