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Navid Roshan-Afshar

Jul 07, 2015 
 

Garfield Parcel By JLB Update and New Renderings

It’s taken a long time, extenuated by two tough winters and an off-season construction start, but Garfield Parcel at Scott’s Run Station is finally above ground! Yes, that is only a few feet above ground, but the most difficult components are now complete with excavation and foundation work now finished and vertical construction proceeding. The project […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jul 02, 2015 
 

What’s Happening inTysons

InTysons today: The music scene continues to evolve in Tysons with the 2nd annual fresh artist concert series on the plaza, office managers are flocking to transit accessible locations in Tysons. The Peter Pan theater construction in timelapse, and Kettler finishes up one project in time to start another. Tysons Social Scene, Live Music on […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jul 01, 2015 
 

Tysons Water Tower Gets Branding (Timelapse)

A bit of fun from the lighter side of the news in Tysons, watch crews paint up the Fairfax Water tower located at the corner of Route 123 and Route 7 with new branding to help put Tysons on the map. The tower is a prominent feature as you approach Tysons from either Falls Church […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jun 29, 2015 
 

Nouvelle Apartments Exterior Nearly Complete

It’s always fun to watch the progress in construction at Nouvelle Apartments. The 27-story high rise is a prominent feature from the Silver Line, the Beltway, and Route 123. What will ultimately make the project a success or failure will be its inter-relation with the surrounding neighborhood and street level, but one can still appreciate the architecture […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jun 25, 2015 
 

Lerner Town Square Ready to Host World Police & Fire Games

The World Police & Fire Games open tonight at 6PM, with the opening ceremonies being held at RFK Stadium. After tonight the games shift to Northern Virginia, and a focus on Fairfax. Tysons will play a big role in the games hosting four events at Lerner Town Square. You may have noticed the piles of beach sand […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jun 24, 2015 
 

More Information About the Tysons Ford Redevelopment

It was just over a year ago that the Garrett Company acquired the former Tysons Ford site for $26.5 million. The property, which sits next to the Tysons Bagel Market and a just a few hundred feet from Garrett’s other property at 8133 Leesburg Pike (yes the Olive Garden), is approximately 204,000 square feet. Most of the property […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jun 23, 2015 
 

Placemaking Street Banners Installed in Tysons

It takes a lot to turn a suburban sprawl mess into an urban community. Some changes are massive, like major transit connections or mixed use developments that take years to be completed. Others are tiny and on their own can be seen as unimportant, but without these hundreds of incremental smaller steps we only end […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jun 21, 2015 
 

What’s At The Farmers Market Today

Smart Markets Farmers Market Tysons
It’s Sunday, which means Tysons Farmers Market is open on the NADA parking lot off Greensboro Drive. Lots of returning favorites but a couple of newcomers also. From fresh veggies to smoked barbecue, empanadas to cake it’s available this Sunday from 10am to 2pm. Boso Foods – Soups to Nuts Cake La La Casero Bolivian […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Smart Markets Farmers Market Tysons
Jun 15, 2015 
 

Tower Cranes Are Up On the Future Tallest Building In the DC Metro Area

A 470 foot building beginning vertical construction in Manhattan might be blasé but in the DC area it will be a record setting height approaching the height of the Washington Monument (555′) and about 50 feet taller than any other occupied buildings in the region. It’s happening outside of DC, right here in Tysons, at the Capital […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jun 11, 2015 
 

Tysons Holds 1st Annual Sustainability Summit

The 1st Annual Tysons Sustainability Summit and Product Expo convenes at Capital One Headquarters in Tysons on Friday, June 12, 8:30am-6pm. Registration is now open. The event includes expert speakers and a display of new technologies and products. Admission is free. Lunch and an afternoon Happy Hour are provided. Tysons Partnership and Davis, Carter, Scott […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar