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Back of the Community Center, the WWII Memorial Garden, and Fountain Pond |
In 2003, Marriott exited the Senior Living industry and sold The Fairfax to CNL Retirement Properties, Inc., (CNL) with long-term management leased to Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Sunrise) as the operator. A merger of CNL with Health Care Property Investors, Inc. is currently pending. Sunrise, is the nation's largest provider of senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and care for residents with Alzheimer's or other forms of memory loss. The McLean, Virginia, based Company, which employs more than 40,000 people, has more than 415 senior living communities open (50 under construction) in 38 states, Canada, and the United Kingdom and Germany with a combined resident capacity of more than 51,000.
The Fairfax is located on approximately 40 acres of land just west of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on U.S. Route 1 (Richmond Highway). Lord Fairfax, in England, originally owned the land and appointed his cousin William Fairfax to manage his holdings. William and later his son George William lived at Belvoir 1741-1773. The Foundation’s logo was fashioned after Lord Fairfax’s coat of arms.
The community, offering gracious accommodations, comfort, and security for its residents, opened in August of 1989. Consisting of 347 apartments in five four-story buildings and 35 attached cottages, it is served by a community center and an on-site health care center, which offers both assisted living and skilled nursing care.
By September of 1993, all 382 of its units were occupied or reserved and a waiting list for residency was established. Under the terms of the Foundation’s Sponsorship Agreement with Sunrise, admission to the community presently is limited to members of the Foundation.
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