Documenting Northern Virginia's Urban Transformation
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 …
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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An 18-story former hotel in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood will be demolished via controlled implosion Sunday morning. The Rosslyn Holiday Inn at 1900 Fort Myer Drive opened in 1972 and is one of the oldest buildings visible in the Rosslyn skyline. The demolition will make way for the Key, a new mixed-use development consisting of two …
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A low-rise office building formerly occupied by Carahsoft, an IT contractor, has been demolished. This 79,440 square foot building was built in 1967. The site, only a quarter mile east of the Wiehle-Reston East station, has been rezoned for a mixed-use neighborhood. Reston Midline is an approved 1.8 million SF development, at least 1.3 million …
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