Come summertime, the Boro will be rising out of the ground in a marquee location, being watched over by tens of thousands of office workers in the adjoining high-density office buildings.
With newly opened Ten Penh just down the street, and several other towers under construction or completed nearby, the Mile is another piece of the burgeoning urban fabric in town.
Lost in the mix of those crane mounted wrecking balls was the smaller but equally interesting demolition of the old Business Bank of Virginia building at the Pike 7 shopping plaza off Leesburg Pike.
Construction at the Capital One Headquarters has climbed higher and higher on its journey to becoming the tallest occupied building in the Washington region.
The final plan is likely to create significant walkability improvements for the south side of Route 7 and likely improve connectivity between northern Vienna and the Silver Line metro stations.