George Mason University

Beacon Landing is a 54-unit supportive affordable housing development in the city, developed in partnership by Wesley Housing and the Lamb Center. The project drew on 23 separate financing sources, including a $700,000 gap financing investment from the city's Housing Trust Fund in February 2023 — a critical contribution that enabled the project to assemble its full financing stack.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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Pathway Homes is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Fairfax City that provides housing and supportive services to low-income residents. Its primary tracked project involves the redevelopment of a building at 4010 University Drive (Tax Map 57-4-02-087-B) in the CR Commercial Retail Zoning DistrictZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district. and Old Town Fairfax Historic Overlay District.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

  minutesagenda

The Davies Property refers to the redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (a ~2.69-acre site currently containing a large vacant house), proposed by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC. The application sought to rezoneRezoningChanging which zoning district a property sits in, which changes what can be built there. Goes to the Planning Commission for a recommendation, then to City Council for the vote. the parcel from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD), with a General Development PlanGeneral development planThe conceptual layout submitted with a rezoning or special use permit that shows what the applicant commits to build. for a mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. building of up to 276 apartments, approximately 10,796 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space, and a 3-level below-grade parking garage.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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Fairfax Square Professional Center (9840–9946 Main Street) is a ~10.4-acre commercial site on the north side of Main Street, adjacent to the Fairfax Square garden-style apartment complex. The property owner (Van Meter Companies) is proposing a phased mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. redevelopment that would demolish most of the existing low-slung commercial buildings while retaining the five-story office building and an existing bank; the concept calls for roughly 300 new apartment units in two or three buildings, along with some ground-floor retail (~10,000 sq. ft.).

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. is the city's primary long-range land use and policy document, guiding development, housing, transportation, and related decisions. A five-year review process culminated on October 8, 2024, when City Council unanimously adopted ResolutionResolutionA formal statement of council position or a one-time action, such as approving a contract. Passes on a single vote. R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  George Mason University was referenced as the institutional affiliation for HHCAB member Emily S. Ihara (College of Public Health representative).

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The Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard is a City of Fairfax facility that has served as a venue for community events and, more significantly, as the anchor site for the broader Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center project.

• Oct 6, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 3

  General Updates

  George Mason University co-hosted the 2025 Housing Symposium alongside the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.

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• Oct 6, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 3

  General Updates

  George Mason University co-hosted the 2025 Housing Symposium alongside the Northern Virginia Regional Commission.

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The Housing and Homelessness Strategic Plan is a City of Fairfax initiative to develop a comprehensive affordable housing and homelessness strategy, undertaken in partnership with national consulting firm Thomas P. Miller and Associates (TPMA).

• Jul 7, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 3

  Developing HHCAB's Workplan

  George Mason University was identified as a potential partner for the Home Sharing Strategy Team (program evaluation, assessing student demand, and training on topics such as fall prevention and dementia) and for the Communications/Awareness Strategy Team (research and storytelling).

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