Sunrise Senior Living is considering building a facility in the City of Fairfax. The Fairfax City Council heard about the proposal during a pre-application discussion, Monday, Jan. 5. The City’s Senior Planner, Albert Frederick, made the presentation at the Council’s work session. He said the five-story building would be about 75 feet high, with below-ground, structured parking, plus some surface parking, for more than 150 total spaces.
Artist’s rendition of the proposed five-story Sunrise Senior Living building, as seen from Chain Bridge Road
According to Fairfax Connection, "It would be constructed on nearly 2.7 acres owned by the Davies family at 4131 Chain Bridge Road in Fairfax. Currently on the property is a single-family home built-in 1916. City staff hasn’t yet received all the details of the plan, so it’s been unable to do an in-depth analysis of it. And Frederick explained that it doesn’t need to go before the City’s Planning Commission because it just requires special-exception and special-use permits."
As per Fairfax Connection, "Noting that the open-space area is about 30,000 square feet, he wondered if the applicant would allow City residents to use it, too, for passive recreation. But since last week’s meeting was just intended to give the Council a first look at what’s being proposed – and obtain its feedback and suggestions before formally submitting a supplication – representatives from Sunrise Senior Living were not in attendance."
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
