City View Tysons construction site empty during search for new owner

7901 Westpark Drive in Tysons, formerly the home of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, is planned to someday be developed with a new, glass-clad, 10-story office building named “City View Tysons.” Currently though, the site sits empty following the excavation for the building foundation. The owner made the decision to market the property after a …

Excavation underway for foundation of the Heming in Tysons East

Digging has begun on the future site of Skanska’s new multifamily building near the McLean Metro station. The Heming, a 28-story apartment highrise, will be built at the corner of Colshire Drive and Chain Bridge Road and is expected to open in late 2022. Construction was announced around the beginning of the year, but no …

Rosslyn Holiday Inn scheduled for implosion Sunday morning

An 18-story former hotel in Arlington’s Rosslyn neighborhood will be demolished via controlled implosion Sunday morning. The Rosslyn Holiday Inn at 1900 Fort Myer Drive opened in 1972 and is one of the oldest buildings visible in the Rosslyn skyline. The demolition will make way for the Key, a new mixed-use development consisting of two …

Photo: Paramount at Reston

The Paramount at Reston is a 15-story condominium building at 1830 Fountain Drive. The highrise was built in 2005 and houses 100 units. It is currently the only highrise building in Reston’s “Town Center North” district, which is mostly developed with municipal buildings, including a library, police department, temporary fire station, and government center. Its …

Photos: The Bexley condominium building opens in Tysons

Another residential option recently opened within walking distance of the McLean Metro station, and this time the units are for sale. The Bexley is a five-story condo building with 140 units priced above $700,000, part of a new planned neighborhood the developer is calling “The Highland District.” Construction on the building completed this fall after …

Photos: Abandoned Monarch Tysons construction site

Not every construction project goes as planned. Renaissance Centro, a local real estate developer, has provided an example of this with the Monarch Tysons property. Conceived as a 20-story condo tower near Tysons Galleria, this development broke ground in April 2019 with a planned completion in late 2020. Late 2020 is here, and as can …

Photos: Tall Oaks Village Center construction continues

The years-long effort to replace one of Reston’s original village centers with a new cluster of townhomes, townhome-style condominiums, and midrise condominium buildings has made considerable progress with the recent delivery of the first set of homes. Construction on additional units is expected to continue into next year. Tall Oaks Village Center was one of …