Category: Development

Many south Vienna, Tysons, Falls Church, and Merrifield residents have been patiently waiting for the completion of the first phase for the Mosaic District located south of the Dunn Loring metro in Merrifield. What was once an aging multiplex movie theater and strip mall has already experienced a makeover with new apartments and condos and […]

Progress was made at the planning commission last night as the board moved to approve the funding mechanisms for infrastructure over the next 40 years within and to Tysons Corner. The approximately $5 billion in funding (between $25-35 million of which will come annually from public funds) provides for a grid of streets, Fairfax wide […]

The inside the beltway crowd had an opportunity to see the often used dividing line today on their trip to Tysons for the Senate debate between former Senator George Allen and former Governor Tim Kaine. Capital One’s auditorium is about as close as one can get to the beltway without being stuck in traffic on […]

It doesn’t take a savvy political insider to decipher the platforms of the GOP and Democrats when it comes to energy policy. Democrats believe that in the short term we are tied to combustible sources but are willing to increase subsidization to renewable sources to slow and eventually reverse that position. At the same time the Democratic […]

Late last week the Tysons Tower project finished the first step in the construction process with the majority of earth work operations completed for Phase 1 of construction. You may have noticed far fewer dump trucks coming from the property and that brand new multi-hundred foot crane hovering over Route 123. From above we can […]

September 13, 2012: The planning commission met with members of the Tysons Planning Committee as part of four follow-on motions surrounding the Comprehensive Plan approved in June 2010. The motions were; 1) Determine a financing structure for transportation infrastructure over the life term of the improvements. 2) Determine if availability and feasibility of commuter parking […]

It is easy to lose track of which construction site you are looking at, especially if you are driving around Tysons Corner. Route 7 has been one massive redevelopment site ever since the Silver Line construction began, to the angst of commuters. Now with the cranes and lurching rail fabricators coming off of Leesburg Pike, […]

Fairfax County has experienced a continued improvement in crime over the past 10 years, even with the sizable increase in population. Many different reasons could be the cause of the general safety, but likely all of the above is why we enjoy such low rates. (WashingtonPost) —————————– MOM’s Organic Market is opening in Merrifield. The family chain […]