Inspired by work in Tysons Corner, another section of Fairfax County is slated for a makeover. Home to suburban DC’s first major shopping center, Seven Corners is now in line for an ambitious transformation.
Plans call for Seven Corners to be remade from old strip malls and big-box stores into an area of new parks, retailers and residences. It’s all part of an effort to reinvent some of the region’s older neighborhoods like Seven Corners, with hopes of drawing in new businesses and new residents.
Originally built in the 1950s, the old Seven Corners Shopping Center was, at the time, the region’s largest shopping mall. Fast forward to more recent years, and in place of vacant office space, parking lots and big-box stores, planners hope to
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