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Newington/Lorton
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The Newington/Lorton area is strategically located along Interstate 95, the “Main Street” of the eastern seaboard. The area extends from Springfield on the north to the county line on the south. The two primary access points are Fairfax County Parkway and Lorton Road.
 This submarket also enjoys a Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station at Lorton Station. The VRE Fredericksburg Line stops in Lorton en route to Union Station in downtown Washington, D.C. Lorton is also home to the northern terminus of Amtrak’s Auto Train which travels southbound to central Florida. The station is located on Lorton Road at I-95.
This submarket is the second largest industrial/flex market in Fairfax County with more than 10.3 million square feet of space. The major industrial parks are Fullerton, Gunston Commerce Center, Gateway 95 and Virginia 95. Gunston Commerce Center contains the largest remaining development potential in this corridor with an additional 600,000 square feet of industrial, flex and office space planned.
The area also has about 551,000 square feet of office development, 683,000
square feet of retail development and one hotel.
Within the submarket, one of the largest and most unique redevelopment projects on the east coast is underway. Laurel Hill, the former prison of the D.C. Department of Corrections, is in the midst of a transformation to a multi-use property. Already a new high school has opened as well as Laurel HIll Golf Course. According to the re-use plan, a majority of the 3,200-acre property will over time revert to passive parkland. Other planned uses include active parkland, a cultural arts center, museum and residential development.
Major employers in Newington/Lorton include ACM, Boeing Autometric, Bureau of Land Management, D&P, Fairfax County, Frito Lay, SICPA and U.S. Customs.
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