Category: Development

With so many plans approved and in the pipeline in Tysons one might think that all the usable space in Tysons, atleast that which is close to metro, is already in the process of redevelopment. In reality Tysons is a very large land area, and even with all of the development proposals there are plenty […]

With so much development planned and underway in Tysons it can be difficult to imagine what the changes will mean to individual neighborhoods. Many question whether the new development will look like more of the same in town or if it will help create a more urban network of streets and buildings. In my continued […]

Elan Tysons West, a 34 story residential apartment being built near Spring Hill metro station, is beginning to “tower” over  the adjacent 2-story industrial buildings that are typical of the Tyco Road area. We noted the tower crane had been assembled a couple months ago. The building is now at two-stories, largely due to the […]

When the Board of Supervisors approved the Westpark Plaza rezoning late last year a lot of people were happy that days were numbered at the aging, and abandoned, Best Western at the corner of Leesburg Pike. The hotel has been abandoned for nearly a year, which always leads to complications from poor maintenance to vagrants. […]

Washington Business Journal reported this week that yet another development project, the first building of LCOR’s Commons of McLean is set for groundbreaking. The building would join four other mid and high rise towers currently under construction, including two at the Cityline Garfield parcel, MITRE Building 4, and Capital One headquarters. To date the growth […]

In case you missed this non-Tysons related story from the always interesting to read UrbanTurf blog, office to mixed use conversions are becoming very popular in the DC area. This is clearly a reaction to increasing over supply in office space caused by a slower federal contracting economy and the likely over delivery of new […]

Despite what some local macroeconomics experts might be telling you, the construction boom continues unabated in Tysons. Considering Fairfax has gained 40,000 residents since the 2010 census, and that there is no chance there were 15,000-18,000 new homes built in the county, it is obvious that residential multi-family remains marketable. Lucky for Tysons high rise […]