Boswell’s Corner

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Vision

This vision will spur concentrated economic growth by encouraging an opportunity to create a positive initial impression to visitors, and an inviting pedestrian environment for workers in this “employment center” location.  Through public-private partnerships, this vision will provide necessary space for commercial development and create a vibrant business community anchor for Stafford County.

Opportunity

Boswell's Corner is an economic opportunity area in north Stafford County,  located along Jefferson Davis Highway, adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) and I-95, and about one mile south of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.  Recent personnel growth at MCBQ, including redeployments mandated by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission Report and the corresponding growth in the defense contractor network supporting the Base, continues to increase the demand for commercial and office space in the area.  The 2005 BRAC actions precipitated the consolidation and relocation of the Military Defense Investigative Agencies and its nearly 3,000 personnel, and the subsequent construction of the new 700,000 square-foot Russell-Knox office building on Quantico.  This and other recent growth in daytime population in the Boswell’s Corner area, provide for a number of economic development opportunities.

Potential

Currently, Boswell's Corner is an underutilized area with sparse and varied businesses and vacant lots.  This condition has the potential to support needed commercial growth; however, in an unplanned environment, such anticipated and intense development at Boswell's Corner could occur in a haphazard manner resulting in isolated or fragmented development.  To facilitate private-sector investment, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors has enacted form-based code land development regulations for the area.  This RDA-1 zoning district is available to interested developers through the County’s rezoning process.  RDA-1 zoning offers more flexibility than traditional zoning.  Click here for additional information on RDA-1 zoning.  One corporate campus – Quantico Corporate Center – is already underway to accommodate the needs of the relocating government contractors and other support businesses.  Visit the Quantico Corporate Center website for more details.

Download the Boswell's Corner Master Redevelopment Plan