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Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
matt 703
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:23AM
Anyone know what's being built here where the old lake used to be? The google map image is out of date. There is now some foundation put in. I haven't had a real good look, but it looks whatever it is will be fairly large. I can't tell if it will be commercial or residential. Hoping it's a sports bar, but i'm sure it's probably either a row of 600k townhouses, or a mattress store.
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Re: Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
Til Hazel
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Date: September 19, 2013 09:14AM
Low income apartments are going in to help the housing crunch in Fairfax County. More illegals coming to Burke! Hooray!
Re: Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
braddock
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Date: September 19, 2013 09:28AM
from Fairfax County website:
Construction Beginning in the Simpson Subdivision
Recently there has been some significant clearing of trees at the southwest intersection of Burke Road and Burke Lake Road adjacent to the Southern Railroad tracks. This work is a product of a “by-right” subdivision approved in 2005 that never began construction. The parcel is 3.9 acres and will have 5 homes. The current zoning for this area is R-2 (2 homes per acre) and the average lot size is about 21,000 square feet. Approximately 60,000 square feet of land has been dedicated to the Fairfax County Park Authority. The homes will all have access to sewer.
A major reason for additional clearing on this parcel was that VDOT’s requirements for maintaining an adequate line of sight for egress from the subdivision have changed since this plan was first approved. There is a horizontal curve in Burke Road as it approaches Burke Lake Road. Cars exiting the subdivision must be able to see traffic approaching in both directions set back from a distance of 14.5 feet into the parcel. The “design speed” for Burke Road is 40 miles per hour, and there must be 10 feet of sight distance for each ‘mile per hour’ that cars travel. Plans are now available in the Braddock office for anyone who would like to examine them. The homes will be served by a private road.
Construction Beginning in the Simpson Subdivision
Recently there has been some significant clearing of trees at the southwest intersection of Burke Road and Burke Lake Road adjacent to the Southern Railroad tracks. This work is a product of a “by-right” subdivision approved in 2005 that never began construction. The parcel is 3.9 acres and will have 5 homes. The current zoning for this area is R-2 (2 homes per acre) and the average lot size is about 21,000 square feet. Approximately 60,000 square feet of land has been dedicated to the Fairfax County Park Authority. The homes will all have access to sewer.
A major reason for additional clearing on this parcel was that VDOT’s requirements for maintaining an adequate line of sight for egress from the subdivision have changed since this plan was first approved. There is a horizontal curve in Burke Road as it approaches Burke Lake Road. Cars exiting the subdivision must be able to see traffic approaching in both directions set back from a distance of 14.5 feet into the parcel. The “design speed” for Burke Road is 40 miles per hour, and there must be 10 feet of sight distance for each ‘mile per hour’ that cars travel. Plans are now available in the Braddock office for anyone who would like to examine them. The homes will be served by a private road.
Re: Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
matt 703
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Date: September 19, 2013 12:42PM
braddock Wrote:
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> from Fairfax County website:
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Thank you! I wasn't able to find this before.
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> from Fairfax County website:
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Thank you! I wasn't able to find this before.
Re: Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
Burker
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Date: September 19, 2013 12:55PM
braddock Wrote:
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> The “design speed” for Burke Road is 40 miles per
> hour...
Then why is it a 35? Another fine example of revenue generation by VDOT.
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> The “design speed” for Burke Road is 40 miles per
> hour...
Then why is it a 35? Another fine example of revenue generation by VDOT.
Re: Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
svennestle
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Date: September 19, 2013 11:15PM
it's probably either a row of 600k townhouses, or a mattress store.
that's why you go to the zoning dept. and look for any filings (or flood informaton) before purchasing
is it all illegals working on it ? as usual ? say it's not so ?
when did they advertise those jobs ? ah. i'm still looking for that source of how they always get exclusive hooksups and road work i guess :(
that's why you go to the zoning dept. and look for any filings (or flood informaton) before purchasing
is it all illegals working on it ? as usual ? say it's not so ?
when did they advertise those jobs ? ah. i'm still looking for that source of how they always get exclusive hooksups and road work i guess :(
Re: Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
Development Mania
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Date: September 20, 2013 12:00AM
Note well the close proximity to the railroad tracks. Who's gonna think, "Oh good! A house within spitting distance of the train tracks! How wonderful!"
The developer must be addled, or he thinks his prospective buyers are.
The developer must be addled, or he thinks his prospective buyers are.
Re: Construction on Burke Road near Burke Lake Road
Posted by:
Joke Insurance
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Date: December 29, 2015 05:57AM
There was never a lake or pond on that property.