Helen Winter (left) and Eileen Garnett from the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee accepted the award along with Harry Swanson from Fairfax County Housing and Community Development and Mark Gibb from CAA.
Mason District Supervisor Penelope Gross (left) also accepted the Annandale award.
Accepting the award for Gold's Gym are (from left to right) Jeff McKay from Supervisor Dana Kauffman’s office, Rosemary Byrne from CAA, Pleasant Lewis the President of Gold’s Gym, Skip Maginniss from BMK Architecture and Stephanie Landrum from Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation.

Before and After: Gold's Gym on Richmond Highway

Annandale and Richmond Highway Win Community Appearance Alliance Awards

The Community Appearance Alliance of Northern Virginia recognized the Annandale Revitalization and Beautification Plan and the Gold's Gym pilot project under the Richmond Highway Facade Improvement Program with a 2004 meritorious award on Thursday, Dec. 9.

Annual awards are given to recognize superior efforts that create more beautiful environments.

The Annandale project is located in the heart of the Revitalization area on John Marr Drive and Little River Turnpike. The project included new plantings, brick sidewalks, crosswalks and a mini-park that all give the Annandale area a new, improved image. Learn more about Annandale's streetscape project.

Gold's Gym, located at 7770 Richmond Highway, received matching grant funds in a pilot project sponsored by Fairfax County and the Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation.

The Gold's Gym project remodeled the old Hechinger home supply store with a new facade that enhances and brightens the streetscape along Richmond Highway.

The facade improvement program on Richmond Highway is ongoing and more applications are being accepted.
Apply for a facade improvement grant.