Category: Development

The Know Your Supervisor series will be a 6-question and answer segment (with the same questions asked of each Supervisor) to better understand the platforms and priorities of our Board of Supervisor members. Our inaugural interviewee is Supervisor Pat Herrity who was kind enough to take some time to speak to us one on one. […]

It has been another couple of months since our last status update of the first high rise tower under construction based on the new comprehensive plan rezoning; Ascent Tower by Greystar. The project is part of Spring Hill Station by Georgelas which includes over a dozen new mixed use high rises. The single tower high […]

Around the Corner today; The Washington Post ran a story this week about Capital One’s plans for its headquarters in Tysons. The story notes that Capital One received rezoning approval only a few months ago, and is now asking to switch where their marquee headquarter building will go, and how tall it will be. It […]

On Wednesday May 1, 2012 my family received a letter from FCPS Advanced Academics Department stating that our rising 4th grader had been found eligible for level IV services. Level IV, according to the FCPS website; provides full time academic placement for highly gifted children.  She currently attends Cunningham Park where there is no local […]

Tysons has seen over a dozen major rezoning applications, one third of which have been approved or are near approval. With tens of millions of square feet in new development in the pipeline it becomes difficult to review the individual components and parcels that are contained within each major submission. Inside each Reston Town Center […]

If you didn’t hear today was Bike to Work Day, an annual event that challenges commuters to find a way out of the car and reconnected to the neighborhood via two wheels. If you did hear about Bike to Work Day, and participated, we want to know how it went. Did you face any obstacles […]

For many business experts and corporate heads the only asset that the Washington Metro area has going for it is federal contracting. They look at the 3rd largest consumer base, with the highest aggregate education and financial strength of any comparable region, and can’t see past the idea that this is a government only town. […]

This morning you may have heard the NPR story on VDOT and the CTBs urging for the Outer Beltway. NPR noted that the transportation study shows that traffic on Prince William and Loudoun roads will increase by 75% to 250%. Wow! That’s a lot more cars on the road. We better start building right away! […]

This past week two important economic reports came out showing just how strong of a case is to be made about the future downtown of Tysons. While the visual characteristics of Tysons is anything but urban or reflective of traditional commercial business districts, it is economically a clear case of a downtown that is booming. […]