{"id":1004134791,"date":"2016-01-15T06:19:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T14:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004134791"},"modified":"2025-02-24T23:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:54:37","slug":"mixed-use-development-to-change-landscape-of-tysons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mixed-use-development-to-change-landscape-of-tysons\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed-Use Development to Change Tysons Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Keith Loria, Contributing Editor<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004134794\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004134794\" data-attachment-id=\"1004134794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mixed-use-development-to-change-landscape-of-tysons\/the-boro\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1442930161&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Boro\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004134794 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro.jpg\" alt=\"The Boro\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro.jpg?resize=768,432 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004134794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rendering of Magnetic Park at The Boro<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themeridiangroup.com\/about\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Meridian Group<\/a> is moving forward with plans to develop The Boro, an 18.1-acre mixed-use development in Tysons, Va., after Fairfax County approved the 4.2 million-square-foot development located within walking distance of the Greensboro Metro station.<\/p>\n<p>The Boro will feature a dynamic mix of offices, apartments, condominiums, upscale stores, restaurants and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Boro is the premier Metro-oriented development site in the region and is poised to transform the Tysons market as it is known today,\u201d Tom Boylan, The Meridian Group\u2019s vice president, told CPE. \u201cTransitioning Tysons from a commuter-driven \u2018Edge City\u2019 to a dynamic, self-sustaining urban district, The Boro\u2019s development will signify a market-changing event\u2014moving away from the area\u2019s traditional single asset-focused suburban sprawl and towards intelligently designed, mixed-use, walkable communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Meridian Group has a joint venture with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kettler.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kettler<\/a> to develop The Boro\u2019s four residential buildings as well as the retail space in those buildings and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbaranes.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shalom Baranes Associates<\/a> is set to design the buildings. The first phase, which is scheduled to break ground in summer 2016, will consist of approximately 1.7 million square feet of mixed-use development, and will include 800 residential units, 443,000 square feet of office space, a one-acre public park called Magnetic Park and 252,000 square feet of destination retail space, anchored by Whole Foods Market and ShowPlace ICON Theatre. The Whole Foods Market, which will be the biggest in the D.C. region,  is planned to include a craft-beer brewing operation and demonstration kitchens and will open in 2019. The ShowPlace ICON Theatre will open in summer 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith such a critical mass delivering in its first phase, The Boro will immediately create a 24\/7 \u2018live, work, experience\u2019 community,\u201d Boylan said. \u201cThere will be two major destination retailers located at opposite ends of the project, connected by a pedestrian-friendly retail street and large urban park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro-Rendering.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004134796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mixed-use-development-to-change-landscape-of-tysons\/the-boro-rendering\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro-Rendering.gif\" data-orig-size=\"1189,763\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Boro Rendering\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro-Rendering.gif?w=1024\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1004134796 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2016\/01\/The-Boro-Rendering-300x193.gif\" alt=\"The Boro Rendering\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a>Conveniently located near Route 7, Route 123 and Greensboro Drive and situated on \u201cThe Hill,\u201d Fairfax County\u2019s highest elevation, The Boro\u2019s sweeping views will extend from downtown Washington to the Reston skyline and beyond to the Blue Ridge Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Tysons is one of the most desirable submarkets in the Washington metropolitan region. It is the 12th largest employment center in the country with more than 28 million square feet of existing office space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts superb transportation infrastructure\u2014anchored by the convergence of I-495 and its recently opened \u2018HOT\u2019 lanes, several major arterial roadways and the new Silver Line Metro\u2014has made Tysons a desirable location to both live and work,\u201d Boylan said. \u201cAlready home to five Fortune 500 company headquarters, Tysons has established itself as a preeminent business center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When complete, The Boro will consist of more than 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A joint venture between The Meridian Group and Kettler is bringing an 18.1-acre mixed-used development to Tysons, Va., including the D.C. region&#8217;s largest Whole Foods Market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":451,"featured_media":1004134794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21808,11,21752,21742,21747,21749,1615],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004134791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-featured","category-midatlantic","category-mixed-use","category-latest","category-office","category-retail","category-washington-dc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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