Founders Row Project - great for Falls Church city

[Anonymous]

https://fcnp.com/2018/09/26/final-final-ok-given-4-3-acre-founders-row-project/

[Anonymous]

According to the new filings, Mill Creek has executed leases with a luxury dine-in movie theater operation and a trendy restaurant chain and is ready to move ahead with its plans by late summer. The special exceptions requested by the developer will be mulled at the joint meeting Monday.

The name of the movie theater will be publicly announced at the work session, it’s been reported. “The operator is a luxury dine-in movie theater concept playing first-run and independent films.They currently have more than 30 theaters in operation in locations throughout the country,” according to a City staff report. “Their concept includes a ground-level bar and restaurant that will activate Founder’s Row along Mason Avenue, along with eight screens (approximately 815 seats) on the upstairs level. Patrons can sit in luxury recliners to watch their films while also having the opportunity to order food and beverages directly to their seats. The Theater is particularly committed to community outreach, including hosting exclusive screenings for families with children who have special needs.”

Concerning the restaurant, in its letter to the City, Mill Creek announced it has executed a lease with a restaurant that will occupy approximately 9,500 square feet along Mason Avenue.

It states, “The restaurant is City Works Eatery and Pour House, which currently has nine locations throughout the country, not including their “sister” concept Old Town Pour House which has an additional four locations, including one in Gaithersburg, Maryland. City Works is an upscale restaurant and bar featuring modern American classics with brilliant twists, including 90 craft beers on draft.”

The theater and City Works leases total approximately 45,000 square feet, which amounts to nearly 50 percent of the total retail in the Founder’s Row project already under lease commitments (contingent on approvals)

[Anonymous]

Why, with all the development scheduled for Tysons, is there a need for this density in tiny FCC?

[Anonymous]

A chain pour house doesn't sound upscale. Sounds like something that would be found around Potomac Mills.

[Anonymous]

Hate this project. Unnecessary and way overkill for surrounding roads. Falls Church City is developing without any cohesion or concern for roads or traffic.

[Anonymous]

Ooh, a chain restaurant. Yay ?.

[Anonymous]

They probably mean a chain like true food kitchen or Lebanese taverna or something. Not Olive Garden.

I’m fine with it but it’s really gonna mess with St James parking for the next few years. I’m a parishioner so waiting to see about that. Also will wait and judge the retail when it comes in.

[Anonymous]

It certainly won't make commuting around that area any easier.

It cracks me up that FCC can find space for a brew pub, but still has an elementary school located outside the city's limits. With the added congestion this redevelopment will create, Fairfax County should force FCC to relocate Mt. Daniel Elementary to FCC.

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Anonymous wrote:It certainly won't make commuting around that area any easier.

It cracks me up that FCC can find space for a brew pub, but still has an elementary school located outside the city's limits. With the added congestion this redevelopment will create, Fairfax County should force FCC to relocate Mt. Daniel Elementary to FCC.

That ship sailed a long time ago. The school has been there since 1952! It's a block outside the city, which part cracks you up so much?

[Anonymous]

It is ridiculous that they can’t even have their school on their land. Falls Church City is so badly run.

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous that they can’t even have their school on their land. Falls Church City is so badly run.

And yet it keeps growing rapidly and attracting more residents and commercial development. So funny how despite its ineptitude the economic data keep getting stronger.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It certainly won't make commuting around that area any easier.

It cracks me up that FCC can find space for a brew pub, but still has an elementary school located outside the city's limits. With the added congestion this redevelopment will create, Fairfax County should force FCC to relocate Mt. Daniel Elementary to FCC.

That ship sailed a long time ago. The school has been there since 1952! It's a block outside the city, which part cracks you up so much?

The mindset that the county should indulge FCC with a school outside the city, at the same time as FCC is authorizing new development that will make traffic worse.

I really hope the county kicks them out of Mt. Daniel.

[Anonymous]

Please explain how and why Fairfax county can get a legal owner out of property that has been in its possession for seventy years? Do you think your local jurisdiction can kick you out of your house?

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Anonymous wrote:Please explain how and why Fairfax county can get a legal owner out of property that has been in its possession for seventy years? Do you think your local jurisdiction can kick you out of your house?

Please brush up on eminent domain law. It's not like there's a ton of available land in the county, either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It certainly won't make commuting around that area any easier.

It cracks me up that FCC can find space for a brew pub, but still has an elementary school located outside the city's limits. With the added congestion this redevelopment will create, Fairfax County should force FCC to relocate Mt. Daniel Elementary to FCC.

That ship sailed a long time ago. The school has been there since 1952! It's a block outside the city, which part cracks you up so much?

The mindset that the county should indulge FCC with a school outside the city, at the same time as FCC is authorizing new development that will make traffic worse.

I really hope the county kicks them out of Mt. Daniel.

This would be the absolute dumbest decision FFX County has ever made. The only use case for that property would be more residential, for which the tax revenue would be effectively the same as it is today. So no positive economic benefit from development. On the flip side the animosity created would destroy tremendous value in terms of FCC/FFX coordination (which is substantial) and loss of commercial revenue (restaurants, businesses) from FCC residents. The only reason to do something like this is pettiness and spite. Good call.