Residents are invited Give Herndon’s Town Council feedback on the redevelopment of historic downtown on Wednesday, June 8 or Tuesday, June 14, at Council Chambers. Photo by Ken Moore.
The Herndon Town Council wants the public’s feedback on two potential proposals for Town’s downtown.
At Herndon Council Chambers at 7 p.m. on both Wednesday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 14, Comstock Development Services and The Stout and Teague Company will present their proposals for the redevelopment of 4.675 acres in historic downtown.
Herndon’s Council voted in May 2015, to purchase 1.67 acres of land in Herndon’s historic downtown from Ashwell, LLC for $3.519 million that added to the three acres of downtown land it already owns.
The purchase clears the way for a comprehensive development project in the downtown, in accordance with the Downtown Master Plan adopted by the Town Council in 2011.
“The Town of Herndon has been envisioning a comprehensive redevelopment in our downtown for decades,” said Mayor Lisa Merkel, around the time of the purchase. “We made significant strides toward that vision by adopting our Downtown Master Plan.
“Until this purchase, however, we have been limited in our ability to effectively position downtown Herndon for comprehensive redevelopment, as much of the necessary land was under private ownership,” she said.
The Town of Herndon’s adopted master plan for the downtown envisions a mix of retail, office and residential development, to include four-story, mixed-use/residential structures; three-story mixed-use/commercial structures; a jointly-funded public/private parking structure; an arts center and more. The land is generally described as between Station Street to the east, Center Street to the west, south of the W&OD Trail, and north of Elden Street.
See the two proposals on the Town’s website at at www.herndon-va.gov/downtownrfp.
The community will also have the opportunity to ask questions at the community meeting at 765 Lynn St.