Green Acres
Green Acres is a city-owned facility in Fairfax City that currently serves as the home of the Young at Heart Senior Center, operated by Parks and Recreation staff under Ann Chase.
The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan 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 Resolution R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.
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Green Acres was discussed as a potential opportunity site for additional housing; however, it is subject to a covenant reserving the School Board's right to retain it for a future school if enrollment demands require, and a 2016 feasibility study found it not best suited for its current community center use.
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Green Acres was identified as a city-owned property that could be considered for affordable housing development.
- May 14, 2026Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 5Stakeholder Updates
Green Acres was identified as the location for the joint PRAB and Senior Council meeting on June 11th.
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Named as the site of the Senior Center targeted for additional Home Sharing outreach.
- Jul 9, 2026Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 9Upcoming Meetings
Green Acres, Room 110, was noted as the location for the next PRAB meeting on September 11.
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The facility hosts a wide range of senior programming (Mahjong, Bocce, Pickleball, Lunch and Learn, Senior Trips, etc.) as well as community meetings, workshops, and recreation activities for broader age groups. It has also been used as a meeting venue for PRAB (including its September 11 regular meeting in Room 110) and community engagement sessions related to the city's 1% sales tax ballot measure. Green Acres has been identified in two separate housing policy discussions as a city-owned opportunity site that could be considered for affordable housing development (HHCAB, April and May 2026); however, it is encumbered by a covenant reserving the School Board's right to retain the site for a future school if enrollment demands require.
A 2016 feasibility study found it not best suited for its current community center use. Public commenters have raised concerns about aging physical conditions, ADA inadequacies, parking and transportation challenges, and deferred maintenance at Green Acres — with many linking its future to the proposed Willard Sherwood Health and Community Center project, which is envisioned as a significantly larger replacement senior center. The September 2026 transcript also notes that the Daniels Run Elementary School building resulted from a renovation that brought together Green Acres and Layton Hall.