Documenting Northern Virginia's Urban Transformation
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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Suites are now available for booking at Reston’s newest hotel, the five-story, 135-room Homewood Suites by Hilton Reston. The hotel was scheduled to open this coming weekend but a definite opening date had not been announced ahead of time. The hotel contains four room types, including King or Queen bed options, and an executive suite. …
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Reston Gateway (now also called “Reston Next”) sits between the Reston Town Center’s urban core and the future Washington Metro station, and has been in the works for much of the past decade. The mixed-use site is zoned to include, among other buildings, a 240 key hotel, although last year a proffer interpretation allowed Boston …
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