Massive home addition causes confusion in Fairfax County neighborhood

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Anonymous wrote:Nguyen is a jackass. The addition should be torn down by the county. There is no permitting for multi-family housing in that zone and that's what he's putting up. He knew what he was doing. I don't buy the idea that it was for his parents. I feel bad for the impacted neighbors. Fairfax County should make this right.

No, it isn't multi-family. Don't believe the FUD. There's only one kitchen. It's just for him and his family.

Three stories high. 60 feet long. That’s not an in-law suite like he’s pretending it is. That is literally three large apartments, or six small apartments.

You're being ridiculous. There aren't multiple kitchens, nor are there separate entrances to the rooms. These aren't apartments.

And how do you know there aren’t multiple kitchens? Just because the permit didn’t list any? We already know Mike is a liar.

That's going to be a hard to hide during inspections.

I don't think you realize how crazy you sound.

You’re being obtuse. A kitchen is just another room with a sink. They could claim it’s a washroom. Then add microwave and tabletop oven.

And they'll climb in through the window?

You need help.

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They are asking the county to actually do inspections as they are supposed to. One of the inspections did find violations, hence the stop work order. The neighbors are not tying him up in litigation-the county, as it rightfully should, is doing ITS job to make sure codes and what not are being followed.

Oh please. They don't care about the structure being required to add additional wall braces (it failed a wind bracing test). They want to throw up every road block to try to make completing this addition impossible because they think it's ugly.

If it was really about wanting to prevent a boarding situation, they would just wait and see what the neighbors do, since the county has very strict rules on group living situations. It would be shut down right away. Again, they think they have the right to block construction of something they find ugly.

Ok hedge funder.

lol I wish.

I’m just a person with miserable neighbors.

Weird how you cap for the hedge funds then.

What a ridiculous statement. There's no connection to hedge funds or developers here. They wouldn't build an addition like this since a different design would probably have a better return. But this family is more concerned about livability.

There is absolutely a connection to hedge funds and large developers: you share with them the goal of devaluing the value of working class and middle class homes owned by individuals.

These are already $800k homes. They'll be fine.

Hopefully Courtney moves away and we'll see the minimal impact this has on prices.

Why do you keep singling out Courtney? It’s getting weird.

She's the one that started all this by posting online and then going to the press.

And? Why are you so angry at her? She’s the owner most affected by this construction.

Would you just go along to get along if you were her?

It's his property. He can do what he wants with it. I certainly wouldn't go all Karen.

Since she will have to see his ridiculous horribly constructed addition every single day and her property values just decreased, there’s nothing wrong with her for raising the issue to ensure that everything was done legally and within the rules and regulations of the county, to include all inspections.

You can continue to act as if he’s done nothing wrong and no one has been jmoaxged

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Actually, the addition was constructed 6 inches too close to the neighbor.
Honestly, Fairfax County was asleep at the wheel when they approved it. It’s the size of a small motel. I would be annoyed if it went up next to my house too.

In the same spot as his house before the addition.

The position of the original house doesn’t matter. He built the addition 6 inches to close according to the issued permit. Failure to follow issued permit = tear down.

No, the county doesn't make you tear down a building over 6 inches. It looks like that part of this has already been adjudicated.

The exact language online is “Administrative Review - setback cert required prior to next inspection….Removed Admin Hold to result Wind Bracing Inspection from 11/20. met 11/21/2025”.

An admin review is a non-field, internal review step by county staff. it’s not an inspection in the field but an office/admin check. The admin hold prevented the county from issuing the result of the Wind Bracing inspection on 11/20.

Doesn’t sound like the setback requirement was completely adjudicated.

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It looks like it belongs in a shanty-town in a third world country. This dude just torched all the equity in his (parents?) house and is throwing the addition money down the toilet. What a tool.

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They are asking the county to actually do inspections as they are supposed to. One of the inspections did find violations, hence the stop work order. The neighbors are not tying him up in litigation-the county, as it rightfully should, is doing ITS job to make sure codes and what not are being followed.

Oh please. They don't care about the structure being required to add additional wall braces (it failed a wind bracing test). They want to throw up every road block to try to make completing this addition impossible because they think it's ugly.

If it was really about wanting to prevent a boarding situation, they would just wait and see what the neighbors do, since the county has very strict rules on group living situations. It would be shut down right away. Again, they think they have the right to block construction of something they find ugly.

Ok hedge funder.

lol I wish.

I’m just a person with miserable neighbors.

Weird how you cap for the hedge funds then.

What a ridiculous statement. There's no connection to hedge funds or developers here. They wouldn't build an addition like this since a different design would probably have a better return. But this family is more concerned about livability.

There is absolutely a connection to hedge funds and large developers: you share with them the goal of devaluing the value of working class and middle class homes owned by individuals.

These are already $800k homes. They'll be fine.

Hopefully Courtney moves away and we'll see the minimal impact this has on prices.

Why do you keep singling out Courtney? It’s getting weird.

She's the one that started all this by posting online and then going to the press.

And? Why are you so angry at her? She’s the owner most affected by this construction.

Would you just go along to get along if you were her?

It's his property. He can do what he wants with it. I certainly wouldn't go all Karen.

Since she will have to see his ridiculous horribly constructed addition every single day and her property values just decreased, there’s nothing wrong with her for raising the issue to ensure that everything was done legally and within the rules and regulations of the county, to include all inspections.

You can continue to act as if he’s done nothing wrong and no one has been jmoaxged

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Actually, the addition was constructed 6 inches too close to the neighbor.
Honestly, Fairfax County was asleep at the wheel when they approved it. It’s the size of a small motel. I would be annoyed if it went up next to my house too.

In the same spot as his house before the addition.

The position of the original house doesn’t matter. He built the addition 6 inches to close according to the issued permit. Failure to follow issued permit = tear down.

No, the county doesn't make you tear down a building over 6 inches. It looks like that part of this has already been adjudicated.

The exact language online is “Administrative Review - setback cert required prior to next inspection….Removed Admin Hold to result Wind Bracing Inspection from 11/20. met 11/21/2025”.

An admin review is a non-field, internal review step by county staff. it’s not an inspection in the field but an office/admin check. The admin hold prevented the county from issuing the result of the Wind Bracing inspection on 11/20.

Doesn’t sound like the setback requirement was completely adjudicated.

Thanks. What's the process from here?

[Anonymous]

There’s current a stop work order.

The wind bracing inspection from 11/20/2025
failed. List of deficiencies sent.
Stop work order issued on 11/24/2025.

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Anonymous wrote:Nguyen is a jackass. The addition should be torn down by the county. There is no permitting for multi-family housing in that zone and that's what he's putting up. He knew what he was doing. I don't buy the idea that it was for his parents. I feel bad for the impacted neighbors. Fairfax County should make this right.

No, it isn't multi-family. Don't believe the FUD. There's only one kitchen. It's just for him and his family.

Three stories high. 60 feet long. That’s not an in-law suite like he’s pretending it is. That is literally three large apartments, or six small apartments.

You're being ridiculous. There aren't multiple kitchens, nor are there separate entrances to the rooms. These aren't apartments.

And how do you know there aren’t multiple kitchens? Just because the permit didn’t list any? We already know Mike is a liar.

That's going to be a hard to hide during inspections.

I don't think you realize how crazy you sound.

You’re being obtuse. A kitchen is just another room with a sink. They could claim it’s a washroom. Then add microwave and tabletop oven.

And they'll climb in through the window?

You need help.

You actually need help. It’s not unheard of for apartments to have interior entrances. Everyone comes in through the common door.
These are apartments. It’s just that it’s for his extended family members. A floor for wife’s parents and single siblings, a floor for Mike’s parents and single siblings, and a floor for the brother that’s married with kids. Still apartments.

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Anonymous wrote:Nguyen is a jackass. The addition should be torn down by the county. There is no permitting for multi-family housing in that zone and that's what he's putting up. He knew what he was doing. I don't buy the idea that it was for his parents. I feel bad for the impacted neighbors. Fairfax County should make this right.

No, it isn't multi-family. Don't believe the FUD. There's only one kitchen. It's just for him and his family.

Three stories high. 60 feet long. That’s not an in-law suite like he’s pretending it is. That is literally three large apartments, or six small apartments.

You're being ridiculous. There aren't multiple kitchens, nor are there separate entrances to the rooms. These aren't apartments.

And how do you know there aren’t multiple kitchens? Just because the permit didn’t list any? We already know Mike is a liar.

That's going to be a hard to hide during inspections.

I don't think you realize how crazy you sound.

You’re being obtuse. A kitchen is just another room with a sink. They could claim it’s a washroom. Then add microwave and tabletop oven.

And they'll climb in through the window?

You need help.

You actually need help. It’s not unheard of for apartments to have interior entrances. Everyone comes in through the common door.
These are apartments. It’s just that it’s for his extended family members. A floor for wife’s parents and single siblings, a floor for Mike’s parents and single siblings, and a floor for the brother that’s married with kids. Still apartments.

No, no one calls a house with a shared kitchen and living areas an apartment. It's a house with a multi-generational family.

The TV show wasn't called "Full Apartment." It was called "Full House."

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They are asking the county to actually do inspections as they are supposed to. One of the inspections did find violations, hence the stop work order. The neighbors are not tying him up in litigation-the county, as it rightfully should, is doing ITS job to make sure codes and what not are being followed.

Oh please. They don't care about the structure being required to add additional wall braces (it failed a wind bracing test). They want to throw up every road block to try to make completing this addition impossible because they think it's ugly.

If it was really about wanting to prevent a boarding situation, they would just wait and see what the neighbors do, since the county has very strict rules on group living situations. It would be shut down right away. Again, they think they have the right to block construction of something they find ugly.

Ok hedge funder.

lol I wish.

I’m just a person with miserable neighbors.

Weird how you cap for the hedge funds then.

What a ridiculous statement. There's no connection to hedge funds or developers here. They wouldn't build an addition like this since a different design would probably have a better return. But this family is more concerned about livability.

There is absolutely a connection to hedge funds and large developers: you share with them the goal of devaluing the value of working class and middle class homes owned by individuals.

These are already $800k homes. They'll be fine.

Hopefully Courtney moves away and we'll see the minimal impact this has on prices.

Why do you keep singling out Courtney? It’s getting weird.

She's the one that started all this by posting online and then going to the press.

And? Why are you so angry at her? She’s the owner most affected by this construction.

Would you just go along to get along if you were her?

It's his property. He can do what he wants with it. I certainly wouldn't go all Karen.

Since she will have to see his ridiculous horribly constructed addition every single day and her property values just decreased, there’s nothing wrong with her for raising the issue to ensure that everything was done legally and within the rules and regulations of the county, to include all inspections.

You can continue to act as if he’s done nothing wrong and no one has been jmoaxged

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Actually, the addition was constructed 6 inches too close to the neighbor.
Honestly, Fairfax County was asleep at the wheel when they approved it. It’s the size of a small motel. I would be annoyed if it went up next to my house too.

In the same spot as his house before the addition.

The position of the original house doesn’t matter. He built the addition 6 inches to close according to the issued permit. Failure to follow issued permit = tear down.

No, the county doesn't make you tear down a building over 6 inches. It looks like that part of this has already been adjudicated.

I have seen situations where the government required a tear down because of discrepancies that a non expert would think of as minor.

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They are asking the county to actually do inspections as they are supposed to. One of the inspections did find violations, hence the stop work order. The neighbors are not tying him up in litigation-the county, as it rightfully should, is doing ITS job to make sure codes and what not are being followed.

Oh please. They don't care about the structure being required to add additional wall braces (it failed a wind bracing test). They want to throw up every road block to try to make completing this addition impossible because they think it's ugly.

If it was really about wanting to prevent a boarding situation, they would just wait and see what the neighbors do, since the county has very strict rules on group living situations. It would be shut down right away. Again, they think they have the right to block construction of something they find ugly.

Ok hedge funder.

lol I wish.

I’m just a person with miserable neighbors.

Weird how you cap for the hedge funds then.

What a ridiculous statement. There's no connection to hedge funds or developers here. They wouldn't build an addition like this since a different design would probably have a better return. But this family is more concerned about livability.

There is absolutely a connection to hedge funds and large developers: you share with them the goal of devaluing the value of working class and middle class homes owned by individuals.

These are already $800k homes. They'll be fine.

Hopefully Courtney moves away and we'll see the minimal impact this has on prices.

Why do you keep singling out Courtney? It’s getting weird.

She's the one that started all this by posting online and then going to the press.

And? Why are you so angry at her? She’s the owner most affected by this construction.

Would you just go along to get along if you were her?

It's his property. He can do what he wants with it. I certainly wouldn't go all Karen.

Since she will have to see his ridiculous horribly constructed addition every single day and her property values just decreased, there’s nothing wrong with her for raising the issue to ensure that everything was done legally and within the rules and regulations of the county, to include all inspections.

You can continue to act as if he’s done nothing wrong and no one has been jmoaxged

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Actually, the addition was constructed 6 inches too close to the neighbor.
Honestly, Fairfax County was asleep at the wheel when they approved it. It’s the size of a small motel. I would be annoyed if it went up next to my house too.

In the same spot as his house before the addition.

The position of the original house doesn’t matter. He built the addition 6 inches to close according to the issued permit. Failure to follow issued permit = tear down.

No, the county doesn't make you tear down a building over 6 inches. It looks like that part of this has already been adjudicated.

I have seen situations where the government required a tear down because of discrepancies that a non expert would think of as minor.

This isn't a particularly unusual situation, though. Lots are small in much of the county, so this comes up regularly when an addition or accessory structure is built up to the setback. These have historically been granted variances. It would be hard for them not to. The issue isn't whether the project as a whole creates a problem for the neighbor, it is whether that six inches matters. And it obviously doesn't. Because it's an error of less to an 10%, it's a simple process.

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They are asking the county to actually do inspections as they are supposed to. One of the inspections did find violations, hence the stop work order. The neighbors are not tying him up in litigation-the county, as it rightfully should, is doing ITS job to make sure codes and what not are being followed.

Oh please. They don't care about the structure being required to add additional wall braces (it failed a wind bracing test). They want to throw up every road block to try to make completing this addition impossible because they think it's ugly.

If it was really about wanting to prevent a boarding situation, they would just wait and see what the neighbors do, since the county has very strict rules on group living situations. It would be shut down right away. Again, they think they have the right to block construction of something they find ugly.

Ok hedge funder.

lol I wish.

I’m just a person with miserable neighbors.

Weird how you cap for the hedge funds then.

What a ridiculous statement. There's no connection to hedge funds or developers here. They wouldn't build an addition like this since a different design would probably have a better return. But this family is more concerned about livability.

There is absolutely a connection to hedge funds and large developers: you share with them the goal of devaluing the value of working class and middle class homes owned by individuals.

These are already $800k homes. They'll be fine.

Hopefully Courtney moves away and we'll see the minimal impact this has on prices.

Why do you keep singling out Courtney? It’s getting weird.

She's the one that started all this by posting online and then going to the press.

And? Why are you so angry at her? She’s the owner most affected by this construction.

Would you just go along to get along if you were her?

It's his property. He can do what he wants with it. I certainly wouldn't go all Karen.

Since she will have to see his ridiculous horribly constructed addition every single day and her property values just decreased, there’s nothing wrong with her for raising the issue to ensure that everything was done legally and within the rules and regulations of the county, to include all inspections.

You can continue to act as if he’s done nothing wrong and no one has been jmoaxged

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Actually, the addition was constructed 6 inches too close to the neighbor.
Honestly, Fairfax County was asleep at the wheel when they approved it. It’s the size of a small motel. I would be annoyed if it went up next to my house too.

In the same spot as his house before the addition.

The position of the original house doesn’t matter. He built the addition 6 inches to close according to the issued permit. Failure to follow issued permit = tear down.

No, the county doesn't make you tear down a building over 6 inches. It looks like that part of this has already been adjudicated.

I have seen situations where the government required a tear down because of discrepancies that a non expert would think of as minor.

This isn't a particularly unusual situation, though. Lots are small in much of the county, so this comes up regularly when an addition or accessory structure is built up to the setback. These have historically been granted variances. It would be hard for them not to. The issue isn't whether the project as a whole creates a problem for the neighbor, it is whether that six inches matters. And it obviously doesn't. Because it's an error of less to an 10%, it's a simple process.

If the homeowner is over the six inches and he wants to keep the existing structure, he will need to request a variance from Board of Zoning Appeals. This is talked about in Herrity’s email on the addition.

The variance request will trigger notices to adjoining property owners. Those property owners will be able to provide input. That’s the process, not just a willy nilly, you’re close enough to the setback requirement so it’s approved.

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^ adding on. With the attention this addition is receiving, I’ll be shocked if the county grants a variance.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe this is still being discussed.
That addition is atrocious. It should have never been approved. The owners are selfish. I understand needing more space for extended family, but a three-story addition that is twice a square footage of the original house is well beyond adding a couple IL suites.

Yes it's still being discussed because folks like you don't understand the plans were approved regardless if you think it's tasteless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it is legally allowed, then the owner should be allowed to build it.

Somebody at permitting messed up and approved something they are not supposed to.

The thread should have ended with this and not the opinions of what the structure looks like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ adding on. With the attention this addition is receiving, I’ll be shocked if the county grants a variance.

Good point. We’ve had variances approved in our neighborhood for sheds that have been built too far into the setback, but those were situations where only one neighbor had complained and all the other neighbors were fine with it. In this situation, it doesn’t sound as though the majority of neighbors are okay with this addition.

Also, the situations in my neighborhood involved small backyard sheds- the largest one was 10x10. This is entirely different with the three stories jutting up. That six inches is much more noticeable when it is going straight up, three stories high. Very different than a one story shed or addition.

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They are asking the county to actually do inspections as they are supposed to. One of the inspections did find violations, hence the stop work order. The neighbors are not tying him up in litigation-the county, as it rightfully should, is doing ITS job to make sure codes and what not are being followed.

Oh please. They don't care about the structure being required to add additional wall braces (it failed a wind bracing test). They want to throw up every road block to try to make completing this addition impossible because they think it's ugly.

If it was really about wanting to prevent a boarding situation, they would just wait and see what the neighbors do, since the county has very strict rules on group living situations. It would be shut down right away. Again, they think they have the right to block construction of something they find ugly.

Ok hedge funder.

lol I wish.

I’m just a person with miserable neighbors.

Weird how you cap for the hedge funds then.

What a ridiculous statement. There's no connection to hedge funds or developers here. They wouldn't build an addition like this since a different design would probably have a better return. But this family is more concerned about livability.

There is absolutely a connection to hedge funds and large developers: you share with them the goal of devaluing the value of working class and middle class homes owned by individuals.

These are already $800k homes. They'll be fine.

Hopefully Courtney moves away and we'll see the minimal impact this has on prices.

Why do you keep singling out Courtney? It’s getting weird.

She's the one that started all this by posting online and then going to the press.

And? Why are you so angry at her? She’s the owner most affected by this construction.

Would you just go along to get along if you were her?

It's his property. He can do what he wants with it. I certainly wouldn't go all Karen.

Since she will have to see his ridiculous horribly constructed addition every single day and her property values just decreased, there’s nothing wrong with her for raising the issue to ensure that everything was done legally and within the rules and regulations of the county, to include all inspections.

You can continue to act as if he’s done nothing wrong and no one has been jmoaxged

He hasn't done anything wrong.

Actually, the addition was constructed 6 inches too close to the neighbor.
Honestly, Fairfax County was asleep at the wheel when they approved it. It’s the size of a small motel. I would be annoyed if it went up next to my house too.

In the same spot as his house before the addition.

The position of the original house doesn’t matter. He built the addition 6 inches to close according to the issued permit. Failure to follow issued permit = tear down.

No, the county doesn't make you tear down a building over 6 inches. It looks like that part of this has already been adjudicated.

I have seen situations where the government required a tear down because of discrepancies that a non expert would think of as minor.

This isn't a particularly unusual situation, though. Lots are small in much of the county, so this comes up regularly when an addition or accessory structure is built up to the setback. These have historically been granted variances. It would be hard for them not to. The issue isn't whether the project as a whole creates a problem for the neighbor, it is whether that six inches matters. And it obviously doesn't. Because it's an error of less to an 10%, it's a simple process.

If a variance is requested, all the neighbors will be notified in writing of the request and the date of the hearing. They will be invited to give their input on the request. It might not be a simple process.