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Transportation impacts of new Lofts at Reston Station homes draw scrutiny

Published April 8, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated April 9, 2026 at 10:30AM

Pulte Group's concept plan for Lofts II at Reston Station (via Land Design Consultants/Fairfax County)

Fairfax County staff are prepared to allow housing on an aging office property near the Wiehle Metro station in Reston with the expectation that the future developer will also deliver some transportation improvements.

The county’s planning commission will hold a public hearing tonight (Wednesday) on a proposed comprehensive plan amendment that would pave the way for Lofts at Reston Station builder Pulte Group to redevelop three low-lying office buildings at 1810, 1825 and 1850 Samuel Morse Drive with stacked townhouses and condominiums.

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In Tysons, developers pivot from new construction to enhancing what’s already there

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 17, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated March 17, 2026 at 5:38PM

The Tysons Community Alliance held a Vision Tysons summit on the area's economy and development at Capital One Hall on March 12, 2026 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

New buildings are still going up in Tysons, as anyone who has passed the Indigo at McLean Station, Exchange at Spring Hill and Flats at Tysons construction sites can attest.

But 16 years into Fairfax County’s plan to remake Tysons into a downtown community by 2050, developers behind some of the area’s more established neighborhoods have started to focus less on expanding their properties than on bolstering what they’ve already built.

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Reston Crossing redevelopment revived under new property owner

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 10, 2026 at 9:15AM

Aerial rendering of Bernstein Management Corporation's proposed Reston Crossing development (via MV+A/Fairfax County)

A new developer hopes to try its hand at transforming an office park on the south side of the Reston Town Center Metro station into a fully inhabited community.

Bethesda-based Bernstein Management Corporation is seeking to revive and expand on a mixed-use redevelopment of the Reston Crossing offices that still exists only on paper, nearly seven years after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the project.

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Tech giant Oracle seeks to build more parking on Reston office campus

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 5, 2026 at 1:45PM

A sign for Oracle's office campus in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Oracle wants to provide more parking for employees on its Reston campus.

An attorney representing the Texas-based technology corporation sent a letter to Fairfax County’s zoning administrator in January asking if a surface parking lot could be constructed on the office property at 1900 Oracle Way instead of a previously approved parking garage.

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Apartments under construction on former Merrifield office site

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 2, 2026 at 8:30AM

Construction is underway on the Elms Dunn Loring apartments on the former Dunn Loring Center site in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Housing will soon rise on a vacant lot in Merrifield where an office building had stood for over four decades.

Elm Street Development broke ground at the end of 2025 on its upcoming apartment building at 2722 Merrilee Drive, nearly five years after the project was approved to replace the 1980s-era Dunn Loring Center.

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Arlington tech companies to open Fairfax offices, bringing over 300 jobs

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 18, 2026 at 8:30AM

The office building at 8270 Greensboro Drive in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A pair of Arlington-based technology companies are planning new offices in Fairfax County, collectively promising over 300 new jobs.

First, the space tech manufacturer Umbra announced last Thursday (Feb. 12) that it will expand to Reston, opening a 20,000-square-foot office expected to host over 100 employees. Then, defense contractor Grvty revealed yesterday (Tuesday) that it will establish a new corporate headquarters in Tysons.

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Tech investing firm moving HQ from Reston Town Center to Reston Row

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 17, 2026 at 10:00AM

The office building at 1800 Reston Row Plaza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A venture capital firm that focuses on national security and technology companies is bouncing from one growing Reston development to another.

Currently based at Reston Town Center, Razor’s Edge Ventures will relocate its headquarters to the Row at Reston Station after signing a lease for approximately 15,000 square feet of space, property owner Comstock Companies announced Wednesday (Feb. 11).

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‘Aggressive’ push needed to replace aging commercial properties, McKay says

By Scott McCaffrey

Published February 11, 2026 at 2:45PM

A sign advertises office space available for leasing in a building near Route 28 in Chantilly (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County needs to take a more hands-on approach to helping owners repurpose aging commercial properties, one local government leader says.

“We know where they are. We have this information. Let’s identify the top 10, 15 opportunities and let’s go to them,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said at an Economic Initiatives Committee meeting on Tuesday (Feb. 10).

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Developer seeks to replace former Fannie Mae office in Reston with more townhomes

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 10, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated February 12, 2026 at 9:28PM

Sign for the Sunset Station residential development under construction at 11600 American Dream Way in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

As the first homes constructed on the former Fannie Mae campus in Reston prepare to welcome residents, developer Wheelock Communities is clamoring to add over 100 more.

Wheelock hopes to construct up to 150 stacked townhomes in place of the remaining office building on the nearly 5-acre site at 11600 American Dream Way, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County on Feb. 3.

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Planning commission supports affordable housing on Franconia Governmental Center site

By Scott McCaffrey

Published February 10, 2026 at 8:30AM

Rendering of affordable housing on Franconia Governmental Center site (via Soto Architecture & Urban Design/Fairfax County)

A proposal to build 120 units of affordable housing on a site now occupied by the Franconia Governmental Center has won the support of the Fairfax County Planning Commission.

Commission members voted without opposition on Feb. 4 to approve the plan by Franconia Development Partners, a consortium of several housing groups seeking to redevelop the 3.3 acres of leased county land at 6121 Franconia Road with a four-story apartment building.