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Category: Development

May 28, 2015 
 

Johnson Building On Colshire Drive Being Demolished

It came as a surprise, when I happened to be in the McLean Station area yesterday, to see another construction project underway that no one had been talking about. The aging and long abandoned Johnson Building on Colshire Drive was being ripped apart for demolition. The old building is directly next to MITRE Building 4 […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
May 17, 2015 
 

Scotts Run Station North Back At The Board

A couple years ago Cityline Partners pulled the rezoning application for Scotts Run Station North after having gained approval on Scotts Run Station South. There were a few causes for the change in heart: VDOT approval was pending steps forward on the long anticipated Jones Branch Connector, there was question on whether Cityline was over […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Apr 18, 2015 
 

Demolition Begins at Commons of McLean

Watching old masonry construction demolished always provides a good show, but if you missed the demolition at Commons of McLean last week you’ve missed your chance. Crews took advantage of the good weather the past few weeks to not only demolish a large portion of the apartment complex (part of which is still occupied) but also began […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
 
 

MITRE Building 4 Installing Pre-cast Facade

It is a bit startling how quickly the facade of MITRE Building 4 is going up. The pre-cast panels that create the building skin have been piling up around the corner in the underused MITRE parking lot in preparation for installation. With that pre-cast concept comes a very quick assembly time which turned the steel […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
 
 

Capital One Foundation Excavation

There isn’t much buzz about Capital One’s soon to be 470′ Headquarters tower, but it will be sure to turn heads later this year as it begins to rise over the Capital Beltway and Tysons. When completed, Capital One Tower will be the tallest commercial building in the DC metro region and a symbol of the […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Apr 07, 2015 
 

Lerner 1775 Spring Construction Update

The cold winter has not appeared to drastically slow down the rate of construction in Tysons. I visited Lerner’s 1775 Office Building on Tysons Boulevard in January when the construction effort had shifted from the structure to window glazing. The look of the final building is taking shape. A dual story ground level with a […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Apr 04, 2015 
 

7915 Jones Branch Sees Some Construction Activity

When the Board of Supervisors approved the 7915 Jones Branch apartment project in December it was not clear when developers would break ground. It’s hard to tell whether the existing office building, well past its sell-by date, is about to be demolished. However, it is clear the building has been vacated and some minor site […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 23, 2015 
 

Construction Updates From MITRE Building 4

No big news here on MITRE Building 4. The tower continues to progress with it’s steel frame and initial skinning on its way to topping out sometime this summer. The massing of the building looks pretty good and in scale with the adjacent buildings, despite being much taller. The smaller footprint selected for the building […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 15, 2015 
 

Capital One Headquarters March Construction Update

When we last visited the Capital One project in January the snow covered site was progressing slowly through the winter frost. The foundation piles were being drilled at that time, and temporary construction trailers had just begun to populate the site. The construction site might look similar to that January visit but there are significant […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Mar 10, 2015 
 

Hoar Construction Breaks Ground At Commons of McLean

A little over one year after LCOR Commons of McLean received zoning approval for their redevelopment of several hundred low rise apartment buildings into over 2,000 mid-rise and high-rise apartment units, ground has broken for the first phase. The initial development of 319 apartment units is being undertaken by Hoar Construction, for Building 1 of […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar