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Place · on the record since 2024 · discussed in 24 transcribed meetings

Chain Bridge Road

Chain Bridge Road is a major corridor in the city with several concurrent and overlapping municipal matters tracked under this location. 4 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.

Private Development · Under Construction

Northfax West

proposed
  • Sep 1, 2026City Council · item 1c
    Pre-Application Briefing – Potential Redevelopment of Northfax West (Phase IV), 3570 Chain Bridge Road

    3570 Chain Bridge Road was identified as the site of the proposed Northfax West Phase IV redevelopment briefed to Council.

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Private Development · Under Review

3541 Chain Bridge Road

proposed

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.

  • Jul 28, 2026City Council · item 11a
    Pre-application briefing on a request by Network Realty Partners for the redevelopment of 3541 Chain Bridge Road

    A pre-application briefing was presented for a redevelopment concept at 3541 Chain Bridge Road involving residential and retail uses; no formal action taken.

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denied

The George Snyder Trail was a planned shared-use trail project (VDOT UPC 112816) in the City of Fairfax intended to improve multimodal connectivity. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout 2025 and into 2026.

  • Jan 13, 2026City Council · item 7e
    Public Hearing and Council Action on a Grant Supplemental Appropriation Resolution – $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail

    A resident from Chain Bridge Road spoke in support of the George Snyder Trail project during the public hearing.

    failedApprove the supplemental appropriation resolution in the amount of $4,600,000 from Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Concession Funding for the George Snyder Trail
    ✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
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in progress
  • Jul 9, 2024City Council · item 8b
    Public hearing on the Chain Bridge Road (Taba Cove Ct to Warwick Ave) Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvements Project

    Location of the proposed sidewalk and bus stop improvements project between Taba Cove Court and Warwick Avenue.

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Other mentions
  • Jun 8, 2026Planning Commission · item 8a
    Post-submission work session on proposed Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning), Special Use Permit, Special Exceptions, and Major Certificate of Appropriateness for 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road

    The work session concerned a proposed development at 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road. Staff noted a pre-application presentation for a proposed development at 3541 Chain Bridge Road is scheduled for an upcoming Planning Commission meeting.

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  • Jul 27, 2026Planning Commission · item 8a
    Northfax Concept Phase Four Briefing – Work Session

    3570 Chain Bridge Road is the subject site for the Northfax Concept Phase Four pre-application briefing.

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  • Oct 13, 2026City Council · item 7ain progress
    Public Hearing – Resolution Authorizing Quick-Take Powers for Chain Bridge Road Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvement Project (UPC 119089)

    Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing quick-take condemnation powers for the acquisition of rights-of-way and easements needed for the Chain Bridge Road Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvement Project (UPC 119089).

    passedAdopt the resolution authorizing the exercise of quick-take powers, including initiation of condemnation proceedings, for the acquisition of certain fee simple right(s)-of-way and easements on various properties for the Chain Bridge Road Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvement Project (UPC 119089).
    ✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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In full

The earliest recorded action is a July 2024 public hearing on the Chain Bridge Road (Taba Cove Court to Warwick Avenue) Sidewalk and Bus Stop Improvements Project, held for informational purposes per VDOT requirements for federally funded projects; no Council action was taken at that time. The project advanced significantly by October 2026, when Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing quick-take condemnation powers (including initiation of condemnation proceedings) for acquisition of rights-of-way and easements needed to move the project forward (UPC 119089). In parallel, the corridor has been the subject of multiple active redevelopment pre-application briefings: 4085–4117 Chain Bridge Road was the subject of a June 2026 Planning Commission post-submission work session on a proposed rezoning, special use permit, special exceptions, and major certificate of appropriateness; 3541 Chain Bridge Road was briefed to Council on July 28, 2026 as a proposed mixed-use redevelopment (residential and retail); and 3570 Chain Bridge Road (Northfax West Phase IV) was briefed to the Planning Commission on July 27, 2026 and to City Council on September 1, 2026.

None of the redevelopment applications have yet received formal votes.