The sale of the Virginia Tech 7.41 acre site (7054 Haycock Road) was completed last week. The City and Virginia Tech sold the site to Converge West Falls LLC, with the City’s share of the sale proceeds being $8,429,000. The City Council approved the sale of the site and set the terms in August 2022 after a series of public meetings on the subject.
 
The Converge West Falls LLC site is immediately adjacent to the West Falls project and will include:

A new corporate headquarters for HITT Contracting in a solar-powered, net-zero emissions building, the Virginia Tech National Coalition for Smart Construction – a lab space for emerging techniques and materials in the construction field, residential apartments with ground floor retail, and the extension of West Falls Station Boulevard through the site.

“This closing marks an important milestone in a decade-long planning effort initiated by the City of Falls Church,” said Mayor David Tarter. “We are excited about having the national headquarters of HITT Contracting and the Virginia Tech Coalition for Smart Construction as neighbors to our West Falls project.”

In 2014, the City boundary line was adjusted with Fairfax County, bringing the George Mason High School campus into the City limits. The School Board supported the concept of contributing 10 acres of its property for commercial development to help finance the new Meridian High School.

As a first step in planning the school site, the City invited Fairfax County, UVA, VA Tech, and WMATA to join in planning a more vibrant, environmentally sustainable, walkable, and transit-oriented future on their sites.

They responded with plans that complement the City’s West Falls project and will enjoy regional and statewide significance.