Gallery at City Center
in progressStatus set at City Council Special Meeting & Work Session on Jul 7, 2026 · ▶ watch the moment
Project wiki — a maintained overview, meeting history, and recorded positions.
- ProposedJan 27, 2025
- Under reviewJul 7, 2026
- Decided
Summary
Gallery at City Center is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment at 4085, 4101, and 4103 Chain Bridge Road (later referenced as 4085–4117 Chain Bridge Road), being pursued by Christopher Land, LLC on approximately 2.52 acres. The project as initially briefed comprises approximately 257 multifamily units with amenities, 7,395 sq ft of retail, 26,391 sq ft of office space, structured parking, a proposed east-west road connecting University Drive to Chain Bridge Road, and a north-south pedestrian pathway. The project first received a pre-application briefing at the Planning Commission on January 27, 2025, followed by a City Council pre-application briefing on February 18, 2025 — both informational with no formal action taken. The project advanced to the post-application stage by mid-2026: the Planning Commission held a post-application work session on June 8, 2026, and the City Council held a work session on the proposal on July 7, 2026, also without formal action. As of the July 13, 2026 staff report to the Planning Commission, the project remains in active review with further work sessions anticipated.
Official city record
Private Development
The applicant is proposing to replace three office buildings with a mixed-use development consisting of three buildings that include up to 7,747 square feet of retail, up to 29,639 square feet of office, and up to 392 apartments (multifamily units), amenity space and plaza, and structured and surface parking. The applicant proposes a private east-west street and a north-south pedestrian path.
Open questions & options on the table
- No formal land use decision (approval or denial) has yet been made by the Planning Commission or City Council; the application remains under review.
- Further work sessions with the Planning Commission are anticipated as the project proceeds, per the July 13, 2026 staff report.
- It is unresolved whether additional boards and commissions (Environmental Sustainability Committee, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Board of Architects Review) have completed or scheduled their reviews of the project.
Discussion time
Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.
Full history
[8a] Staff presented a pre-application briefing for a proposed mixed-use development with approximately 257 multifamily units, 7,395 sq ft of retail, 26,391 sq ft of office space, structured parking, a proposed east-west road from University Drive to Chain Bridge Road, and a north-south pedestrian pathway on 2.52 +/- acres. No formal action was taken at this work session.
[4a] Council received a pre-application briefing on the proposed mixed-use development comprising approximately 257 multifamily units with amenities and structured parking, 7,395 sq ft of retail, 26,391 sq ft of office space, a proposed east-west road from University Drive to Chain Bridge Road, and a north-south pedestrian pathway on 2.52 +/- acres. No formal action was taken.
[10] A post-application work session on Gallery at City Center was reported as a forthcoming June Planning Commission agenda item.
[5a] Council discussed the redevelopment request by Christopher Land, LLC for 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road during the work session; no formal action was taken.
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