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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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It won’t be long before both a Mediterranean restaurant and an immersive game show experience open their doors at The Boro in Tysons.

Fava Pot and Game Show Battle Rooms will officially open to the public later this month, a spokesperson for The Boro announced.


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The mystery tenant who sought a pedestrian bridge to connect developer Comstock Companies’ new Reston Row office buildings has been revealed.

Federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton announced today (Monday) that it will swap its longtime headquarters in Tysons for the entire 9-story building at 1870 Reston Row Plaza, plus “multiple floors” of its 13-story companion at 1800 Reston Row Plaza.


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A well-liked local Egyptian eatery, an entertainment venue that lets customers compete in game shows, and other new retailers are about to shake up The Boro in Tysons.

Fava Pot will start moving into 1624 Boro Place on Sept. 20 — the day after Tasty Kabob, which has occupied the storefront since 2020, is set to close.


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A national TV broadcast company based in Tysons could soon be subsumed into a rival.

Tegna, which became the first tenant to move into Boro Tower in 2019, announced today (Tuesday) that it has entered into a $6.2 billion agreement to be acquired by Nexstar Media Group, a media company whose local holdings include the CW affiliate DC News Now and the online political news outlet The Hill.


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Summer is heating up in Tysons with a variety of free programs throughout the season.

A new “Latin Dance Experience” series will kick off at Boro Park (8350 Broad Street) this Sunday (June 8).


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The Washington West Film Festival will be cooking with Kevin Bacon when it returns to Fairfax County next month for its 13th year.

The “Footloose” star is set to visit the county both virtually and in-person as part of the philanthropic festival, which announced a varied lineup of movies this week that will screen from Oct. 10-13 at Look Dine-In Cinemas in Reston (11940 Market Street) and Tysons (1667 Silver Hill Drive).


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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.


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Pedestrians can now cross Westpark Drive to get to and from The Boro without having to walk over to the Greensboro Drive or Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) intersections.

A new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) pedestrian beacon was installed at Boro Place, just outside Whole Foods, in June, one of a handful of accessibility improvements that The Boro’s developer promised to deliver with its expansion of the Tysons neighborhood.


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