Demolition Work Begins For Vineyard Square

Vineyard Square

Buildings behind North 21st Street in Purcellville have been demolished to prepare for the mixed-use development Vineyard Square.

Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:15 am | Updated: 11:19 am, Wed Feb 18, 2015.

Demolition Work Begins For Vineyard Square By Margaret Morton Leesburg Today Leesburg Today Online |

The Vineyard Square redevelopment in downtown Purcellville is under way with the demolition late last year of three buildings once part of John Ross lumberyard and the site plan under review by town staff.

Ultimately, through plans approved by the towns Board of Architectural Review, an underground parking garage will go in that space and serve as a complex for retail and commercial space and 40 multi-family residential units along North 21st Street. The project was approved in 2013. While the previous town council cited the project, spearheaded by builder John Chapman and attorney Mark Nelis, as an example of the redevelopment envisioned for the area, Vineyard Square continues to spur controversy. Critics say the project is too large and out of character with the street.

The project can move ahead without any additional review by the current Town Council. But there may be a move to put brakes on the work. The council held a closed session Feb. 10 to consult with Town Attorney Sally Hankins and receive legal advice related to the development rights attached to the Vineyard Square project. No action was taken.

Chapman said this week the project already has received several zoning approvals for the project, including nine demolition permits. While work is ongoing in the rear of the storefronts, the demolition of two brick structures on North 21st Street will not occur until a permit for construction is issued, project manager Casey Chapman said. More of the structures will be demolished as tenants move out, he said this week.

Posted in News, Towns villages on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:15 am. Updated: 11:19 am. | Tags: Purcellville

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