Documenting Northern Virginia's Urban Transformation
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 …
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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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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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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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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After much delay, progress is now visible for two new restaurants coming to Reston Station’s Metro District. Both restaurants had been announced last year to open in early 2020, but with no formal updates on their status since. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of uncertainty in the foodservice industry this year and it …
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1900 Reston Metro Plaza was completed in 2017, but it was not until April 2019 that Comstock Companies found an anchor tenant for the 16-story building in Google, LLC. Now, over a year later, the technology company’s branding has been added to the building in a spot that is clearly visible from the nearby toll …
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In a recent press release, Comstock announced that the company had closed on a deal with Fairfax County for the purchase of an acre of land near the Reston Station mixed-use development. This purchase completes Comstock’s single ownership of the land currently occupied by Sunset Hills Professional Center, which the company began acquiring in 2016. …
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Construction at Reston Station has continued even during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the general contractor working on the Metro Plaza’s last two construction buildings tweeted out an update last week. Despite being designated “Office Building 3,” 1906 Reston Metro Plaza began construction before the recently-topped out “Office Building 2.” With the building now substantially complete, …
Read More “Davis Construction reports milestone progress on Reston Station’s Metro Plaza”
Last summer, Comstock announced that a Matchbox pizza location will call Reston Station home. Specifically, the restaurant is planned to occupy an unimproved 6,000 square foot space on the first floor of the Google-occupied office building at 1900 Metro Plaza. Originally, the plan was to open in early 2020, and join Founding Farmers as one …
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Comstock Holding Companies released their investor presentation last week. Outside of detailing their financial position, they also provide an estimate of their future development activity. Their active development pipeline is of primary interest to this site. Comstock began development of the buildings of Reston Station in 2014, after completing their project of constructing the large …
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A mobile office trailer was set up recently between two vacant commercial buildings near Reston Station. The two low-rise buildings are each occupying a block of the future JBG Smith Reston Midline development. The buildings on another block of the future neighborhood were recently demolished in preparation for over 100 new townhomes. This trailer is …
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Demolition was recently completed in preparation for the construction of new townhomes from developer EYA. Last week, EYA updated their “coming soon” website with additional details that come closer to confirming the ultimate layout of their upcoming neighborhood. Dubbed “The Townhomes at Reston Station,” EYA’s site describes their portion of the development as “115 new …
Read More “More details for the ‘Reston Midline’ development revealed”
Despite numerous delays to the opening of the Silver Line expansion, builders continue to bet on Reston. In January, we examined the work going on south of the Silver Line. Fairfax County has approved new developments across the board from Wiehle Avenue to Monroe Street, at density levels never imagined at the turn of the …
Read More “A 2020 look at six ongoing development projects in North Reston”
Just to the south of the completed BLVD Reston Station, Comstock has topped out the next office building coming to the Wiehle–Reston East metro plaza. Although the building stands well over ten stories tall, only the topmost floors will house office space. The majority of the structure is dedicated to parking and the ground-floor retail, …