May 2021
WEST FALLS STATION PLANNING AREA Important Dates: County Public Community Meeting: May 11th Planning Commission Hearing: June 16th Board of Supervisors Hearing: July 13th West Falls Church TSA Study Area Plan Amendment 2018-II-1 Tax Map Parcels: 40-4 ((1)) 13; 40-4 ((2)) 1 & 2; 40-3 ((1)) 83, 84, 92 and 92A
dasf EXISTING CONDITIONS: 40 ACRES OF UNDERUTILIZED LAND
WMATA
VIRGINIA TECH
City of Falls Church Boundary
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH SITE
Virginia Tech site currently owned by City of Falls Church
Experienced Development •Partners: • EYA, LLC Affiliates • Rushmark • Hoffman & Associates
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CREATE MODEL TOD
PROJECT BENEFITS:
40 Acre Model TOD $1.2 Billion of investment 3 Million SF of Development Significant Tax Benefit to the State and County • Anchors: • 200K SF of Retail • Virginia Tech
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• 125K SF MOB • Approximately 8,000 linear feet of new and upgraded roads to relieve regional traffic congestion • 24 Acres of open space and 6 acres of parks • 10% affordable housing relative to 8% elsewhere in Fairfax (Approx. 140 units).
• Public Sector Partnership: Fairfax County, City of Falls Church, WMATA and Virginia Tech (Site owned by City of Falls Church) • Private Sector Partnership: EYA, Hoffman Associates and Rushmark
COUNTY COMP PLAN: 1.8M SF AT FULL BUILD-OUT - 1.7 FAR
FULL BUILD OUT Office Academic Hotel Retail Residential Senior Housing TOTAL GSF
City of FC
325,000 80,000 120,000 700,000 200,000 1,425,000
VA Tech
WMATA
275,000 100,000
125,000
30,000 450,000
12,000 850,000
855,000
987,000
TOTAL GSF
725,000 100,000 80,000 162,000 2,000,000 200,000 3,267,000
MIX OF NON COMPETING USES ALLOWS PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT TO DELIVER ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOST OF THE PARKS
BENEFITS OF +$75 MILLION INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE Maximizes Value of Investment in new Route 66 Exit to Metro Station.
New Transit Plaza and WMATA bus loop will improve ridership at WFC.
Future BRT station and Capital Bike Share
Pleasant 0.4-mile walk/bike from Rt. 7 to Metro immersed in parks and open space
Grid of streets allow for a bypass of Haycock and Route 7 intersection
RT. 7 AND & CHESTNUT INTERSECTION CHESTNUT To be updated
Bike Circulation
The Comprehensive Plan Amendment includes a recommendation for a West Falls Church Active Transportation Plan Study which will allow FCDOT and VDOT to review pedestrian and bike access to the station area from the singlefamily neighborhoods surrounding the site and across I-66.
BUS CIRCULATION
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH SITE
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH SITE PLAN: RETAIL LINED BOULEVARD CONNECTING MIXED-USE PROJECT AND ROUTE 7 TO METRO
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH SITE: 10 ACRES OF DEVELOPMENT WITH MODEL TOD COMPLETE BOULEVARD
Lane 2
Block B2
Block C
Street A
Block B
Swings Kiosk*
Splash Park
Kiosk*
Street B
South Commons Drive
Block A
Swings
Fire Pit
Lawn
Mustang Alley
Leesburg Pike (Route 7)
North Commons Drive
Games Area
Kiosk
Splash Park
Block D
Lawn Programming
Artwork
*Kiosks are subject to tenant demand. Footprint of kiosk buildings to be determined.
WEST FALLS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
VIRGINIA TECH SITE
VIRGINIA TECH SITE: FUTURE ANCHOR ACADEMIC CENTER Potential Future Commercial Space
Open spaces span from building to building
Potential Future Virginia Tech Acadmic Center
Continuation of Commons Drive through VT
Active open space along Haycock
WMATA SITE
3
URBAN PARK & PLAZA
DOG PARK & ACTIVE RECREATION
TRANSIT PLAZA
SWM Facilities • Site is already served by an existing stormwater retention pond, which will remain and continue to serve WMATA and the adjacent residential areas (The Pavilions, The Villages and a portion of the Mt. Daniel neighborhood) • Additional detention storage will be provided in underground storage tanks and detention vaults within proposed building garages to serve the new development. • Multiple systems proposed for the site will satisfy all applicable stormwater quantity requirements Potential detention vaults Potential green roof Potential bayfilter vaults Potential urban bioretention
EXTENSIVE OPEN SPACE NETWORK
TRANSPORTATION
Existing Conditions 2019 Levels of Service – AM/PM D/D (43.9/ 46.5)
Future WMATA Site
A/A (5.2/ 8.0)
A/B A (6.4/ (6.4) 12.3) A/A (9.5/10.0)
B/B (11.7/ 18.6)
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Traffic counts collected at existing intersections in May 2018 and May 2019
Legend E/E (62.7/ 70.1)
LOS LOS (Delay) (Delay)
Signalized Intersection: Overall LOS
LOS (Delay)
Stopped Control Intersection: Minor Street LOS
LOS (Delay)
All-way Stopped Control Intersection: Overall LOS
Peak Hour Level of Service Comparison
NOTE: Results are similar for Great Falls Road with an improvement from C/D to D/D
KEY DATES: Fairfax County Public Meeting: May 11 Planning Commission: June 16 Board of Supervisors: July 13 Contact us with additional questions: • Evan Goldman, Executive Vice President, EYA, egoldman@eya.com, 202-437-1135 • Amy Friedlander, Development Manager, EYA, afriedlander@eya.com, 301-634-8681