Laurel Hill Redevelopment gets Rave Reviews

03.04.2014

With the redevelopment of Lorton Prison into a 80 acre mixed-use neighborhood, Fairfax County, Elm Street Development, and Alexander Company are poised to transform the sprawling prison campus into eight parcels that will “serve as a model redevelopment project of a unique historic property” and stand as “one of the best examples of historic adaptive reuse.” STUDIO39 is proud to be part of the multidisciplinary team paving the way for such a unique undertaking. The project is a public-private partnership combining adaptive reuse and new construction. The development includes retail, office, apartments, town homes, and single family homes.

Features of the landscape concept plans include an extension of the 41-mile Fairfax Cross County Trail (CCT), six rain gardens, and historic preservation efforts.  In a region striving to achieve maximum stormwater retention, Laurel Hill utilizes stormwater best management practices including vegetation-filled basins within parking areas and over 3500 square feet of permeable paving.

See the rest of the article by Michael Neibauer at the Washington Business Journal here.