Partnership between the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the Park Authority to Master Plan North Hill Site

A public meeting was held April 29, 2008 to discuss the North Hill affordable housing and community parkland project. Project consultants presented site information that has been gathered as a result of recent site research which includes an extensive tree survey, natural resource survey, archaeology and topography survey.

The Park Authority has partnered with the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) to jointly master plan the 33-acre North Hill site, located on Richmond Highway in the Mount Vernon District. Eleven acres will be used for affordable manufactured home units with the remaining portion used for a passive, community park. The future park will become the only public open space along Richmond Highway.

Located between Beacon Hill and Hybla Valley on the east side of Richmond Highway north of Dart Drive, the North Hill site is part of a 48.6-acre parcel owned by the FCRHA. Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding was used to purchase the property. CDBG funds are used to serve low and moderate income households with incomes less than 80% of the area median income.

The approximately 49-acre property was formerly developed with more than 550 mobile homes as the Woodley Nightingale Mobile Home Park. In 1981, the parcel was purchased by the FCRHA. The mobile home pads were removed and a new redeveloped mobile home park that currently remains on the southern 14 acres of the site was built to accommodate 115 mobile homes. The residual 33 acres have remained vacant.

FCRHA proposes to develop "The Residences at North Hill Park" on the 11-acre portion located directly north of the existing mobile home park (Woodley Hills Estates). The project will be developed in conformance with the approved zoning and General Development Plan and proffers for the site that were approved by the Board of Supervisors on November 22, 1982. The new development is expected to accommodate 65 to 70 manufactured homes.

On August 6, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved the Reauthorization of $1.87 million of the 1988 Commercial and Redevelopment Area Improvement Bond to fund the design and development of The Residences at North Hill Park. Cunningham and Quill Architects and Greenhorne and O'Mara will be teaming up to provide architectural, environmental and engineering services to develop and implement the master plan design for the entire site.

For more information on the housing portion of North Hill, please contact Tom Armstrong, Senior Design and Construction Manager, of the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority at 703-246-5190.

For more information on the future park portion of North Hill, please contact Sandy Stallman, Manager, Park Planning Branch, Fairfax County Park Authority at 703-324-8643.

Please check back often for updates on the progress of this project, as well as dates for upcoming public meetings.