The large-scale redevelopment of the Manassas Mall area is officially a go.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the rezoning in a 7-0 vote – with Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega absent. Officials say the project holds major implications for the future of the county and local transit.

The proposal will rezone just over 60 acres from B-1, general business, to MXD-U, urban mixed use district, with a T-6 transect – specifically for high-density development – to allow for 1,041 multi-family residential units via five-story apartment buildings and over 47,000 square feet of commercial space.

The property near the intersection of Rixlew Lane and Ashton Avenue. It is within the county’s Sudley Road redevelopment corridor and environmental resource

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