Improvements and Developments in Great Falls, 2021
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Improvements and Developments in Great Falls, 2021

Effects on travel, housing, and dark skies

Rendering as seen in an image at the Senior Living Community, The Residence at Colvin Run- The community is planned for completion in the summer of 2022.

Rendering as seen in an image at the Senior Living Community, The Residence at Colvin Run- The community is planned for completion in the summer of 2022.

Construction continues at the new Senior Living Community, The Residence at Colvin Run.

 

In 2021, multiple noteworthy projects impact Great Falls. The Virginia Department of Transportation continues construction on the main gateway to the village with its Route 7 Corridor Improvements.

The construction of The Residence at Colvin Run, a new senior-living community designed to maintain the character and protect the area's look, feel, and environment, progresses. It is scheduled for a summer 2022 opening. Reportedly 34 percent of the Great Falls population is over 55 years of age. The County's Demographic Reports 2020 cite 14 percent of the total population in Fairfax County is 65 and older.

New single-family developments continue to rise in Great Falls. Among them are the Arden development, a community of 102 homes, Marmota Farm with 11 homes, and Hayden at Great Falls with 11 homes.

While the Fairfax County Zoning office is developing a Dark Sky Ordinance that could include a one-half mile radius around the Turner Farm Observatory Park, the Fairfax Park Authority is drafting a nomination for an International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Urban Night Sky Place. 

Rendering of the Senior Living Community, The Residence at Colvin Run planned for completion summer 2022.