Capital One seeking approval to add public plaza, park, and baseball field to an expansion of its mixed-use headquarters

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 …

Halley Rise apartment building to feature a Chase Bank location

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 …

Faraday Park opens the first of two apartment buildings to residents

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 …

NIB Studio, City Tap House among new retail coming to Capital One Center

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, …

Rosslyn Holiday Inn scheduled for implosion Sunday morning

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 …

Halley Rise: Brookfield Properties in negotiations to lease office blocks

In a recently submitted Comprehensive Sign Plan, the Halley Rise developer gave a brief mention to the status of development on the upcoming mixed-use development. Since approval of the Rezoning, the Applicant has advanced development of three of the new Blocks — F, D and G — all of which have final development plan approval …

Demolitions commence in preparation for first Reston Midline residential construction

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 …