Category: Development

It’s no secret that Lerner balked at the idea of starting construction on 1775 Tysons Blvd while the future for government contract work was murky at best. After spending 3 months excavating the property to foundation level, the project suddenly halted. Now the property is a fairly interesting empty pit of permanent sod and construction […]

Well readers, much to my dismay, The Constant Shopper did not win the PowerBall drawing last night and while it would’ve been nice to win $579 million, I’m still day dreaming on what I would’ve bought if I had won. Here is my wishlist, which can also serve as my Christmas list in case anyone […]

In case you didn’t already hear the non-stop chattering from television coverage of Black Friday mania or the politics of labor in the saga that is Wal-Mart’s continued attempts to sell people low grade products for as cheap as possible, it’s CHRISTMAS! Now forget every parable, christmas story, holiday movie, and fond memory you have […]

In around the corner today; Tom Jackman has a great story about the status of Tysons Last Forest and the battle over a dulles toll ramp which is now on its way out. The final decision on the controversial plan will be made January 15th in the Board of Supervisors meeting. (Washington Post) —- The […]

Colonial old towns are monuments to our nation’s origins, an antiquated period in America in which planning involved concepts such as how to provide lumber to shipyards. The idea of infrastructure, access, and congestion were irrelevant in comparison to proximity to waterways. People who traveled between towns embarked, instead of commuted, on trips between homesteads […]

Yesterday afternoon the Washington Metro region business landscape got a bit of a shaking up as Intelsat, the world’s largest provider of fixed satellite services, announced it would be moving from its currently owned facility near the Van Ness Metro in DC to a new 22-story office tower under construction in Tysons Corner. After several […]

Around the Corner today; The Connection has a valid point to make about infrastructure in Northern Virginia. The problem has become the complete lack of funding from ANY sources. Not only has Richmond cut off most of the funding that used to come to our area but alternative sources of funding such as the gas […]

Well the savior of Northern Virginia traffic mitigation is here. Unfortunately for Fluor, Saturday’s on 495 don’t suffer any traffic problems… in fact with all the construction done on the 495 Express Lanes some weekday hours will likely avoid some of the worst of it. Either way 495 Express is open now, regardless of who […]

Tysons Corner has long been the most difficult biking region in Northern Virginia. Between the chaos that is rush hour, the roads that create an un-ordered mesh of pseudo highways, and the drivers who are frustrated and unfocused the area doesn’t just have a reputation for being dangerous to bike riders, but a history. A […]

Tonight the Northern Virginia Streetcar Coalition held their annual meeting at the Skyline development in Fairfax County to discuss the status of the Columbia Pike and Crystal City streetcars. The projects are moving forward in their feasibility studies, FTA funding outreach, and jurisdictional planning and look to begin the next steps in early 2013 towards […]