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Former Manassas Ice & Fuel Co. site

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedManassas, VA

Proposed 162-unit housing project on industrial site; rezoning approved, but construction timeline unknown; market aligns with local rent/ZHVI; draft-verified record. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -22% census-cbp · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,139/mo zillow · all sites with this
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RezoningThis site: The request would rezone about 1.4 acres from B-3, city center commercial, and I-2, heavy industrial, to B-3.5, city center planned. (rezoning) newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …a 162-unit apartment building and a five-story, 536-space parking garage record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …a 162-unit apartment building and a five-story, 536-space parking garage Approve newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New useshousingWikipedia no source
What is there nowa 162-unit apartment building and a five-story, 536-space parking garagenewtypes-extraction reported
DeveloperMLG Construction Managementnewtypes-extraction

History and original facts

CountyManassas city
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesDraft from insidenova.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Manassas Ice & Fuel Co. industrial site at 9007 Center St. is proposed for redevelopment into a 162-unit apartment building and 536-space parking garage.

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Planning

Zoning changeThe request would rezone about 1.4 acres from B-3, city center commercial, and I-2, heavy industrial, to B-3.5, city center planned. (rezoning)newtypes-extraction
Planning notesApproved by Manassas City Council.Wikipedia no source

Before and after

Before: the mall

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After: the retrofit

Housing units built162quote
Parking spaces536quote
ContractorMLG Construction Managementquote

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Site context

Housing permits, Manassas (Independent City) (VA), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 46 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 16 within 25 km: Manassas Mall (3.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)2,294 jobs in 146 establishments; average annual pay $55,414; employment location quotient 0.96; employment +0.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,616 jobs; 187 in retail trade, 233 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51683910302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43rd income percentile as adults; 1.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (488 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 12.0%; median family income $78,750; 462 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsManassas City Public Schools (PK-12); 8 public schools within 1 mile: Joseph B. Johnson Learning Center; Baldwin Elementary; Osbourn High; Grace E. Metz MiddleNCES EDGE
Elevation311 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-202520 county-logged events: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning; $156,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 20110, 2026-09median list price $543,998 (+10.3% on the year); 96 active listings; median 36 days on market; 23% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023150 establishments (-22%); 2,125 jobs (-21%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $481,776 (-1% 1 yr, +21% 5 yr); typical rent $2,139/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)26,488 vehicles a day on 28 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 880 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed redevelopment of a 1.4-acre industrial site (former Manassas Ice & Fuel Co.) into 162-unit housing + 536-space garage. Rezoning from B-3/I-2 to B-3.5 approved by Manassas City Council. Developer MLG Construction Management submitted unsolicited proposal Sept 2025. City purchased property (including site + City Hall parking lot) in 2025. Rezoning application filed May 2026.

Why. Market aligns with housing demand: median rent $1,835, ZHVI $481,776 (down 0.6% YoY). Site is 3.9km from closed Manassas Mall. 16 similar sites within 25km (all VA, redeveloping).

Where it stands. Status: Proposed (rezoning approved, but construction not started). Verified status: draft (record incomplete).

For a planner

  • Zoning change approved
  • 3.9km from closed mall (context for transit/retail shift)
  • High traffic volume (26,488 ADT) on principal arterial

For a developer

  • No construction timeline
  • Draft verification suggests incomplete due diligence
  • Peer sites show $17.4M for 74 units (2023) in same city

What we do not know yet

  • No construction start date
  • No timeline for rezoning approval
  • Verified status: draft (data reliability unknown)

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  • median rent $1,835
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Timeline

  1. 2025 The city purchased the property, which includes the former Manassas Ice & Fuel Co. site and part of the current City Hall parking lot, in 2025.
  2. 2025 MLG Construction Management submitted an unsolicited proposal for the redevelopment in September 2025
  3. 2026 the rezoning application was filed May 19, 2026.

Sources

  • Manassas city officials consider Old Town redevelopment
    4 quoted sentences
    Former Manassas Ice & Fuel Co. site
    The city purchased the property, which includes the former Manassas Ice & Fuel Co. site and part of the current City Hall parking lot, in 2025.
    MLG Construction Management submitted an unsolicited proposal for the redevelopment in September 2025
    the rezoning application was filed May 19, 2026.

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