For decades, the Kline farm has been one of the last stretches of open green land along Prince William Parkway — rolling fields, an old red barn, and a pair of silos visible from the highway just east of Manassas. For generations it was a working dairy farm. Soon, it will be something entirely different.
After more than ten years of proposals, revisions, and community pushback, Prince William County has given the green light to Legacy at Kline — a 240-home active adult community that will transform 87 acres at the corner of Prince William Parkway and Liberia Avenue. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted unanimously on May 12 to approve the rezoning, clearing the way for developer Stanley Martin Homes to move forward.
What's Coming
Legacy at Kline will be an age-restricted community — at least 80 percent of residents must be 55 or older, with up to 20 percent open to residents 45 and over. The 240 homes will include 132 single-family attached villa-style homes and 108 single-family detached homes.
The commercial corner of the community will include a restaurant, a craft brewery with bottling operations, a coffee shop, and an events center. Forty percent of the development will be preserved as open space, including a 50-foot buffer along Prince William Parkway, public trails, and a two-acre clubhouse park. Residents will also have access to bocce and pickleball courts, fire pits, a trailside park, a pocket park, and an arrival garden.
Site plan for Legacy at Kline, a 240-home active adult community approved by Prince William County in May 2026. Image: Prince William County Planning Office / REZ2016-00021
One of the most distinctive touches is the Silo Park — a courtyard gathering area built around the property's original concrete silos, which will be preserved if found to be structurally sound. An interpretive sign honoring the farm's 20th-century dairy history will be installed there, developed in coordination with the Prince William County Historical Commission.
Affordable Units Included
The project includes 24 affordable homes — 12 priced for households earning up to 80 percent of area median income, and 12 for households earning up to 120 percent AMI. All affordable units will have the same exterior materials and finishes as market-rate homes.
How We Got Here
The Kline farm has been a landmark along Prince William Parkway for generations, operating as a dairy farm through much of the 20th century. The property, long known as the Kline farm, has been in the development pipeline since 2016. Early proposals were dramatically different and considerably larger — at one point calling for as many as 500 homes, along with more commercial and office space than the current plan. A Change.org petition opposing earlier versions of the project drew more than 10,000 signatures from residents concerned about traffic and density.
The Planning Commission recommended denial twice before the project was substantially redesigned. Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega pushed back against board members who wanted even higher density, ultimately championing a far more scaled-back plan focused on single-family homes and meaningful community amenities. The final approved plan — 240 age-restricted homes with a brewery, amphitheater, and Silo Park — is dramatically different from anything previously proposed and intentionally honors the land's agricultural past.
What Happens Next
The development will be served by public water and sewer. Stanley Martin Homes is required to test private drinking water wells within 800 feet of the property before and after construction begins. Supervisor Vega committed $15,000 of her office's proffer funds toward groundwater monitoring in coordination with the U.S. Geological Survey and Virginia DEQ.
A VDOT access management exception for the Prince William Parkway intersection is still pending, though county transportation officials described the outlook as favorable. The project is expected to add approximately 1,000 daily vehicle trips to the corridor, with road improvements and a new bypass road built as part of the development agreement. According to Stanley Martin, the Manassas and Manassas Park Virginia Railway Express stations are approximately 10 minutes away by car and 15 minutes by bicycle, offering residents a commuter rail option.
Sources: Prince William County Planning Office, Rezoning #REZ2016-00021, Staff Report and Proffer Statement, May 12, 2026; InsideNoVa, May 13, 2026; Prince William Times, March 26, 2026; Coles District Supervisor's Office, colesdistrict.org.
Image credits: All images from Prince William County Planning Office / Rezoning #REZ2016-00021
Marie Clementi is the Publisher and Editor of The Woodbridge Gazette, a free local news publication covering Woodbridge, Occoquan, and Prince William County. Have a news tip? Email [email protected].