Urban Planning
Stadiums Aren’t The Problem, Parking Is
While many espouse the virtue of stadiums to improving land values, this is only true for well formatted stadiums that fit in with the neighborhoods in which they are placed.
Tag: Development
Jan 07, 2016
Dec 29, 2015
Capital One Rising
You’d have to be oblivious to miss all the tower cranes located at the Capital One property in Tysons. For the past several months they have been hovering over a pit where the foundations and piers for the new high rise tower were being constructed, but metro riders and folks headed to work at the […]
Dec 20, 2015
Johnson Scotts Run Station Sees Activity
Cityline Partners have been very busy this year at their massive rezoning project, Scotts Run Station South. Beyond the obvious progress at the Garfield parcel, Cityline has demolished their longtime offices (West Group) across the street along Anderson Road. Behind the hill where most of the driving public sees the activity there is some serious work occurring at […]
Dec 14, 2015
Construction Update
Garfield Apartments Get A Facade
The new Garfield building gets faced with a mixture of brick and corrugated metal.
Dec 13, 2015
Commons of McLean Updates
It’s not much to look at but the completion of foundation work and the assembly of the tower crane at the Commons of McLean project is a major step forward for HOAR construction. The 319 unit apartment is only the first of a seven building complex which will transform the low-rise aging apartments along the […]
Dec 08, 2015
Tysons East Hot Streak to Continue Into 2016
There have been a lot of changes already to the Tysons East District, also known as the McLean Station region of Tysons. 2015 was a big year in construction in this corner of Tysons as several high rise tower cranes dotted the skyline, MITRE Building 4 topped out, and the new “Garfield” parcel apartments became a […]
Nov 21, 2015
Akridge Joins Tysons East Construction Boom
One doesn’t have to search very hard to see signs of the metro spurred construction boom occurring at the McLean Metro station. Surrounding the station platform are four major construction projects and a pipeline of future projects that will total more than 10 million square feet once complete. Between Capital One, Cityline, Commons of McLean, and MITRE […]
Oct 21, 2015
JLB Mid-Rise Apartments At Tysons East Continue To Rise
One building alone can’t make a good urban neighborhood, but it sure can help diminish oversized road sections. Case in point, JLB’s apartments which continue to rise along Dolley Madison Boulevard in Tysons East. The building isn’t yet completed but the massing and height of the structure is really improving the feel of Route 123 […]
Oct 18, 2015
Urban Planning
Boro Rezoning Ready For Board Approval
A final decision about The Boro will occur this Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting.
Oct 11, 2015
7915 Jones Branch Drive Coming Down
Some very exciting news from North Tysons this week. We have been suspecting for a few months now the redevelopment of 7915 Jones Branch Drive would begin sometime in the winter or possibly early spring 2016. It looks like PS Business Parks is getting serious about moving forward as they have begun demolishing the existing […]