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…

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…

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…

A Rare Reston Redevelopment Story: Preserving the Bowman Distillery While Reimagining It

A historic Reston landmark is up for sale, and it predates Reston itself. In this video and blog post, I share the quick story of…

T-Mobile Campus Redevelopment in Reston, VA: What’s Planned Next to Herndon Metro

A major change may be coming to the former T-Mobile campus on Sunrise Valley Drive near the Herndon Metro station. A proposal called East Link…

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…

Reston’s Office Parks Are Becoming Homes: What the Lofts II Vote Means for Buyers and Sellers

For most of Reston's history, the stretch of low-slung office buildings near Wiehle and Reston Town Center Metro did exactly what they were built to…

From Empty Offices to 458 Homes: Inside Herndon’s Worldgate Drive Redevelopment

The corner of Elden Street and Worldgate Drive has been a construction site curiosity for a while now. Two office buildings that sat largely vacant…

New Vantage Hill Townhomes in Reston: What to Know Before They’re Built

A new townhome cluster is coming to Reston, right off North Shore Drive, and it’s a small one. Vantage Hill will have only 28 homes…

Reston Development Update: Townhomes Proposed at 1895 Preston White Drive

A familiar pattern is taking shape around Wiehle–Reston East. An older, mostly vacant office building from the 1980s may be replaced with new housing. A…