lion Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 It was quite packed today with a convention being held in the hotel, the Apple iPhone line and some fall event for local businesses. Still I'm not surprised by tenants leaving, there are multiple commercial properties that can host businesses with as high traffic with a reasonable distance. I think they are also screwed Tysons by not building out walking areas and having Rte 7 be underground. If there had done that younger generations would have been more attracted to that geographic area for lifestyle reasons. As is, Tysons at night time has become a dystopian prototype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 Boston Properties: Reston Town Center Remains Strong Market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Fairfax County Official in Kojo Nnamdi Segment: “We Can’t Stop Development” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Paid Parking is here to Stay at RTC Reston Town Center is Booming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 It is free to park all day all week this week in Reston garages probably because this week is the week that has Thanksgiving Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Yea - just a bizarre thing to do - you would think they would make it free from now until year's end and try to help the retailers with the Holiday Shopping season. They delayed the implementation last year most likely for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Having this two week break between free periods at Thanksgiving and Christmas...it just seems so petty for consumers, and for retailers brazenly antagonistic to their sales. I just don’t see what Boston Properties end game *is*. Every new metro stop along the Silver Line will have a new shopping area. Already development along the greenway at the new stops is going on like gang busters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 As I was driving past RTC on an adjacent road, there was a large banner flying on the top level of one of the parking garages, touting FREE parking until December 26th. In addition, one of today's headline's in Reston Patch: Salon that ditched RTC over Paid Parking to Reopen Monday From RestonNow: same story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBag57 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Interesting that Nordine has moved to Reston Station (Wiehle Ave. Metro), which, I believe, has no free parking (maybe the Metro lot on the weekends?). Or maybe their lease terms include full parking validation for customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Another longtime RTC Business is closing in January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 6 hours ago, Ferris Bueller said: Another longtime RTC Business is closing in January. Real Estate Development: What a wonderful way to wipe out the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Ferris Bueller said: Another longtime RTC Business is closing in January. That's a real shame. I've frequented Appalachian Spring a little bit even going there this year on Christmas Eve, searching for a last minute present for my wife. Last year, I bought a lovely wooden jewelry box which is quite beautiful and hand made. Very good attentive service and always helpful. Real Estate development pretty much guarantees in this area any mom & pop stores are not going to have 'street' presence in these new quasi downtown areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Same story from another source - worth the exposure since this store has been there for almost 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 I believe M&S Grill at RTC is permanently closed - it may be affecting the entire M&S Brand and not just this location. Their website "locations" tab redirects to McCormick and Schmick's website. In any case, this may be another vacant retail location at RTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 It appears Neyla (formerley Paulos) may have also closed recently, although there is not much to confirm it other than Open Table. Reston Town Center's directory still lists it as active, perhaps another re-branding is in the works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Mediterranean Restaurant in Reston Town Center Closes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 Is Development Killing Reston Home Prices? I had to chuckle at this headline...although the subject itself is not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Fairfax County Slams WMATA Over Reston Parking Fees Interesting development concerning parking at Wiehle Metro area. Update as of 1/23/18 - Saturday Parking to Remain Free at Wiehle-Reston East Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 There simply isn't the infrastructure, roads being the main reason, for all of the new condos and office buildings going up in Reston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 On 8/22/2017 at 10:55 AM, DonRocks said: As you get off on Wiehle coming from DC, the office complex immediately to the driver's right is going to be torn down (so I was told by an ex-tenant). Across Wiehe Avenue from that, there's obviously a building well on its way to completion (is this the one you're referring to?) If it's where Long and Foster and NVCC were located, yes, my Reston office used to be in there, and we couldn't renew our lease and the buildings (2) are going down, it had a large surface lot too, so I can see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 15 hours ago, lion said: There simply isn't the infrastructure, roads being the main reason, for all of the new condos and office buildings going up in Reston. No there isn't. We relocated to Tysons because well our building is being torn down AND the traffic in Reston is just horrendous now, there is a lot of traffic in Tysons, but the roads are big enough to keep it moving at least on the routes we need, and we weren't that far from metro either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Reston Town Center Tenant Makes Huge Move. Reston Town Center A 'Magnet' For Tenants: BXP Exec Boston Properties said during their quarterly conference call that demand for space at RTC was surging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 In a cutthroat retail environment, malls are stealing tenants from each other (CNBC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Appalachian Spring, One of Reston Town Center’s First Tenants, Officially Closes Crime Roundup: Armed Man Robs CVS Pharmacy in Reston Town Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Gourmet Food Store Opening At Reston Town Center Balducci's is giving Reston another shot, after having closed a Reston location some years ago in favor of a McLean store. Should be interesting as the location is on the main level of a new apartment building, with garage parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/9/2018 at 4:54 PM, Ferris Bueller said: Gourmet Food Store Opening At Reston Town Center Balducci's is giving Reston another shot, after having closed a Reston location some years ago in favor of a McLean store. Should be interesting as the location is on the main level of a new apartment building, with garage parking. Remarkable they are going to give it another go. I use to frequent the Reston location years ago, this was before there was a Whole Foods locally as well, and at it's best the store usually felt a little bit busy. The location set empty for many years until it became a PetSmart! The new location will be on the 'dead side' of the RTC which use to house FedEx and before that a Ruby Tuesdays, I believe. Next there is a Lotte going into the Herndon Centre as well as a Sprouts grocery store. All will be in the same plaza as Mom's Organic Market. Finally a Total Wine also inside the Plaza America center with Whole Foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 &pizza opening this Fall at RTC in the former location of Teavana (on corner across from Jackson's and Uncle Julio's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted February 16, 2018 Author Share Posted February 16, 2018 What do you do when you have too much vacant office space or apartment space? Empty Tysons Office Building, Approved For Apartments, To Be Converted Into Self-Storage Instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithstg Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 On 2/16/2018 at 9:05 AM, Ferris Bueller said: What do you do when you have too much vacant office space or apartment space? Empty Tysons Office Building, Approved For Apartments, To Be Converted Into Self-Storage Instead And this has what to do with the gradual demise of Reston Town center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nothing, directly. Tyson's development footprint appears to be spilling into the Reston area as development there increases significantly. Some of the apartment developers have already expressed concern about absorption rates for the new vertical rentals (apartments or condos). Musing this may be a potential future of empty office space in Reston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Keithstg said: And this has what to do with the gradual demise of Reston Town center? 2 hours ago, Ferris Bueller said: Nothing, directly. Tyson's development footprint appears to be spilling into the Reston area as development there increases significantly. Some of the apartment developers have already expressed concern about absorption rates for the new vertical rentals (apartments or condos). Musing this may be a potential future of empty office space in Reston. My gut is if the developers lay off the parking mess the retail center will remain as the popular downtown of Western Fairfax. The major issue for the current time being that eating and retailing denizens of RTC found other places to eat drink and dine while the parking snafu/attempted ripoff occurred. From Tysons to Reston to Loudoun you have one of the strongest bases of technical talent in the nation. I don’t see it moving out in mass anytime soon. Development and growth tend to have a very erratic pattern though the long term trend has been astoundingly up. I don’t see anything changing on the current horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 11 hours ago, DaveO said: My gut is if the developers lay off the parking mess the retail center will remain as the popular downtown of Western Fairfax. The major issue for the current time being that eating and retailing denizens of RTC found other places to eat drink and dine while the parking snafu/attempted ripoff occurred. From Tysons to Reston to Loudoun you have one of the strongest bases of technical talent in the nation. I don’t see it moving out in mass anytime soon. Development and growth tend to have a very erratic pattern though the long term trend has been astoundingly up. I don’t see anything changing on the current horizon I definitely agree with DaveO, unfortunately Boston Properties' generational leadership change has resulted in taking the let's wait out the situation and keep doing what we are doing. My question is how much money are they getting for generating shopping data and data mining for commerce from their app. As license plate readers (~$500) become more prevalent due to their low cost of implementation expect more food related industries to be effected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 43 minutes ago, lion said: My question is how much money are they getting for generating shopping data and data mining for commerce from their app. As license plate readers (~$500) become more prevalent due to their low cost of implementation expect more food related industries to be effected. Oh crap! So now landlord(s) can get into the privacy data collection business as well as ISP’s and the big kahunas of corporate control of privacy information (google, Amazon and Facebook). Getting back to Reston; It is such a highly coveted location for tech centric businesses and has been for decades and continues to grow in that regard. It manufactures jobs nearby residents and visitors. In a certain context Boston Properties came up with the worst possible idea for RTC and backed off once they saw how destructive it was. I think they learned their lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Reston Town Center Paid Parking Still A Disaster, Merchants Say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Massive Reston Town Center Deal: Report Boston Properties said the new lease signing is one of many projects ongoing at RTC. Fannie Mae Inks Major Lease in Future Reston Gateway Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 As New Tenants Come to Reston Town Center, Current Businesses Report Losses Due to Paid Parking Big Bowl reported a 15 percent drop in sales compared to 2016. A major portion of the drop happened during lunch hours, when parking is not free. Ben and Jerry’s estimated a 10 percent decrease in sales. Pitango reports an 11 percent drop in sales last year, as compared to 2016. Edibles Incredible Desserts reported $135,000 in losses last year compared to the previous year. PR Partners says its new quest business is down an average of between 25 and 30 percent “as a result of paid parking.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Jeez, I didn't know the details and size of the Reston Gateway project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Demolition Underway in Reston Town Center to Make Way for 17-Story Tower - 8,000 square feet of retail space and a four-floor, below-grade parking garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls Is Coming to Reston Town Center; Red Velvet Cupcakery Says Goodbye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Controversial Reston Density Limit Hearings Delayed Indefinitely Connecting the dots, potential density increases would affect RTC and future residential and commercial building plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Muse Paintbar is Coming to Reston Town Center The wine-and-paint studio will have a 3,000-square-foot storefront, currently the home of The Eyewear Gallery. The Bike Lane Plans to Relocate to Sunset Hills Road in May Longtime Reston Town Center tenant The Bike Lane plans to relocate to 11150 Sunset Hills Road in May. The new location will allow the business to capitalize on direct access to the Washington & Old Dominion Trail. The space will also incorporate a coffee bar and micro brewery, in addition to free parking for customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Huge Company Moving out of RTC Taking 600 employees and adding possibly 600 more, Appian is moving to Tyson's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithstg Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Ferris Bueller said: Huge Company Moving out of RTC Taking 600 employees and adding possibly 600 more, Appian is moving to Tyson's. And make no mention of the no good, very bad, totally horrible parking situation as rationale for their move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Major Reston Density Limit Meeting Monday Night Huge Reston Boom Is Coming: Report (ICYMI) Reston Farmers Market opened last Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 New Restaurant Opening Near Reston Town Center Near the New Cooper's Hawk and Starbucks that just opened recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Massive Expansion At Reston Town Center: BXP Exec The Boston Properties executive called Reston a "magnet" for tech tenants. --- J-Petal (Ferris Bueller) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 Reston Town Center North Development Moves Forward, Eyes 2021 Groundbreaking Homegrow opens today. More information here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Fairfax County Rejects Redevelopment Proposal for Phase One of Reston Town Center North RTC North, which is located south of Bowman Towne Drive, will be developed through a public-private partnership. The first phase of development, blocks seven and eight, could include more than 420 residential units, an expanded homeless shelter and library, private commercial development and office space for nonprofit organization. An advisory committee with representation from Reston citizens and senior county staff first recommended denying the proposal. The county will continue examining other development proposals in the coming months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 With State Grant, The College Board Expands Reston Town Center Footprint New Reston Hotel Approved By Board Of Supervisors The 138-room hotel will be situated at Lake Fairfax Business Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 "Busara Thai Restaurant in Town Center Has Closed" by Fatimah Waseem on restonnow.com "PassionFish in Reston Town Center To Close for Renovations Next Week" by Fatimah Waseem on restonnow.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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