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On The Docket: JBG Plan for Reston Heights
Fairfax County Planning Commission expected to approve new look and layout for mixed use off of Sunrise Valley Drive.
Update: The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended the project for approval on May 22. Original story, May 21: The Fairfax County Planning Commission is expected to recommend for approval Wednesday a redesigned plan for additional development at Reston Heights. The new look for JBG's development adjacent to the Reston International Center, Sheraton Reston and Westin Reston Heights plans for 498 residential units, 245,000 square feet of retail and about 430,000 square feet of office in six buildings. JBG's orginal plan, first approved by the county Board of Supervisors in 2008, had the same density in mind, but the look was more high-rise, featuring one 15-story tower and several other buildings. However, JBG and architects …
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The Analyst
2:15 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
The only purpose that building fulfills is to make cheap and fast money for a developer and nothing more. Someone somewhere in the county, be it residents or elected officials (HIGHLY UNLIKELY!!!!) needs to start examining the actual economics of development, and in particular, how much is warranted. Although we keep hearing about the "demand" for massive structures and massive development and … more ›