Nice. Unfortunately, "community" as she defines it is smaller than region. The ANNANDALE community will be impacted by even more infill development and more cars on the road. This article is a little misleading because it gives the impression the business is located in Alexandria. It is not.

I really don't consider Richmond Highway to be 'staying in the neighborhood'. It's no longer the short drive up the street on 236, now it means taking a busy highway to get there and not the spontaneous dropping by ANYTIME, imagine driving there during rush hour!!!!
I'm very SAD to see them leave us but sadder that I will not be a customer anymore.
Annandale is not becoming necessarily a better place with all this development. I miss the old Annandale.

Sadness will miss my local biz place for plants! Shop local or another biz will be lost to big box stores!

Fair enough, Sherell...technically it is in Alexandria. But IMHO a neighborhood and, by extension a community, is more defined by proximity, not postal codes!

Boo Hiss ... more housing

The fact is that the owners sold out to infill developers, who wanted far more than 29 houses on that small piece of land. It is only because of the fight brought on by the good people of Willow Run, that they were able to get it down to "only" 29 houses. This is all part and parcel to the infill mess that is destroying Annandale, all the while being championed by Penny's office. She is squarely behind these developers, who, while building UP, are destroying the character of Annandale, negatively impacting our crumbling stormwater system, and creating new traffic nighmares. I fail to see how most Annandale residents, who understand what happened here, will soon forgive or forget this sell out by the owners and by Penny, who once again, has failed to represent HER constituents.

As a 22312 resident of Alexandria, Fairfax County, I appreciate the coverage. We are not quite Annandale, yet definitely not Alexandria City. This redevelopment will definitely impact the area. Thanks for the article Sherell.

29 more homes? Ugh, do not want.

Who in the world's going to drive to Richmond Highway. Just what we need to further clog that horrible area. Just lwhat we need more homes the clog up to 236 which is bumper-to-bumper almost 24 hours a day. I understand that the Campbell property contains on the biggest trees Fairfax County guess what they're coming down

Areas with higher development density tend to vote Democratic. Perhaps that's one reason why the Supervisors are sitting back and approving these kinds of projects.

Just a note, after reading all the comments I feel a need to comment on the commitment that the Campbell's have made to this community for many years. They have contributed to my school and cub scouts for at least 5 years. Time changes and they have a right to sell their land, taxes and changes in the economy take their toll. I live in this community and agree we need to curtail unnecessary development but do you really want to criticize business professionals that have been part of the community? The land is valuable yes, would you rather they go bankrupt and then who knows what would happen, I don't know how it all came about but be open minded, where do you live?

I agree that C&F can sell their property -- it's a free market. What I disagree with and oppose, however, is greedy developers who try to maximize profits by bulldozing every last remaining tree and build whatever they want. That harms the common good of the community. Not only does it impact air quality, it also destroys the visual presentation (curb appeal) of the street. The Mason District government, in my opinion, does very little to manage development in a way that preserves the beauty of Virginia.