A mostly vacant office park in Reston could be remade as a neighborhood with as many as 1,010 homes. EYA’s plan for Lake Fairfax Business Park includes apartments, condominiums, townhouses, stacked townhouses, pocket parks and a small amount of retail and amenity space.
The numbers are large, but the current status matters: Fairfax County has not approved the redevelopment. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider the long-range plan amendment on August 25. The separate rezoning case is expected to reach the Planning Commission on September 23.
Lake Fairfax Business Park redevelopment: Quick facts
What is proposed at Lake Fairfax Business Park?
The concept would redevelop about 49 acres across 10 parcels north of Sunset Hills Road. Older office buildings and large surface parking lots would give way to a residential mixed-use community built in two phases.
Not every property in the business park is part of the rezoning. Existing hotel, fitness, office and data-center uses on the remaining parcels would stay outside this application. Fairfax County is considering broader planning guidance so those properties can connect more sensibly if the area changes over time.
Much of the office space is sitting empty
Reston Association’s current project summary describes the existing property as about 65% vacant, with four office buildings completely empty. The redevelopment proposal is an attempt to reuse land already covered by offices and parking rather than extend growth onto an undeveloped site.
What kind of housing would be built?
The current public summary allows for approximately 385 apartments, 123 condominiums and 502 townhouse-style homes, for a maximum of 1,010 residences. The townhouse figure combines different attached formats in the concept.
Those counts can still change. A plan amendment establishes what Fairfax County may consider; the rezoning is where the detailed layout, building heights, affordable-housing commitments and development conditions receive closer review.
The plan includes parks, paths and neighborhood retail
The proposal is not just a housing count. Project materials show pocket parks, an amenity center, pedestrian routes and roughly 4.6 acres of park space. A limited amount of retail or neighborhood-serving space is also part of the concept.
A new connection toward Michael Faraday Drive and Roger Bacon Drive is envisioned to make the site less isolated. The final location and timing of those connections will depend on county review and the development phases.
What could 1,010 homes mean for Reston traffic?
Transportation will be one of the most closely watched parts of the case. The site sits near Sunset Hills Road, the Dulles Toll Road and the Wiehle-Reston East area. Replacing offices with housing changes when and how trips happen, but it does not eliminate traffic.
The detailed rezoning review is expected to examine road connections, intersections, walking and bicycling routes, transit access and construction phasing. Residents should use the county’s staff reports rather than a single headline number when comparing the traffic effects.
Has Fairfax County approved the Lake Fairfax redevelopment?
No. The Planning Commission recommended the Comprehensive Plan amendment on July 16, but the Board of Supervisors still has to act. Even approval of that amendment would not approve 1,010 homes for construction.
The rezoning application, listed as RZ-2025-HM-00002, is a separate case. It must complete technical review and public hearings before the Board can make a final land-use decision. Building plans and permits would come later.
When are the next Lake Fairfax Business Park hearings?
The Board of Supervisors’ public hearing on the plan amendment is scheduled for Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 4 p.m. The rezoning is currently scheduled for a Planning Commission hearing on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
Meeting dates can move. Confirm the calendar on Fairfax County’s official project page before attending or submitting testimony.
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Frequently asked questions about the Lake Fairfax Business Park redevelopment
How many homes are proposed at Lake Fairfax Business Park?
The current proposal allows up to 1,010 homes: approximately 385 apartments, 123 condominiums and 502 townhouse-style homes.
Where is the Lake Fairfax Business Park redevelopment?
The rezoning covers about 49 acres north of Sunset Hills Road in Reston, near Lake Fairfax Park and the Wiehle-Reston East area.
Has Fairfax County approved the 1,010 homes?
No. The plan amendment and rezoning require separate county decisions. No 1,010-home construction project has final approval.
What would happen to the existing offices?
The participating office buildings and surface parking lots would be removed in phases. Several other business-park parcels are outside the rezoning and would remain.
Will the redevelopment include parks and retail?
Current materials show pocket parks, an amenity center, roughly 4.6 acres of park space and a limited amount of neighborhood-serving retail or amenity space.
When is the next Lake Fairfax Business Park public hearing?
The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the plan amendment on August 25, 2026. The rezoning Planning Commission hearing is currently scheduled for September 23, 2026.
AI-generated editorial concept of the proposed Lake Fairfax Business Park redevelopment; final design may differ.
Last updated August 5, 2026. The proposal and hearing dates were checked against Fairfax County’s official plan-amendment page, Reston Association’s land-use summary and the current project record. The plan amendment and rezoning remain subject to separate public decisions.
