A plan to transform the Tysons Plaza office campus into a mixed-use complex where people would live and shop in addition to working is starting to solidify.
Developer JBG Smith, which acquired the property at 1410, 1420 and 1430 Spring Hill Road last year, submitted a rezoning application to Fairfax County yesterday (Monday) that proposes replacing the easternmost of the three office buildings with a mid-rise apartment building.
Two low-lying retail buildings would be added along Tyco Road, supplementing the retail and service space already available on the ground floors of the office buildings at 1410 and 1420 Spring Hill Road, which will both remain.
“A key component of the proposal is the strategic retention and repositioning of existing office uses,” DLA Piper land use attorney Brian J. Winterhalter said in a May 1 statement for the application. “Tenants from the building to be removed will be relocated within the remaining buildings, consolidating occupancy and improving the viability of those structures. This approach preserves employment uses on the Property while allowing for reinvestment and transition toward a mixed-use environment.”
JBG Smith had indicated when it bought Tysons Plaza that it planned to retain some office space, while exploring a potential residential redevelopment of one building.
The proposal also aligns closely with the intentions of the property’s previous owner, Rockpoint, which nominated it last year for a site-specific comprehensive plan amendment (SSPA) that would allow changes to the county’s land use guidance — specifically, the addition of options for mixed-use residential development or mixed-use office with a residential component.
In June 2025, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized staff to evaluate the proposed changes as part of a larger study looking at whether to allow different uses in all areas of Tysons currently designated as office only. A virtual community meeting to kick off that study is scheduled for next Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m.
In its application, JBG Smith contends that adding housing and more retail at Tysons Plaza will spur more daily activity, while introducing “architectural diversity” with the new residential building and amenities for both the future residents and other community members.
“Overall, this approach supports the continued viability of employment uses on the Property while allowing it to evolve in response to broader market trends,” the application says.
Replacing a six-story building that was constructed at 1430 Spring Hill Road in 1986, the proposed residential building would be 74 feet tall with up to seven stories and 375 apartments, including some workforce housing, as shown on the submitted development plan.
The plan also shows 5,500 and 3,500-square-foot retail buildings, though JBG Smith is requesting approval for a possible maximum of 10,000 and 6,000 square feet, respectively.
According to a phasing plan, the residential building would be constructed first, followed by the larger retail building and then the smaller one.
The property would be enhanced with approximately 1.14 acres of urban park space accessible to residents, employees and the general public. Suggested amenities include a dog park on the western portion of the 14.7-acre site, an adjacent fitness park, “sports-oriented” facilities, a central plaza, and a “greenway” park with a lawn area, seating, bicycle racks and an 8-foot-wide multi-use trail.
For parking, the developer says it will retain an existing, partially underground garage as well as “a limited number” of surface parking space.
“The Proposed Development is designed to utilize this existing parking infrastructure efficiently, allowing for the accommodation of residential, office, and retail uses within a shared parking environment that supports different peak demand periods,” Winterhalter wrote.
The application hasn’t been officially accepted for review yet by county staff.
