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Navid Roshan-Afshar

Apr 03, 2014 
 

Capital One Road Grid Under Construction

Residents of the Gates of McLean have certainly noticed some construction recently as the once dormant Capital One property has been undergoing major infrastructure upgrades in preparation of their future headquarters redevelopment. The 26 acre property is installing a future road grid that will turn the traditional office park into a full mixed use neighborhood. […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Apr 02, 2014 
 

Row-scrapers One Key To Family Based Urbanism

One thing that comes up time and time again when I’ve discussed smart growth with residents in the area is the inability for families to live that lifestyle. There are thousands of people who, in a perfect world, would love to live close to where they work, but find that the square footage to price […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 31, 2014 
 

Stream Restoration Underway Along Westpark

Residents in North Tysons living along Westpark Drive have likely noticed the bulldozers and construction occurring far below the embankments of Westpark Drive. Some may think this is part of a new development project and be concerned about the destruction of vegetation and natural habitat along the sensitive stream channel. In fact the project has […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 28, 2014 
 

Around the Corner

Around the Corner today; Washington Post blogger Tim Carmen has word that America Eats has hired a head chef for their soon to open Tysons location. Unlike the Silver Line, America Eats will be opening before summer, with plans for a memorial day open. (Washington Post) — — — — — — A new bus […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 27, 2014 
 

No Logic Behind Strip Malls With High Land Values

Over the past 12 months I’ve been asked nearly a dozen times, what is the plan for the strip malls along Route 7? Some of the dealerships have already put in for rezonings, most notably the CARS submission of Dominion Square, but to date none of the retail strip malls have considered consolidating their parking […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 26, 2014 
 

Assessed Values of Tysons 2000 vs 2014

Between the year 2000 and 2014 assessed values in Tysons rose from approximately $4.3 billion to over $11.8 billion in value. Much of that changed occurred in redeveloped properties and new commercial headquarters such as Capital One, Freddie Mac, Hilton, Gannett, and Northrup Grumman. New residential neighborhoods such as Park Crest, homes along Gosnell, and […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 25, 2014 
 
 

LMI Headquarters by MRP Realty Nearly Complete

It’s been a long time since we returned to the site of LMI’s future headquarters on Jones Branch Drive in Tysons. Nearly 6 months since our last update we find an 11-story building almost ready for occupancy. The structure was topped out long ago, the facade and shell fully enveloping the office tower, and the […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 24, 2014 
 

Dominion Square To Transform Dealerships To Mixed Use

In mid-2011 a grouping of car dealerships along the south side of Route 7 in Tysons formed CARS, a development arm which looks to convert what is currently several acres of parking lots into a mixed use, high density project. The largest individual component of their plans, split into individual rezonings based on current subdivision, […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 21, 2014 
 

Around the Corner

Around the Corner today; Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling is raising awareness about budget cuts hitting the bike coordinator position at Fairfax County. It is a disturbing irony that we now have plenty of money to waste of bad road widening projects (like pointlessly widening Route 123 within Tysons for $22 million) but have no […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar