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Arrowbrook breaks ground on mixed-use preserve
In a matter of months, residents will be able to enjoy a new park and wetlands preserve in the Herndon-Reston area.
Members of the Fairfax County Park Authority, Economic Development Authority and Board of Supervisors celebrated the groundbreaking at the Arrowbrook Centre Wetlands Nature Preserve on July 23.
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine Hudgins said the park, with an educational nature preserve, sports courts and state-of-the-art playing field, further fulfills the “mission of our county” to preserve open space and to be a steward of high environmental standards.
The preserve and park are part of Arrowbrook Centre, a pedestrian-friendly mixed-use development that will begin construction in summer 2009.
When complete, the neighborhood will feature 407 residential units, 160,000 square feet of retail space and 422,000 square feet of office space.
Situated at the intersection of Sunrise Valley Drive and Centreville Road, Arrowbrook plans to anchor the northwestern end of the county.
The project, one of Carbon Thompson Development Corp.’s three area projects, is coming to fruition after 10 years of investigation and discussion.
In addition to the educational trails through the wetlands, the playing fields and courts and the town center, the complex will maintain the Laura Ratcliffe House, the historic home of a Confederate spy.
Jim Mertz, a principal with Carbon Thompson, said he expects the preserve to be complete within six months, and other aspects of the park to be under way by the end of the year.
“It’s been a long time coming, and we are delighted to be under way. It will be a well-used facility,” Mertz said.
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