Falls Church Mixed-Use Development Project With Senior Living Up For City Review

FALLS CHURCH, VA — A redevelopment of two buildings into a senior living community with additional business uses will head to the Planning Commission for review Wednesday.

The Quinn and Homestretch development was first proposed to the city earlier this year. The development at 350 and 360 S Washington St. and 303 S Maple Ave. Quinn Enterprises, a family-run auction business at the site, is leading the proposal. The site also includes nonprofit Homestretch.

According to the city's website, the development proposal would be centered around 233 senior living units, including 145 independent living units, 56 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Office space, ground floor retail, a restaurant use and three-story underground parking garage with 292 spaces would complete the development. The office space is geared toward a medical and dental use, while the retail could include space for a civic organization like the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation. The project's maximum building height would be 10 stories, or 115 feet.

The Planning Commission, which last reviewed the proposal on Sept. 20, is expected to make a recommendation to City Council on Wednesday. As the application is revised to meet city requests, City Council is expected to hold more work sessions on Nov. 20 and this winter, and final approval could come this winter.

The proposed community would add more availability of senior living in the city. Other senior living options include 60 units at Sunrise, 88 units at The Kensington, and 217 upcoming units at the West Falls development.

The city already has other mixed-use developments underway, including the West Falls development on the old high school site, the development anchored by Whole Foods at Broad and Washington Streets, and the second phase of Founders Row.