Fairfax County green lights 200-unit development near Huntington Metro

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved a new mixed-use development near the Huntington Metro Station.

Located at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Metroview Parkway in the Mount Vernon District, the 85-foot-tall building will include up to 200 residential units and nearly 9,000 square feet of commercial space.

The proposal for the 1.25-acre parcel, owned by the developer Capital Investment Advisors , is part of a larger development plan that includes a 390-unit apartment building called The Parker . Originally, the site was supposed to include a 120-foot tall hotel and a 165-foot tall office building, but neither were ever built.

The site of the new mixed-use development is currently being used as an interim park space.

The seven-story building will feature 230 structured parking spaces, bike racks, a lobby, leasing office, a courtyard with recreational amenities, fitness area, dog wash and a lounge. Planned upgrades include improved sidewalks, crosswalks, landscaping and street trees.

At least 15% of the apartments will be designated as workforce housing for low- to moderate-income households.

At the board’s Sept. 24 meeting , Lynn Strobel, a land use attorney with Walsh Colucci Lubuley & Walsh representing the developer, said the project aims to bring in local retailers with subsidized rents “for a period of time as more people are moving into the area.”

Strobel also noted the developer is including a small lawn for community events like festivals and live music. Additionally, the Huntington Park Trail will be extended behind nearby apartments, with preserved trees, benches and added vegetation.

“We’re really planning to…activate that area and make it a place where people want to come and sit and enjoy,” she said.

According to On the MoVe, the county had pushed for additional retail or community-serving space on the building’s second floor, but the developer found that would be “economically infeasible.”