Centreville’s Trinity Centre Could Be Transformed Into More Than 1,000 New Homes
One of the most recognizable office campuses along I-66 in Centreville could be headed for a dramatic transformation. Affiliates of Stanley Martin Homes and JLB Partners filed a rezoning application on September 1, 2026 seeking to redevelop approximately 41 acres of Trinity Centre, where four existing office buildings currently stand. Depending on which development option moves forward, the property could eventually contain as many as 1,098 new homes. (FFXnow)
And this isn't simply a plan to replace offices with one large apartment complex. The proposal includes apartments, condominiums, townhomes, stacked townhomes, parks, trails and new pedestrian connections—potentially creating an entirely new residential neighborhood beside I-66.
🏢 The Trinity Centre You Know Today
Trinity Centre has long been one of Centreville's prominent suburban office campuses. The larger campus occupies more than 70 acres near Routes 28 and 29 and has more than 2,800 feet of frontage along I-66. (Trinity Centre)
The four office buildings involved in the redevelopment proposal sit within this larger Trinity Centre environment of offices, housing, restaurants, fitness and other uses. The office portfolio changed hands in 2024 for approximately $39.4 million. (FFXnow)
Now, developers are proposing a very different future for this portion of the property.
🏗️ Two Different Visions: 737 or 1,098 Homes
The rezoning application presents two alternatives.
Option 1 would allow as many as 737 homes, including one multifamily apartment building, two condominium buildings, townhomes and stacked townhomes.
Option 2 is considerably larger, allowing as many as 1,098 homes, with two multifamily apartment buildings, one condominium building, townhomes and stacked townhomes.
Both concepts also include public urban park space. (FFXnow)
That mix could give the redevelopment a much more neighborhood-like character than simply replacing the offices with several apartment towers.
🌳 The Existing Pond Could Become the Centerpiece
One of Trinity Centre's most attractive existing features may actually survive—and become much more important. The proposal calls for enhancing the existing pond and surrounding open space and connecting it with a network of parks, greens, trails and passive recreation areas. (FFXnow)
Instead of the pond functioning primarily as landscaping for an office campus, imagine it surrounded by homes, walking paths, gathering spaces and neighborhood amenities.
That could give the redevelopment a natural focal point from day one.
🚶 A More Walkable Side of Centreville
Another major component is pedestrian connectivity. The developers are committing to a 10-foot-wide shared-use path along Trinity Parkway, while the internal development would emphasize pedestrian-oriented connections between housing and public spaces. (FFXnow)
That's particularly significant for Centreville, where much of the existing development pattern was designed around cars, large parking lots and separated shopping and office centers. Fairfax County's newly adopted vision specifically calls for Centreville to evolve toward more mixed-use development, greater walkability and improved public transportation. (Fairfax County) Trinity Centre could become one of the first major examples of that transformation.
🏙️ Could This Eventually Become Centreville’s Town Center?
This is where the story gets much bigger than 1,098 homes. Fairfax County approved a sweeping update to Centreville's Comprehensive Plan in June 2026. The plan covers approximately 2,700 acres and establishes a framework for a more defined central area with additional housing, mixed uses, pedestrian connections and transportation improvements. (Fairfax County)
Trinity Centre is one of the major redevelopment opportunities within that vision.
County planning concepts have explored ways of turning the area into something that functions much more like a walkable town center, rather than a collection of individual office buildings and parking lots. That could mean residential buildings surrounding public spaces, active ground-floor uses, pedestrian streets and stronger connections between different portions of Trinity Centre.
🤯 And 1,098 Homes May Not Be the Long-Term Maximum
Here's the number that really puts the scale of Centreville's potential transformation into perspective:
Nearly 3,000 homes.
Fairfax County's broader planning analysis identified development potential at Trinity Centre of approximately 2,938 multifamily housing units. The redevelopment application itself references a Comprehensive Plan option allowing roughly 2,940 residential units and 280,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. (FFXnow)
That's not what Stanley Martin and JLB are currently proposing. The current application tops out at 1,098 homes. But the larger number demonstrates how much additional development Fairfax County's long-term land-use framework could potentially accommodate at Trinity Centre.
🛍️ Imagine Something More Like a Real Neighborhood
The images above are inspiration/sample visuals of the type of walkable mixed-use environment envisioned in modern redevelopment projects; they are not renderings of the proposed Trinity Centre project.
Fairfax County planners have previously explored a Trinity Centre concept involving a pedestrian-accessible street, activated ground-floor retail, a central lake and stronger connections to future transit. One planning exercise included townhomes, apartments and approximately 118,000 square feet of retail. (Fairfax County)
Those concepts shouldn't be confused with the developers' current rezoning application, but they illustrate the larger direction Fairfax County has considered for this property. The end result could eventually feel much different from today's suburban office campus.
🚇 What About Metro Coming to Centreville?
Here's another fascinating piece of Fairfax County's long-term vision.
The adopted Centreville plan retains the concept of eventually placing a Metrorail station or another high-quality transit facility along I-66 west of Trinity Parkway. (FFXnow)
That location would put future high-capacity transit remarkably close to Trinity Centre.
But there's a major distinction:
A Centreville Metro extension is not currently funded or scheduled for construction.
Fairfax County describes it as a long-term planning concept requiring considerably more study. It shouldn't be interpreted as a Metro station that's definitely coming.
Still, preserving the possibility helps explain why planners are considering substantially more density around Trinity Centre.
🏡 Why This Matters for Centreville Real Estate
Adding 737 to 1,098 homes to one location would represent a substantial addition to Centreville's housing inventory. It could also create demand for nearby restaurants, stores and services while replacing large portions of an office-and-parking environment with residents and public open space.
There are also questions that will matter as the application moves through review, including traffic, schools, infrastructure and the overall amount of development Centreville can accommodate. Concerns about school capacity were among the issues residents raised during consideration of the broader Centreville plan. (FFXnow)
The effect on individual home values can't be predicted simply from the rezoning application, but a redevelopment of this scale would clearly change the character and activity of the surrounding area.
🏢➡️🏡 It’s Part of a Bigger Northern Virginia Shift
Trinity Centre also represents a trend occurring across the DMV: traditional suburban office properties are being reconsidered for housing and mixed-use development.
Remote and hybrid work have changed how some office properties are used, while Northern Virginia continues to face significant demand for housing.
Large office campuses can be particularly interesting redevelopment candidates because they often already occupy valuable locations near highways, utilities, shopping and established neighborhoods. At Trinity Centre, the contrast couldn't be more visual:
Office buildings + huge parking lots today.
Potentially more than 1,000 homes + parks + trails tomorrow.
⚠️ But Nothing Has Been Approved Yet
This is important. Stanley Martin Homes and JLB Partners have submitted a rezoning application. Fairfax County has not approved construction of 1,098 homes at Trinity Centre. (FFXnow)
The application will need to proceed through the county's land-use review process, and the proposal can change along the way. So the architectural images associated with the application should be treated as conceptual renderings, not a guaranteed representation of what will ultimately be built.
🔮 Centreville Could Look Very Different 10–20 Years From Now
Sample redevelopment imagery above is included for visual inspiration and is not an official Trinity Centre rendering.
The significance of Trinity Centre isn't just the number of homes in one rezoning application. It's what the proposal says about where Centreville may be heading.
Fairfax County's updated plan imagines a community with more housing, more walkable destinations, mixed-use centers and stronger transportation connections than the suburban development pattern that has dominated Centreville for decades. (Fairfax County)
Trinity Centre could become one of the biggest tests of that vision. Today, thousands of drivers pass these office buildings along I-66 without giving them much thought.
A decade from now, they could be looking at an entirely new neighborhood.
Could Trinity Centre eventually become the walkable town center Centreville never had?
That's the story worth watching.
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