Northern Virginia

[NoVaBoy]

they are a nice addition to the TC. What I want to know is what will be going up across from the mid town towers in the vacant lot there. I know across the street behind the bus depot, they will put up a 15 storier within a few months or so.

I remember hearing earlier that KSI, Midtown's developer, was planning on adding three additional condo towers to that spot. It seems a little too small to do that anyhow. If that is the plan I hope they aren't identical to the buildings already there because that will look like a commie block.

[revitalize]

Here are a couple of pictures I took of the construction progress of the SoMa buildings in Reston Town Center. These were taken about a week ago:

nice pics. things are looking good there in Reston. Pardon my ignorance, but what does "SoMa" stand for...?

thx

[tombarnes]

SOuth of MArket Street.

Wikipedia

[beltwayboy08]

I remember hearing earlier that KSI, Midtown's developer, was planning on adding three additional condo towers to that spot. It seems a little too small to do that anyhow. If that is the plan I hope they aren't identical to the buildings already there because that will look like a commie block.

haha. yeh it would. I know they were planning towers to be built in maybe 2 years and the images of the completed TC looked like they would match the ones across. but Im not sure if that was preliminary or actual. it seems like when the picture was made in 2005, that it would be too hard to know for sure what they would look like. I hope they re-think them after the housing slump and make them nice glass covered structures. the TC could use some buildings like that to contrast the stucco and brick dominated cityscape.

[4307]

With Approval Of FAA, a Final Tower Is Set to Rise in Rosslyn

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7122702154.html

Another superstructure, a 370-foot, 30-story skyscraper crowned with a transparent pyramid, will soon be rising on the Rosslyn skyline.

It might become a landmark in Arlington County: the last building of its size to be approved in Rosslyn, where the Federal Aviation Administration has put a lid on the soaring skyline out of concern for airline safety.

The office building, named for its address at 1812 N. Moore St., will have more energy-efficient features than any other in Virginia. To win approval, the developer, Arlington-based Monday Properties, promised record contributions toward transit improvements and the county's affordable-housing fund.

It is the last of a trio of monumental buildings that Arlington has approved for construction in the past six months. The other two -- a 30-story residential tower and a 31-story office building together known as Central Place -- were approved by the county in May. The taller of the two will be 76 feet higher than the silver tower that once served as headquarters of USA Today.

Edited January 8, 2008 by 4307

[tombarnes]

While I don't particularly mind the presence of this building in Rosslyn, I think the county is wise to limit construction of very tall buildings near the flight path. Sufficient density for good urbanism might even be achieved more rapidly without extremely tall buildings. Essentially, this is one of the main reasons that the District is dense. Let the area grow, but certain constraints might harness the growth and force planners to take urbanism into account.

[4307]

Promenade

JBG Retail has plans to replace the current Cadillac car dealership with a mixed used project. It will include an office tower, condo/apartment tower, and retail. The project will be built in phases, according to the density increases that the property will receive when a full funding agreement is signed for the Silver Line. The project will be across the street from the Tysons West station.

[NoVaBoy]

^That is great news. JBG is really pushing around the DC metro with their TOD's. I know that their proposal for Reston Heights off of Sunrise Valley Drive went under review from the Fairfax County Board. It will be four high-rises across from the future metro stop. They are already developing Reston Square which includes the new Westin Hotel which I think is topped out. I cannot find any renderings the development however.

[joshuadavis]

The Reston Heights plan hasn't really gotten past the concept stage. On the 28th their concept plan will be rejected or approved, if it's approved we can expect more details including renderings.

[tombarnes]

Welcome to the site Mr. Davis! Please keep us abreast of developments with this project. I look forward to your participation here.

[TheFutureIsNow]

Nice, the Promenade project is a big step forward for Tysons, it looks like it could have been proposed in a much more developed city like atlanta or charlotte, and the base retail will possibly start to encourage a more pedestrian environment. This could be the first step to a much more sustainable Tysons!...if it gets past the approval stage and the dampening effect of the recession.

Edited January 15, 2008 by TheFutureIsNow

[NoVaBoy]

^It seems amazing to me that they can find retailers to fill those bases with the two huge malls basically next door. I hope all the surface car dealerships are turned into like developments.

[joshuadavis]

Well Tysons is a huge retail base - the 2nd largest after New York City on the East Coast - and the 15 mile area around it has a huge median income, so retailers want to be their.

[NoVaBoy]

I was just looking at The Promenades brochure:

http://www.jbgr.com/brochures/new/BrandingBook11-27-07.pdf

and it looks like this will be a two part development. It looks like retail will come first and at a later time the taller structures will be added, maybe not a guarantee, or they are waiting for the arrival of the metro.

[NoVaBoy]

The Reston Heights plan hasn't really gotten past the concept stage. On the 28th their concept plan will be rejected or approved, if it's approved we can expect more details including renderings.

I don't know if we will see any plans by the 28th(boo). I was reading an article in the observer in which the JBG representative said site plans would be submitted in six to twelve months. Hopefully we might catch a glimpse of them earlier, but I am unsure as nearby residents want the development to be decreased by thirty percent.

[NoVaBoy]

While snooping around looking for reston heights plans, I came upon an article from last month about large shopping center next to Reston Town Center(with the Bestbuy, Barnes & Noble, etc.) Apparently, Lerner Enterprises, the owners of the shopping center are interested in converting it into an extension of the Town Center. I have been thinking that this would be great for years! The shopping center consists of 19 acres. Lerner Enterprises is the same company that owns Tyson's mall and is putting high rises there. Unfortunately, the Lerner representative didn't complete one of the forms needed, which makes me think they aren't as excited about this as I am. Anyway, here is the article from last month:

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2007/dec/...eeting-delayed/

[NoVaBoy]

Falls Church City Center received an O.K. from the city council and will go through a bunch of reviews from city boards and will be back for final approval hopefully by February 25.

http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?option=com_c...1&Itemid=33

[NoVaBoy]

"The Madison" in Alexandria was also given the O.K.: A three acre site, which is currently the home of an abandoned warehouse will be developed into residential and retail.

http://www.examiner.com/a-1165745~Alexandr...s-Washington_DC

[NoVaBoy]

I came across this rendering of a planned building in Tyson's Corner creatively called "Tysons Tower." I don't have any information about it besides this and am curious as to whether you guys no anything about it.

[tombarnes]

Thanks for posting these pictures. I'm especially interested in the Tysons Tower project. It looks good and would be good for the area. I really hope the transportation issues with Tysons can be worked out i such a way that these towers can coalesce into a real urban area instead of clusters of towers off the freeway.

[NoVaBoy]

I did a little searching on the Tyson's Tower and found out a little bit more on SK&A engineers website. The project will consist of two towers, Tysons J East and West towers, with a different rendering:

I don't know if these renders are newer than the one I posted earlier or not. From the first render I thought that it might be an office project. However, this render shows all kinds of balconies which makes me think it will be residential. I guess we will have to wait until more information comes out.

Edited January 23, 2008 by NoVaBoy

[andyfried]

They're beautiful !

[NoVaBoy]

Here is a shot of the future site of the Promenade. The cadillac dealership has already closed up shop, which I wasn't aware of. Also, a friend of mine who works for a development company in Tyson's told me that all of the dealerships on rt.7 in Tyson's have loose deals with development companies. Most of these deals won't manifest themselves until the metro tracks are being laid.

[NoVaBoy]

While I was in Tyson's I snapped a few photos of the Park Crest Residential Development: Here are a few renders as well as some construction photos from 01.23.07:

One Park Crest(19 stories):

Two Park Crest(19 stories):

Park Crest Lofts:

Rendering of the site as seen from above the lofts:

Here are the construction photos. It looks as if One Park Crest is topped out and they are still working on the lofts.

[NoVaBoy]

I didn't have time to snap any pictures of Towers Crescent developments. I think that 8020 Towers Crescent is finished according to there website. 8030 Towers Crescent is under construction:

8020 being the smaller building on the right.

Edited January 23, 2008 by NoVaBoy