Tysons, long famous for its office-park dominated version of suburbia, just approved a massive project that furthers an ongoing, dramatic urban transformation outside of Washington, D.C.
"The latest, and among the largest, efforts to rid Tysons of its suburban-style, surface parking-dominated office campuses is now full steam ahead," according to Michael Neibauer.
Specifically, adds Boro, "[t]he Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved The Boro, a 4.2 million-square-foot development by the Greensboro Metro station that will feature the region’s largest Whole Foods, a six-story Showplace Icon multiplex, multiple multifamily and office buildings, and a couple of parks."
The development's mix of uses, after building in two phases, breaks down to 1,500 residential units, 1.8 million square feet of office, 316,000 square feet of retail, and 250,000 square feet of hotel space.
For the record, Wikipedia is reporting that in Summer 2016 Tysons will become the official name of the unincorporated area in Fairfax County, Virginia that is also referred to as Tysons Corner.
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