Fairfax Old Town Hall Rehabilitationin progress
Status set at the City Council Meeting on Jul 22, 2025 · watch the moment
The Fairfax Old Town Hall (3999 University Drive) Rehabilitation is an ongoing capital project to restore the historic building.
As of February 2025, Commissioner Rice reported at the Planning Commission that the building would be offline for approximately twelve months during renovations. A City Council work session on the project originally scheduled for April 8, 2025 was rescheduled to April 22, 2025 without discussion. A presentation update was provided to Council at the June 24, 2025 work session, with no formal action taken.
On July 22, 2025, Council approved — on a 5-1 consent agenda vote — a contract award of approximately $2,498,800.80 to A.P. Construction, LLC for the Old Town Hall Phase 2 Rehabilitation. A November 2025 transcript excerpt indicates that a retired staff member (former Chief Wilson) was engaged on a temporary basis to help oversee the project.
Official city record
City Project
The city is rehabilitating Old Town Hall, the premier public facility and cultural center of Fairfax for over 125 years. Phase 2 focuses on interior improvements, ADA accessibility, safety and sustainability upgrades, and rear addition modernization. Construction began August 2025 with anticipated completion June 2026.
Still open
- Completion of Phase 2 construction and the building returning to active use (the ~12-month offline window noted in February 2025 has not been formally closed out in the record).
- No further Council action or status update is recorded after the July 22, 2025 contract award; future progress reports or Council check-ins are not yet scheduled in the available record.
What members have said
At the February 10, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, Rice reported that Old Town Hall would be offline for approximately twelve months due to renovations and noted the connection to an upcoming PRAB meeting.
Voted against the July 22, 2025 consent agenda that included the contract award to A.P. Construction, LLC for the Old Town Hall Phase 2 Rehabilitation; no recorded verbal comment explaining the dissent.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
History
Filled dots are actions on this topic; open dots are mentions.
- Feb 10, 2025Planning Commission · item 11Commission Comments
Commissioner Rice reported that Old Town Hall will be offline for approximately twelve months due to renovations.
- Work Session: Discussion and Update on Old Town Hall (3999 University Drive) Renovation Project
Work session discussion on the Old Town Hall (3999 University Drive) renovation project was rescheduled to April 22, 2025.
- Jun 24, 2025City Council · item 11aWork Session: Presentation update on Old Town Hall project
Staff provided a presentation update on the Old Town Hall project during the work session; no formal action was taken.
- Consent Agenda
Council awarded a contract in the estimated amount of $2,498,800.80 to A.P. Construction, LLC for the Old Town Hall Phase 2 Rehabilitation project.
passedApprove the full consent agenda (items 6a–6e).✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✕ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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