Reston Citizens Association Opposes Fairway Plan

The Reston Citizens Association Board of Directors has passed a resolution on Monday unanimously opposing developer JBG's current proposal for redeveloping Fairway Apartments.

"The JBG proposal violates a number of both new and long standing Fairfax County and Reston community standards," Terry Maynard, RCA board member, said in an email. "The proposed increase in density far exceeds that of the neighborhood and DPZ's own recommendations made last year and is not tied to any TOD area, village center, or other higher density area. "

Maynard also cited issues with the road infrastructure the reduction the redevelopment will bring in  workforce and  affordable housing.

"The proposal is broadly incompatible with Reston's goal of achieving architectural excellence, offering a 500' unbroken facade on one building, a 'Texas doughnut' for another, and three-story townhouses in a neighborhood of two-story homes, among other design flaws," said Maynard.

"In short, the JBG proposal endorsed by Reston's Planning and Zoning Committee on strictly legalistic grounds offers less that either the County or the community expects for re-development in this residential neighborhood and in Reston generally.  We hope that you will find these arguments compelling and will reject JBG's current re-development proposal for Fairway Apartments."

To see the entire letter, click the PDF attached to this story.

JBG's latest presentation - its fifth in the last two years - to the Reston Planning and Zoning Committee was approved in April. The current proposal consists of two five-story mid-rise buildings, one multifamily four-story building and 59 townhouses for a total of 804 units.Fairway currently has 328 garden-apartment style units.

An original proposal for 951 units and a high-rise building was rejected last summer, and a

JBG has said it will conduct a traffic impact study before the newest plan goes before the county planning commission in July.