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Redevelopment Success in Old Town Manassas

Posted on by Jessica Pfeiffer

Old Town Manassas

Jay du Von and Jessica Pfeiffer successfully worked with Rector Companies, LLC, on the rezoning and redevelopment of the old Manassas News and Messenger building and property in Old Town Manassas. The property had been vacant since the News and Messenger closed in 2012. The proposed development, Messenger Place, previously known as Old Town Heights, is located between Center and Church Streets, across from City Hall. The rezoning to City Center Transitional will allow for a five-story mixed-use building with 3,500 square feet of retail/commercial and 94 upscale apartment units.

This exciting redevelopment opportunity received a unanimous recommendation of approval from both the Manassas City Planning Commission and the Manassas City Council. Many restaurant and store owners in Old Town Manassas attended the hearings to speak in support of the redevelopment.

Potomac Shores Update

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Community Map
Courtesy of SunCal

The efforts of the WCL&W team assisted SunCal in fulfilling its vision for Potomac Shores, a mixed-use development that includes approximately 1,885 acres with up to 3,987 homes and 3.7 million square feet of commercial space, including a hotel, town center, marina, 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, a VRE station and a substantial public and private amenity package. Highlights of the project include maintaining 45% of the site as natural open space, transportation solutions, 10 miles of natural trails, a section of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail as part of the overall pedestrian network, elementary and middle school sites and approximately 55 acres for recreational fields, including two lighted artificial turf fields.

In October, there was a groundbreaking ceremony for The Shores Club, a 13,000 square foot recreational and social center that will serve the residents of this Potomac waterfront community. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Potomac Shores VRE Station took place in July and was attended by Governor McAuliffe and Secretary of Transportation Aubrey Layne.  The Potomac Shores Golf Course opened in the Spring of 2014.