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Navid Roshan-Afshar

Nov 11, 2015 
 

Nouvelle Apartments May Land First New Restaurant On Westpark Drive

For over a decade the only food choice for residents living along Westpark Drive, a walkable street in North Tysons which is home to 5,000 residents, was McCormick & Schmick’s. When Cityline Partners proposed a mixed use developed call Arbor Row full of future restaurants and store fronts, there were many skeptics despite this minimal […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Oct 21, 2015 
 

JLB Mid-Rise Apartments At Tysons East Continue To Rise

One building alone can’t make a good urban neighborhood, but it sure can help diminish oversized road sections. Case in point, JLB’s apartments which continue to rise along Dolley Madison Boulevard in Tysons East. The building isn’t yet completed but the massing and height of the structure is really improving the feel of Route 123 […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Oct 20, 2015 
 

American Tandoor Opening At Tysons Corner Center

Tysons has a lot of great international food options and the list is continuing to grow. The newest entry into the market is American Tandoor which is completing their renovation and fit out at Tysons Corner Center at the old Norton’s Restaurant location above CPK (or California Pizza Kitchen for those of you who haven’t […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Oct 18, 2015 
Oct 14, 2015 
 

Second Annual Tysons Fall Harvest

The second annual Tysons Fall Harvest Festival is back at Lerner Town Square marking the final festival of the 2015 calendar. The fall festival was a big hit last year for both adults and kids with a mix of grown up fun (craft beer, wine, and music) and events for the young (or young at heart) […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Oct 11, 2015 
 

7915 Jones Branch Drive Coming Down

Some very exciting news from North Tysons this week. We have been suspecting for a few months now the redevelopment of 7915 Jones Branch Drive would begin sometime in the winter or possibly early spring 2016. It looks like PS Business Parks is getting serious about moving forward as they have begun demolishing the existing […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Oct 05, 2015 
 

Adaire Tysons Construction Progress

The 34-story Adaire apartments, the second high rise tower under construction by Greystar, is one of the marquee buildings currently rising in Northern Virginia. The circular and panoramic balconies, ambitious height, plans for a second adjoining tower, and unique facade treatments make it one of the few atypical and unexpected architectural works in our area. It has been fun […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Sep 28, 2015 
 

Metro Maintenance Failures Continue To Affect Tysons Riders

Silver Line Metro drainage issue
If you haven’t noticed, WMATA has been struggling to keep trains running on anything that resembles a schedule. Weekend ridership is a battle of attrition; will you give up and leave the train station or can you wait for that train, only to stop and go for another hour. Until now the impacts, outside of […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Silver Line Metro drainage issue
Sep 22, 2015 
 

Brian Wilson To Hold Benefit Concert For Mental Health In Tysons

A lot of people complain about convention spaces and hotel land uses but without them we could never have great events like the one planned for the Hyatt Regency (the new Hyatt at the Plaza) this November. On November 4th, Brian Wilson, of Beach Boys fame, in collaboration with the Campaign To Change Direction, will […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Sep 20, 2015 
 

NVCommercial Plans Indicate Commercial Construction Bouncing Back

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] You may have noticed over the past several years the only office buildings being started were those that had been in the works for over a decade (Tysons Tower and 1775 Tysons Boulevard) and owned by massive development companies that could afford a slow leasing cycle. It turned out the fears about the […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar