Navid Roshan-Afshar, Author at inTysons

Jan 07, 2015

MITRE Building 4 Rising Above Previous Campus Buildings

MITRE Building 4 isn’t the most ambitious new project in Tysons, lacking some of the mixed use and high density qualities that other new buildings have been incorporating into their designs. Compared to its prior generation neighbors at the MITRE campus however, the new MITRE Building 4 is a indication of the power of TOD […]

January 7, 2015 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Jan 05, 2015

Elan Tysons West Begins Vertical Construction

It was late summer when we happened to cross paths with the under construction Elan Tysons West, which had broken ground without much ceremony or public relations. Similar to Greystar’s first tower in Tysons, Ascent, the completion of the project has been focused on delivery first and pageantry second. Now heading into the core of […]

January 5, 2015 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Dec 29, 2014

Interim Pedestrian Requirements Needed in Tysons

When discussing anything having to do with deficiencies in the Tysons with officials or stakeholders the common response we always hear is “This is going to take time”. I think everyone can agree that a complete reversal of the suburban office park on steroids into a habitable and functioning city is, of course, going to […]

December 29, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Dec 17, 2014

7900 Westpark Facadist Renovation Also Adding Some Holiday Cheer In Tysons

It’s hard to miss the newest addition to the Tysons skyline from anywhere in the Tysons East neighborhood, Tysons North neighborhood, or passing by along the Beltway. The $35 million dollar facadist redo of the previous Brutalist (and dated) building from 1973 has added some flare to what some criticize as a prototypical office park […]

December 17, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Dec 15, 2014

Tysons Holiday Market and Ice Rink Open and Popular

The second annual German Holiday Market is up and open again this year. The event has had a huge upgrade in location, going from the loop road near Chipotle to the brand new elevated plaza connected to metro. The event also has a new, very popular, partner in the festive atmosphere with the opening of […]

December 15, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Dec 08, 2014

Tysons Central 123 Pedestrian Improvements Mounting

When most people think of Tysons they think of the super blocks of the malls, the impassible obstacles of Route 7 and Route 123, and endless parking lots. Many would try to attack the lack of walkability by focusing on these massive hurdles, but the reality is that these obstacles are in the least populated […]

December 8, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Dec 01, 2014

Crowd Source Pedestrian Improvements in Tysons

As a resident, commuter, or shopper in the Tysons area it can be disheartening that improvements for connectivity and safety have lagged far behind the completion of the Silver Line metro to town. There are signals of change in the air with officials and developers agreeing that changes need to be accelerated and trouble spots […]

December 1, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Nov 23, 2014

Can Fundrise Build High Rise Projects?

The sharing economy has come to mean many things over the past 6 years of this lagging economy. In some cases it means the splitting of car costs so that two people, otherwise unable to afford a car, could afford one. In the case of Bikeshare it means public investment in reusable transportation which is […]

November 23, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Nov 18, 2014

Capital One 470′ Tysons Headquarters Has Official Groundbreaking

When a Fortune 500 company embarks on a new high rise building to support its headquarters there is a lot of fanfare associated to it. When that new high rise is proposed to be the tallest commercial building in a metro region it amplifies that symbolism of the event. With Capital One’s new 470′ high […]

November 18, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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Nov 13, 2014

Around the Corner

When Macerich announced last year they had landed selectively located Spanish retailer Zara for their new plaza entrance to Tysons Corner Center it quickly became one of the most popular twitter topics about Tysons. It took a few extra months from when it was anticipated to open, but shoppers can finally enjoy the new 20k+ […]

November 13, 2014 by Navid Roshan-Afshar

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