Reston Town Center’s newest phase, Reston Next, delivered its first two office towers—1950 and 2000 Opportunity Way—earlier this year. Work is now underway on the next block, which will house a residential-focused mixed-use building. Referred to as “Block D” in planning documents, this parcel will be built with a 39-story apartment skyscraper over a podium …
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In two recently-filed applications, subsidiaries of the Tysons-based financial company are proposing new permanent and temporary amenities for Capital One Center, as well as the parcel once known as “Scott’s Run North” across the street. A public plaza is planned for the (future) north entrance to the McLean Metro station, which will be complemented on …
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Half a mile from the Wiehle–Reston East station, three low-rise commercial buildings in Reston are proposed to be replaced with 90 stacked townhomes and three multifamily buildings. The community, which developer Pulte refers to as the “Lofts II at Reston Station” in documents recently submitted to Fairfax County, will substantially complete the transit-oriented redevelopment of …
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Scissors & Scotch, which recently opened its first DC location, intends to bring one of its first Virginia locations to the Metro Plaza at Reston Station. According to a Comstock Holdings press release, the 1902 Reston Metro Plaza lease is for what was the last available space on the plaza. Bisnow reported last year that …
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The Edmund, an apartment building opening this November as part of Reston’s Halley Rise mixed-use development, will feature a Chase Bank branch on its first floor, according to recently pulled permits and an online job posting. The location referenced in the posting is 2037 Fulton Place, which is consistent with the building address. On the …
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A new apartment community in Reston is opening its doors to the public. Sorrento, a mid-rise apartment building on Roland Clarke Place, recently made its first units available for move-in. Sorrento contains over 300 apartments across its eight levels (seven floors and an exposed basement). Pre-leasing began in May after two years of construction. The …
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Macerich, owner of Tysons Corner Center, has some big changes in mind for the popular shopping mall. The company recently asked Fairfax County for (and was granted) a proffer and plan interpretation that would allow a significant reconfiguration of the recently-built elevated plaza area. The plan is to raze the building that was formerly owned …
Read More “Former Lord & Taylor store to be demolished, public plaza expanded at Tysons Corner Center”
Faraday Park, an apartment community split between two mixed-use midrise buildings, opened last month to its first residents. The first building, on the corner of Reston Station Boulevard and Michael Faraday Drive, has units available for immediate move-in, and the second building, just to the east, looks to be ready in July. Faraday Park is …
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Halley Rise, an under-construction mixed-use development near downtown Reston, has unveiled its first apartment community. The mid-rise building, called “The Edmund,” will open near the southwest corner of Reston Parkway and the Dulles Access Road. The teaser site is currently advertising the first units coming “this summer.” Approximately 380 apartments will be stacked on top …
Read More “The first Halley Rise apartment building to open this year; Wegmans store now arriving in 2023”
Sorrento, a new apartment building in Reston, has launched a leasing website and is taking applications. The seven-story mid-rise building will be home to 306 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments, and is substantially completed. Construction began in 2019, and the first units are anticipated to be ready later this year. It’s part of a newly …
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Construction is moving along smoothly at Stonebridge Development’s Carlyle Crossing, an upcoming mixed use center in Alexandria’s Eisenhower neighborhood. The property, which will include residential towers, shopping, and restaurants, broke ground in 2019 and this year is starting to reach substantial completion. Construction is scheduled to finish sometime in 2022. Carlyle Crossing will be located …
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As part of its performing arts center in Tysons, Capital One is preparing to open The Perch, a rooftop park with a beer garden, performance stage, public art, park space, and pop-up food vendors. Recently, the company reached out to Fairfax County officials to request a proffer interpretation for Capital One Center related to the …
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Reston Station, the mixed use development that has been in a state of constant construction for the past ten years, is once again shoveling dirt—this time on a new parcel of land. A demolition permit was issued earlier in April for the Sunset Hills Professional Center office park, part of which will be redeveloped into …
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Signs of life have appeared for retail at Capital One Center. A nail salon and restaurant are coming to the ground floor of the Capital One headquarters tower in Tysons, a source has confirmed to Reston Skylines, and this news has been corroborated by recently issued building permits. The nail salon, Nothing In Between Studio, …
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The wooded property situated at the junction of State Routes 28 and 267, kitty corner to the airport, is the subject of an upcoming rezoning application from Novais Partners, a team of developers that hope to transform the mostly undeveloped 103-acre plot into a massive mixed-use development. The moniker chosen for the aspirational project, “Innovation …
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The Denizen apartments in Alexandria opened in late 2019. The property was previously occupied by an industrial complex adjacent to Alexandria’s Metro Rail Yard. Construction began in 2017 on the 21-story building, along with the neighboring Eisenhower Square townhomes from Toll Brothers, which recently sold out. Denizen is the tallest building in the vicinity and …
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A climate-controlled self-storage building is among the new developments popping up near the Wiehle–Reston East Metro station. Opened around the end of 2020, Reston Self Storage Plus is a five-story facility with elevator and drive-up access. The majority of the units are on the first and second floors of the building. The new building replaces …
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The Ian is a new five-story apartment building in the Woodland Park neighborhood of the Reston-Herndon area. Leasing recently began for the building, which features studio, one-, and two-bedroom units. The Ian is located at the corner of Monroe Street and Eastpark Drive, across the street from the garden-style Bryson condominium community. It is within …
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A new townhome neighborhood might be coming soon to a property just blocks from Reston Town Center and its upcoming Metro station. Wheelock Street Capital, known infamously for its flagging efforts to redevelop Reston’s Hidden Creek Country Club, is asking Fairfax County to rezone a neighboring property to allow 90 urban-style townhomes. In an application …
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7901 Westpark Drive in Tysons, formerly the home of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, is planned to someday be developed with a new, glass-clad, 10-story office building named “City View Tysons.” Currently though, the site sits empty following the excavation for the building foundation. The owner made the decision to market the property after a …
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