Fairfax County will break ground this month on a major rehabilitation of its Accotink Wastewater Pump Station.
The county’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services approved a $71 million construction contract on July 3 that included the first-ever Project Labor Agreement (PLA) administered by a local government in Virginia, according to a press release.
Reston Regional Library is set to reopen on Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. after an 11-week closure for renovations.
The building — which is nearing the end of its life — underwent critical renovations throughout the summer, including ADA improvements for the main public restrooms, upgrades for all lighting fixtures, replacement of carpet in key areas, updates to public meeting rooms, and general paint, cleaning and blind repairs.
Construction continues at Capital One’s headquarters campus in Tysons, this time to turn vacant land near the McLean Metro station into urban parks.
Work on the future Capital One East and “Block D” parks has been underway for months. In addition to providing open space and recreational amenities, the projects will deliver hundreds of new parking spaces, though it’s unclear whether the lots will be free or paid.
Dozens of townhomes are under construction on the former site of Reston’s Lake Anne Fellowship House.
Developer Tri Pointe Homes opened sales for its Lake Anne Towns development this past Saturday (Aug. 24), welcoming over 50 different groups to a model house at 1641 Fellowship Square for tours, a spokesperson told FFXnow.
The Town of Vienna is now down to just one mochi donut shop.
Donutchew closed permanently last week after just over two years at 107 Maple Avenue West, serving its final customers on Thursday, Aug. 22. Though some customers got wind of the closure earlier, it wasn’t announced on social media until that evening.
After four years, Reston Town Center’s old Best Buy will soon no longer be vacant.
Whole Foods is moving into the 43,266-square-foot space at 1861 Fountain Drive in the Spectrum at Reston Town Center, according to Fairfax County permit records.
The first building in The Boro’s expansion has arrived.
The Trillium, a 15-story senior living community, celebrated its opening at 1620 Boro Place in Tysons on Aug. 1, delivering 181 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments.
Mars is upgrading its longtime headquarters in McLean.
The candy and pet food manufacturer announced yesterday (Tuesday) that, this August, it will begin a multi-year renovation of the two-story office building at 6885 Elm Street that has served as its global corporate base since 1984.
More pieces of the Reston Midline development near the Wiehle Metro station are starting to fall into place.
Developer EYA hopes to begin construction on an apartment building within the next year after completing its Townhomes at Reston Station earlier this summer. All 113 townhouses were sold by August 2023, and they were officially delivered to buyers by June, EYA President and CEO McLean Quinn told FFXnow.
Reston is getting a combined basketball and futsal court, but it’ll be at a different site than what the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) previously proposed.
After seeking public input this spring on upgrades at South Lakes Drive Park, the park authority has teamed up with the Volkswagen Group of America and the Great Outdoor Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to recreational amenities, to instead build the dual-purpose court at Stratton Woods Park (2431 Fox Mill Road).
