Laurel Hill Adaptive Reuse Area Master Planning Process
The Master Planning Process will provide land use planning and design, financial analysis including historic tax credits, and public outreach for the redevelopment of the approximately 80-acre County-owned Adaptive Reuse Area, formerly part of the D.C. Department of Corrections' prison in Lorton.
Laurel Hill Adaptive Reuse Area Background and Master Planning Information (Fact Sheet)
General Schedule of Activities
Next PAC Meeting: November 17, 2008 (Tentative)
Draft Master Plan
The Alexander Company presented a Draft Master Plan to the community on September 29, 2008.
Written comments on the Draft Master Plan can be sent to laurelhill@fairfaxcounty.gov
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September 29, 2008 Project Advisory Committee Meeting
Draft Master Plan Presentation Full presentation by the Alexander Company given at the PAC meeting.
September 29, 2008 PAC Meeting Summary
Project Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda
PAC letter to Board of Supervisors September 29, 2008
September 10, 2008 Project Advisory Committee Meeting
September 10, 2008 PAC Meeting Summary
Alexander Company Summary of Findings Presentation
Alexander Company Summary of Findings Report
Project Advisory Committee Background Presentation
Project Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda
June 2008 Meetings
Alexander Company Presentation June Meetings (large file 6 MB)
Draft Concept Plan (for Discussion Purposes Only) presented at June meetings
June 9-16, 2008 Outreach Meetings Summary
General Schedule of Activities
May - June 2008 Information Gathering and
Analysis
- Board of Supervisors' Approval (May 5, 2008)
- Alexander Company site visit
- Planning and Zoning analysis (Alexander Company
- Building Analysis
- Market Analysis
- Infrastructure / Site / Environmental / Parking Analysis
- Design Constraints
- Stakeholder Meetings (June 9-12, 2008)
July - August 2008 Continued Site and Financial Analysis
- Building Layout
- Site Plan Design
- Development of Construction Budget
- Financial Proforma
- Summary Report of Findings
- Status Report to PAC
September - October 2008 Presentation of Draft Master Plan, Financial Analysis, and Public Outreach
- Financial Feasibility Analysis Report & Draft Master Plan
- Stakeholder Meetings*
- Master Plan Finalization
- Stakeholder Meetings*
November - December 2008 Final Master Plan
- Final Master Plan and Draft Development Agreement
- Final Development Agreement
*Other Stakeholder, Residents, Interested Parties and Agency meetings as needed
General Schedule of Activities handout from the June 9-12 meetings.
Background
The Master Planning Process will provide land use planning and design, financial analysis including historic tax credits, and public outreach for the redevelopment of the approximately 80-acre County-owned Adaptive Reuse Area (Tax Map 107-1 ((1)) 9), formerly the D.C. Department of Corrections' prison in Lorton. The 80-acre site includes the former Reformatory which includes 41 buildings, including dorms, an auditorium/hospital and gymnasium, and the former Penitentiary, which includes 15 structures including cellblocks, towers, and a cafeteria.
Since 2002, when the U.S. Congress transferred the 2,300 acres of property at Laurel Hill to Fairfax County, the county has worked with residents and Board of Supervisors'-appointed boards and task forces to develop plans for the future use of the area. This work will build upon recommendations from previous citizen task forces for the redevelopment of the site. The development of a Master Plan for the site is expected to take six to eight months.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors selected The Alexander Company to develop a Master Plan for the Adaptive Reuse Area at Laurel Hill. The contract award was approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 5, 2008.
The Alexander Company
The Alexander Company, based in Madison, Wisconsin, specializes in urban infill development, brownfield revitalization and historic preservation. Locally, the company is the master developer for the National Park Seminary site in Silver Spring, Maryland.
In response to the County's Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Master Developer, the Alexander Company submitted a project proposal and cost proposal.
Previous Meetings
Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 7:30 p.m. - South County Federation Land Use Committee Meeting. Presentation of the Draft Master Plan by the Alexander Company. Spring Hill Recreation Center.
Monday, September 29, 2008, 7:30 p.m. - Presentation of Draft Master Plan by the Alexander Company, with the opportunity for public comment, at the Laurel Hill Project Advisory Citizen Oversight Committee meeting. Lorton Station Elementary School cafeteria, 9298 Lewis Chapel Road, Lorton, VA 22079
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 7:00 p.m. - Meeting of the Laurel Hill Project Advisory Citizen Oversight Committee. Presentation of Summary of Findings by the Alexander Company and discussion of outreach plan, with the opportunity for public comment. Laurel Hill Community Association Clubhouse, 8380 Laurel Crest Drive, Lorton, Virginia 22079
Monday, June 16, 2008 - Lorton Heritage Society Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Silverbrook United Methodist Church, 8616 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA 22079. County staff presented an overview of the Alexander Company presentation.
Thursday, June 12, 2008 - Architectural Review Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035. The Alexander Company presented initial findings to the Architectural Review Board.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - South County Federation General Membership Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the South County Secondary School, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA 22079. The Alexander Company presented initial findings.
Monday June 9, 2008 - Meeting of the Laurel Hill Project Advisory Citizen Oversight Committee, 7:00 p.m. at the Laurel Hill Community Association Clubhouse, 8380 Laurel Crest Drive, Lorton, Virginia 22079. Meeting to discuss initial findings for the site master plan by the Alexander Company with the opportunity for public comment.