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George Mason to Build - Neighbors not Happy
By admin | April 3, 2008
George Mason University will build a 150-room hotel and conference center in central Fairfax County, furthering the college’s metamorphosis from regional campus to national institution but also igniting tension with surrounding residential communities.
The $30 million George Mason Inn, to be owned by the university and financed with state-backed bonds, will rise seven stories above Chain Bridge Road on GMU’s largest of three Northern Virginia campuses. University officials said the project will fill a long-standing need for meeting space and overnight accommodations on a campus that hosts world-class academic conferences and is visited by more than 3 million people each year. (washingtonpost.com)
Friction with surrounding neighborhoods started several years ago with complaints about the impact of student rental properties on suburban neighborhoods. Then came the huge electronic sign on Braddock Road. Now the focus is the plan for a hotel, which to the chagrin of some neighbors will show its back to Chain Bridge Road.
Topics: Northern Virginia Real Estate |