Documenting Northern Virginia's Urban Transformation
Built in 1974, the fifteen-story International Tower is one of the oldest office towers in Reston. Billing itself as the tallest point (but not the tallest building) in town, the building is a local landmark and has a prominent place in Reston’s skyline, clearly visible from all directions. International Tower was acquired by American Real …
The 17FIFTY building in Reston Town Center, which is being entirely leased to Leidos, appears to be completed. Although not currently in use due to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, the building is occupiable and security is present in the finished lobby. The building is the final construction in the latest phase of Reston Town Center’s …
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Bechtel—the country’s largest construction company—calls this pair of buildings home, situated at the corner of Reston Parkway and the Dulles Toll Road. One and Two Reston Overlook were built over 20 years ago. Bechtel moved there in 2012, and just recently established Reston as its worldwide headquarters.
Completed in 2005 by local developer Renaissance Centro, this 12-story condo building stands across Reston Parkway from Reston Town Center, along with two other residential high-rise communities further north. The developer has plans to build another residential tower at the corner of Old Reston Avenue and Temporary road, on the current site of a small …
The Signature luxury apartments opened in 2018 on the last undeveloped lot in Reston Town Center. The two towers are among the tallest in Reston’s urban core, and the first floor of the building is home to gourmet grocer Balducci’s.
Construction is practically complete on the Herndon Metro station of the Silver Line, which is positioned to be primarily a commuter station when it opens sometime next year. A couple of large parking structures surround it on the south side, while the north side connects with medium- to low-density office parks and residential. Higher density …
Fannie Mae plans to consolidate their Northern Virginia offices into the currently under-construction Reston Gateway towers near the town center, but until then, the company holds a lease at their private campus on American Dream Way. Here, the building can be seen from the nearby Plaza America. Fannie Mae sold the building back in 2018. …
Just to the south of the completed BLVD Reston Station, Comstock has topped out the next office building coming to the Wiehle–Reston East metro plaza. Although the building stands well over ten stories tall, only the topmost floors will house office space. The majority of the structure is dedicated to parking and the ground-floor retail, …
Located off Monroe Street just south of the bridge over Highway 267 in Herndon, this five-story apartment building is the first significant construction in the forthcoming Woodland Park neighborhood. NVHomes has completed a handful of townhomes and townhome-style condos already. Future plans include two office towers on the block to the left, and another apartment …