Universal Basic Housing in Reston: What Walter Alcorn Proposed and What It Would Take
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn opened his August 12 newsletter with an idea he calls Universal Basic Housing, and he asked readers to email…
Author: Graham Tracey
Graham is the Co-Founder and Team Leader for Greater Reston Living. He strives to use the latest data, digital marketing strategies, and negotiation tactics to support clients buying, selling, or investing in real estate. In addition to being a REALTOR®, Graham is a certified Pricing Strategy Advisor, designated Seller Representative Specialist, and certified by GRID as an agent expert on building wealth through real estate investment.
Halley Rise Files New Plans for Reston: Office Moves South, Housing Moves Closer to Metro
Block D seen from Fulton Place. Renderings by Morris Adjmi Architects, filed with Fairfax County on July 31, 2026.On July 31, Halley Rise Holdings filed…
A Brewery, a Possible Tunnel, and 540 Homes: The Commerce Metro Center Plan Explained
Step off the Silver Line at Wiehle-Reston East and you have a choice. Walk north and you land in Reston Station, with its plaza, its…
Paris Baguette Opens at RTC Next in Reston Town Center
For a while, Reston was surrounded. Paris Baguette had locations in Herndon, McLean, Fairfax, and Ashburn, with the chain pushing hard up and down the…
Inside Herndon Middle School: Small Class Sizes, Spanish Immersion, and a Downtown Location
Herndon Middle School sits at 901 Locust Street, a few blocks from the brick storefronts and town green of historic downtown Herndon. That address puts…
Maker’s Point: 234 to 557 New Homes Proposed for an Aging Reston Office Park on Sunrise Valley Drive
BE Makers LLC wants to take down a 12-acre office park on Sunrise Valley Drive and build a neighborhood in its place.The application, called Maker's…
MOTW Coffee Looks Like It Is Coming to Reston: What We Know So Far
There is a small but reliable signal that a new coffee and pastry shop is heading to south Reston, and it is the kind of…
Herndon 2050 Explained: The Plan That Will Reshape Downtown and the Metro Area
Most of the decisions that shape what your neighborhood looks like in ten years are being made right now, quietly, in a process almost no…
Who’s Spending $10 Million on a Reston Condo? Inside the JW Marriott Residences at Reston Station
On April 1, 2026, a penthouse on the 27th floor of the JW Marriott Residences at Reston Station sold for $10.25 million. That single transaction…
Franklin Middle School: The Chantilly School That Herndon Families Need to Know About
Here is a situation that plays out regularly among families relocating to the Herndon area: they find a home they love in one of the…