Merrifield Commercial Realization Area Case Study

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The Merrifield Commercial Realization Area (CRA) projected started on April 2009, which it is known as The Mosaic District as well. Because this project, the first Community Development Authority (CDA) was created, and it made sure that the CRA’s principles provided a coordinated approach to address the needs and opportunities of a changing development environment, while ensuring that public dollars are contributed only when essential to realize revitalization. Also, the CDA was created to help financially the public infrastructures that were development in Fairfax, and the Merrifield Commercial Realization Area was one of them. With 32 acres and a value of $65,650,000 Mosaic District Community Development Authority is
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Approximately 24.14 acres to the Planned Development Commercial (PDC) and comprised of development parcels A, B, D, F, H, and I as identified on the site plan attached as Exhibit A, and
2. Approximately 7.23 acres to the PRM District and comprised of development parcels C, E, and G as identified on the site plan attached as Exhibit A.
From its 1.893.112 sf., Mosaic District has an approximately 75% of commercial development, which include over 3,300 rental apartments and additional properties under constructions at the moment. Also, one of its major success where the decision of focusing on food oriented retail space, where at the moment there is around 60 spaces between restaurants and stores, which cover around 504.100 sf in retail space and 900.018 sf. in multifamily space. . You can stroll down narrow streets, stop at a butcher, fishmonger, wine shop or even a barber, which most of them local businesses rather than national chains, or come for dinner and a movie at the Angelika Film Center, an art-house cinema that anchors the town

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