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Friday, Dec. 5, 2008

Residences at the Government Center Update:
Public Hearing to Be Held Monday, Dec. 8
Proposed Comprehensive Agreement Now Available for Review 

On Monday, Dec. 8, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Agreement with JPI Development Services, L.P. for the development and operation of “The Residences at the Government Center” in the Springfield District.  In addition, the proposed Comprehensive Agreement, which includes as attachments the ground lease and the contract to the ground lease, has been posted on the county web site by the Department of Purchasing and Supply Management and is available at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpsm/solic.htm for public comment.  The public comment period will run until the public hearing on December 8.

Fairfax County received solicited proposals for the development and operation of the Residences at the Government Center from November 2006 until February 2007 through the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The RFP sought qualified developers to develop, construct and operate an innovative, high-quality, mixed-income, rental housing community via a ground lease on a portion of the county’s 86.4 acre Government Center Campus for workforce housing.  The county received six proposals in response to the solicitation, and a proposed comprehensive agreement, ground lease, and a contract to ground lease were negotiated for the development, construction and operation of “The Residences at the Government Center” with JPI Development Services, L.P.

The conceptual layout of the Project consists of approximately 270 apartment units in a 4-story configuration, with a parking garage located in the middle of the residential buildings.  The proposed unit mix includes 39 studio apartments, 123 one-bedroom apartments, 93 two-bedroom apartments and 15 three-bedroom apartments.  The Project, as currently planned, includes approximately 433 parking spaces.

The project is proposed to have an extensive community amenities package including a conference room, landscape courtyards, a leasing/management office and a community room available for use by Fairfax County.  The apartments will be developed utilizing Green Building Technology.