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Home News Remembering John T. ‘Til’ Hazel Jr.: 1930-2022

Remembering John T. ‘Til’ Hazel Jr.: 1930-2022

Published March 30, 2022 by Courtney Mabeus / Kate Andrews

John T. "Til" Hazel Jr. Photo courtesy George Mason University

John T. “Til” Hazel Jr., a major force behind the development of Tysons Corner and several Fairfax County planned communities, died March 16 at age 91.

An Arlington native, Hazel also was an attorney who graduated from Harvard University and Harvard Law School. In the 1950s, Hazel began promoting commercial and residential growth in then-rural Fairfax County, specializing in real estate and property law. One of his early projects involved acquiring land for the future Capital Beltway.

In 1962, working with developer Gerald Halpin, Hazel got county supervisors to allow rezoning on more than 100 acres in Tysons. He also was instrumental in bringing in Tysons Corner Center and the Tysons II mixed-use development.

In the 1970s, Hazel formed the Hazel/Peterson Cos. with Fairfax developer Milton V. Peterson, who died last year at age 85. The two developed several planned communities, including Burke Centre, Franklin Farm, Fairfax Station, Fair Lakes and Centre Ridge. Hazel also worked closely with his late brother, William A. Hazel, who owned a Chantilly construction firm.

“Fairfax County and Northern Virginia lost a visionary,” says Victor Hoskins, president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. “Til Hazel was as important as anyone in seeing Fairfax County’s potential to become one of the preeminent locations in the nation for corporate headquarters — and in reminding those who followed about continuing to invest in the assets that business needs in order to be successful here.”

Hazel also was a strong supporter of George Mason University. He was involved in purchasing land for its main campus in Fairfax and was on GMU’s Board of Visitors from 1972 to 1983, also serving as rector. 

A longer version of this story is available here. 

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