Construction to Begin Soon on Fordson Place?

It appears construction could soon begin on the Fordson Place shopping center located on Richmond Highway between Boswell Avenue and Fordson Road.

The soon-to-be shopping center will be located across the street from the Mount Vernon Plaza.

According to the Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation, Merchants National Properties and Marx Realty has obtained approval to build a retail center of approximately 12,000 square feet on the east side of Richmond Highway between Fordson Road and Boswell Avenue, directly across from Mount Vernon Plaza.

The developer, Rappaport Retail Brokerage, obtained site plan approval from Fairfax County in December 2012

Rappaport Retail Brokerage has confirmed that Verizon, Caribou Coffee, Paisano's Pizza and Vitamin Shoppe are among the tenants of the retail center. Fordson Place is projected to open this summer.