Category: Development

If there has been one project in Tysons that has been the focus of intense criticism and hope it has been Tysons West. By being the first site parcel being developed with the Tysons Comprehensive Plan in mind (though technically the completion of their initial phase was a by right project) meant it would bear […]

Being the first post-comprehensive plan high rise to be approved and subsequently begin construction put a lot of pressure on Greystar and Georgelas, but so far the plans and reality are coming together quite well at Ascent Tower. When complete the 26-story residential apartments will be a prominent feature on the new Tysons’ skyline, provide […]

Fairfax County has been saying they want to make the roads in Fairfax safer for all users for a few years now. They have, to be fair, initiated new bike facilities, masterplans, better crosswalk management systems, and in general reduced their prioritization of higher vehicles speeds in populated corridors. However yesterday’s two incidents, spaced only […]

I wouldn’t call it a ground breaking, but you may have noticed that the Hanover Company, developers of Block E at Arbor Row, have located their construction trailer and begun some clearing and grubbing operations. The project proposes building a dual tier residential tower (20-story and 27-story) with first floor retail that is badly needed […]

Anyone who attended the Vienna meetings for the Silver Line bus connector realignment proposal earlier this year knows that the number 1 most contentious route has been the 432; a route that would connect northern Vienna with the Spring Hill Metro Station and Tysons, a critical gap currently in the transit network. As we reported […]

Around the corner today; WTOP reports that the NVTC is serious about alternative solutions to the Route 7 transportation corridor. Could a dedicated transit lane help relieve congestion? Major questions remain, such as how will the portion of Route 7 at Seven Corners be handled and where would funding come from? Any solutions to Route […]

Route 7 in Tysons has some grandiose future plans, but in the current term it appears we may be moving backwards. I haven’t been able to find the site plans for this particular project, however at the corner of International (technically Gallows) and Route 7 the existing three-story office appears to have been demolished for… […]

It has been two months since we last took a look at Ovation Apartments. The building has been structurally topped out, and the facade is quickly following suit. When we last photographed the building it was still mostly a reinforced concrete skeleton with almost no facade work other than some spot areas of insulation and […]

Earlier this year, when Tysons Tower construction really started to pick up, I got worried that one of my favorite restaurants in Tysons would close up because of construction activity. In fact, Neisha Thai was preparing for a move in advance of the eventual close of their original mall location, and getting ready to move […]