The first new high rise building since the approval of the comprehensive plan for Tysons Corner is beginning to go vertical. Oddly, the Park Crest towers, are not part of the new comprehensive plan process as they fall outside of the TOD designated districts. However with the transit center within a tenth of a mile, and less than a mile walk to two of the future Silver line stations, Park Crest Two should be considered a well integrated building.
This week Clark Builders Group, the management company for the new tower, launched their website which has provided more information on the future of Park Crest Two. The most important bit of news is that Park Crest Two will be an apartment tower, and not a new condominium building similar to Park Crest One. Rumors had been circulating about this for the past few months but it had not been publicly announced. The 300 unit, 19-story tower, also includes a courtyard pool, patio area with bocce ball court and fireplace, dog park, and water park.
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The building will share its underground parking with Park Crest One, of which I am a resident. Hopefully the dog park and patio area will also be shared with Park Crest One as currently there is only a 6′ trail that has become the defacto dog play area for the neighborhood. The project will be LEED silver certified, always an important indication of the seriousness of the builder towards a sustainable building. Also of note, the building will incorporate a mix of studios, 1 bedrooms and 2 bedrooms of varying sizes. We have long touted the importance of variance in the rental and condo market in reducing the overall unaffordability of the region. These studios join a very small stock of Fairfax units and hopefully will help provide a base line for young professionals moving to the region.
Construction for earthwork has been performed over the past 3 months in congruence with the completion of Avalon Park Crest next door but only recently did the 250 foot crane join the skyline of Westpark. The foundation columns are now beginning to ascend out of the ground and within the next two months drivers along Westpark will begin to see the building taking shape. Completion of Park Crest Two is set for mid 2014.
