Builder Proposing New Construction and Apartments Adjacent to Pohick Estates

The Christopher Companies has successfully submitted a Zoning Nomination to Fairfax County. The re-zoning Nomination proposes new construction of a Multi-family, up to 200 unit, apartment complex and 8 new homes adjacent to Pohick Estates. The Pohick Estates Civic Association (PECA) has voiced numerous concerns. Some being, traffic congestion, building near Wetlands, overflow parking, and more. These concerns, and others, were submitted to Fairfax County in preparation for the SSPA Nominations Community Screening Meeting that was held on on March 31st @ 7 p.m. You can read the Written Letter that was submitted to Fairfax County. You can also watch the Zoom recording by clicking here.

Fairfax County staff to date, have also cited numerous concerns in what they call the One Pager. The last line of the document states "Given these land use, environmental, and transportation issues, there does not appear to be a rationale for advancing this nomination forward to the Work Program."

The Community Meeting held for CPN-2025-IV-MV-018: Pohick Lorton SSPA was not a decision meeting. The Pohick Nomination will now go through the Fairfax County Planning Commission process. This process has scheduled the Pohick Nomination for May 1st, 2025. And there will be available time for more public input. Here is an excerpt from the May 1st Agenda: • Questions or comments regarding nominations can be directed to DPDSSPA@FairfaxCounty.gov.

All persons wishing to present their views on these subjects may call the Planning Commission Office at 703-324-2865, or register online at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planningcommission/speaker no later than 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, to be placed on the Speakers List; and videos need to be submitted no later than 9 a.m. the day prior to the Planning Commission meeting, and then may appear and be heard via pre-recorded video or telephone. In addition, written testimony and other submissions will be received at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552, Fairfax, 22035 and Plancom@fairfaxcounty.gov.

Please feel free to e-mail PECA at: pohickestatescivic@cox.net for additional information.

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On October 2nd, 2024, Christopher Companies presented the Pohick Road Assemblage Conceptual Development Presentation. The presentation was held at the Lorton Community Center and was well attended by Pohick Estates residents. Many thanks to PECA President Andy Normand for scheduling the meeting and collecting Questions For The Developer in advance.

See the Zoning Application and Development Review Process Overview Here.

On October 12th, numerous Pohick Estates residents met with Mount Vernon Supervisor Dan Stork at the Lorton Community Center to discuss the proposed construction. Supervisor Stork opened the discussion with some background on his service to Fairfax County. Then meeting attendees and Supervisor Storck discussed the proposed project, transportation and safety concerns, and more. Please see the GIS Map With Accidents on Pohick Road.

Supervisor Stork made clear that various steps need to take place sucessfully for the project to continue. If things go well, there could be a groundbreaking in a year to 1 1/2 years.

A VDOT staff member has acknowledged that there is a Fairfax County Department of Transportation Office study in progress.