Tysons (also known by its former official name Tysons Corner),[a] a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, contains at least 18 high-rise buildings that stand 200 feet (61 m) or taller. Capital One Tower is currently the tallest building. Standing 470 feet (140 m) tall, it was completed in 2018. VITA Tysons Corner had previously held the record since 2015.[1]
History
Development by the military and intelligence sectors in Tysons began in 1952 with the construction of a 330-foot (100 m) microwave transmission tower, known as the Tysons Corner Communications Tower, by the United States Army.[2] Built upon the highest elevation in Fairfax County,[3][4] the tower relayed microwave transmissions between Washington, D.C., and government facilities near the Blue Ridge Mountains to enable emergency continuity of government.[2] Tysons itself was a rural crossroads community until 1961, when the Central Intelligence Agency completed its headquarters in nearby Langley.[5] This spurred defense contractors to set up offices in Tysons.[5] In 1962, real estate developer WestGroup received county approval to build its WestGate and WestPark office parks in Tysons which were among the first in the area.[5] That same year, the county also approved plans for Lerner Enterprises to build the Tysons Corner Center shopping mall, which subsequently opened in 1968.[5]
By the mid-1980s, the Fairfax County supervisors approved an easing of the county's 75-foot (23 m) height limit to allow for the construction of the never-built 204-foot (62 m) Tysons Tower office building at the intersection of the Capital Beltway and Virginia Route 7.[6] By 1985, Fairfax County officials considered a plan to construct "gateways" which consisted of pairs of buildings as high as 22 stories or 215 feet (66 m) at key intersections along the Capital Beltway, the Dulles Access Road, Virginia Route 7, and Virginia Route 123. County officials sought to make Tysons into Fairfax County's "new downtown."[6][7] The plan also called for proposing a rooftop height limit of 730 feet (220 m) as the maximum height for future construction projects.[7]
In June 2010, the Fairfax County supervisors authorized a plan to transform Tysons from an automobile-dependent suburb into a "walkable city."[8] By 2011, Tysons had 26,700,000 square feet (2,480,000 m2) of office space; higher than the metropolitan areas of San Antonio, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida.[5] Increased high-rise construction in Tysons was further spurred by the construction and opening of the Silver Line of the Washington Metro, which has four stations in Tysons: Spring Hill, Greensboro, Tysons Corner, and McLean.[9][10] The Capital One Headquarters, under construction near the McLean station as of 2019, contains the tallest building in Tysons and the Washington metropolitan area at 470 feet (140 m), and is the second-tallest non-communication structure in the Washington metropolitan area after the Washington Monument (which stands 554 feet 7+11⁄32 inches (169.046 m)).[11] 1775 Tysons Boulevard, constructed by Lerner Enterprises near Tysons Corner station, is the first building in Tysons to achieve platinum status under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system and among the first in the Washington metropolitan area.[12]
Tysons has the 8th largest retail square footage in the United States with 4,800,000 square feet (450,000 m2).[9] Tysons is home to the corporate headquarters of five Fortune 500 companies: Freddie Mac, Capital One, Hilton Worldwide, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Gannett Company.[13]
Tallest buildings
There are at least 18 completed or topped out skyscrapers in Tysons that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
| Rank | Name[b] | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year completed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital One Tower |  | 470 feet (143 m) | 31 | 2018 | Tallest building in Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area.[14][15][16] |
| 2 | VITA Tysons Corner |  | 367 (112) | 30 | 2015 | [17][18][19][20] |
| 3 | Lumen at Tysons |  | 365 (111) | 32 | 2018 | Known prior to development as Tysons Central Building F.[21][22][23][24][25][26] |
| 4 | Adaire |  | 360 (110) | 34 | 2016 | Formerly known as The Elan.[27][28][29] |
| 5 | Nouvelle | — | 340.67 (104) | 27 | 2015 | [30][31] |
| 6 | Rise at the Boro | 340 (104) | 32 | 2019 | [32][33] | |
| — | Tysons Corner Communications Tower |  | 330 (101) | — | 1952 | [2][34][35] |
| 7 | Tysons Tower |  | 318 (97) | 22 | 2014 | [36][37] |
| 8 | Verse at the Boro | 310 (94) | 25 | 2019 | [38][32] | |
| 9 | 8350 Broad | .jpg) | 276 (84) | 20 | 2019 | [39] |
| 10 | Ascent at Spring Hill Station |  | 275 (84) | 26 | 2014 | [40][41] |
| 11 | Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner |  | 254 (77) | 24 | 1999 | [42] |
| 12 | 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza | — | 253 (77) | 13 | 2009 | [43] |
| 13 | One Park Crest | — | 238.56 (73) | 19 | 2008 | [44] |
| 14 | 1775 Tysons Boulevard |  | 237 (72) | 17 | 2016 | [45][46][47] |
| 15 | 1650 Tysons Boulevard |  | 236 (72) | 17 | 1989 | [48] |
| 16 | 1750 Tysons Boulevard |  | 235 (72) | 17 | 1999 | [49] |
| 17 | 8000 Towers Crescent Drive | — | 234 (71) | 17 | 1985 | Also known locally as "The Shopping Bag" for its distinctive shape, and formerly known as Tycon Center and Tycon Towers.[50][51][52] |
| 18 | Pinnacle Towers North | — | 231 (70) | 17 | 1989 | Formerly known as First Union Center.[53] |
| 19 | Gannett Corporate Headquarters |  | 226 (69) | 11 | 2001 | [54] |
| 20 | Sheraton Tysons Hotel |  | 215 (66) | 24 | 1986 | [6][55] |
| 21 | Ovation at Park Crest | — | 214 (65) | 19 | 2014 | [56][57] |
| 22 | Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner |  | 214 (65) | 17 | 2015 | [58][59] |
| 23 | Capital One Headquarters M1 |  | 205 (62) | 14 | 2002 | [60] |
Tallest buildings under construction or proposed
Under construction
The following buildings under construction in Tysons are expected to rise at least 200 feet (61 m).
| Name | Image | Height* ft (m) | Floors | Year* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One Center M3 | — | 410 (125) | 31 | 2023 | |
| The Heming | — | 300 (91) | 28 | late 2022 | luxury condominium building with 410 units and 40,000 square feet of retail space.[61][62] |
| Capital One Center Hotel | — | 298 (91) | 28 | 2021 | |
| Tysons Central | — | 263.67 (80) | 21 | 2021 | [63] |
Proposed
There are numerous buildings proposed in Tysons that are expected to rise at least 200 feet (61 m).
| Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic Tower (Building C-3) at The View | 600 (180) | 30 | If built, will be the tallest structure in the Greater Washington region.[64][65][66] |
| Building C-1 at The View | 455 (139) | 27 | Building will be topped by a 55 ft tall unoccupied sloping feature.[65][66] |
| Building 7 at Capital One | 400 (120) | 39 | [67] |
| Building C1 at Dominion Square | 400 (120) | 33 | [68] |
| Building C-2B at The View | 396 (121) | 35 | [65][66] |
| Building D-1 at The View | 395 (120) | 29 | [65][66] |
| Johnson Building B at Scotts Run South | 397 (121) | 32 | [69] |
| Building C-2A at The View | 389 (119) | 33 | [65][66] |
| Johnson Building A at Scotts Run South | 363 (111) | 29 | [69] |
| Building 8 at Capital One | 373 (114) | 34 | [67] |
| Building C2 at Dominion Square | 360 (110) | 29 | [68] |
| Grant Building A at Scotts Run South | 350 (110) | 28 | [69] |
| Building C at Scotts Run North | 325 (99) | 25 | [70] |
| Building C7 at Dominion Square | 325 (99) | 23 | [68] |
| Building A at Scotts Run North | 322 (98) | 28 | [70] |
| Building 4 at Capital One | 305 (93) | 18 | [67] |
| Building C8 at Dominion Square | 300 (91) | 22 | [68] |
| Building C10 at Dominion Square | 300 (91) | 22 | [68] |
| Building S1 at Sunburst | 280 (85) | 28 | [71] |
| Building C3 at Dominion Square | 280 (85) | 28 | [68] |
| Johnson Building C at Scotts Run South | 276 (84) | 28 | [69] |
| Tower A at Greensboro | 275 (84) | 26 | [72] |
| Johnson Building D at Scotts Run South | 271 (83) | 28 | [69] |
| 1725 Tysons Boulevard | 270 (82) | 23 | [73] |
| Building S2 at Sunburst | 270 (82) | 27 | [71] |
| Building C4 at Dominion Square | 270 (82) | 27 | [68] |
| Building C5 at Dominion Square | 260 (79) | 27 | [68] |
| Building C6 at Dominion Square | 260 (79) | 27 | [68] |
| Building C9 at Dominion Square | 250 (76) | 25 | [68] |
| Building C12 at Dominion Square | 250 (76) | 25 | [68] |
| Taylor Building B at Scotts Run South | 246 (75) | 21 | [69] |
| Building 11 at Capital One | 245 (75) | 15 | [67] |
| Building 2 at Anderson Park | 245 (75) | 22 | [74][75] |
| Building 5 at Anderson Park | 245 (75) | 22 | [74][75] |
| Building 6 at Anderson Park | 245 (75) | 22 | [74][75] |
| Building S4 at Sunburst | 245 (75) | 20 | [71] |
| Grant Building B at Scotts Run South | 243 (74) | 24 | [69] |
| Tower B at Greensboro | 235 (72) | 22 | [72] |
| Building 12 at Capital One | 225 (69) | 14 | [67] |
| Westgate Building A at Scotts Run South | 222 (68) | 18 | [69] |
| Building S3 at Sunburst | 220 (67) | 18 | [71] |
| Building D at Scotts Run North | 215 (66) | 17 | [70] |
| Lincoln Building A at Scotts Run South | 211 (64) | 18 | [69] |
| Van Buren Building A at Scotts Run South | 208 (63) | 21 | [69] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Image | Height | Floors | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8000 Towers Crescent Drive | — | 234 (71) | 17 | 1985-1989 | |
| 1650 Tysons Boulevard | | 236 (72) | 17 | 1989-1999 | |
| Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner | | 254 (77) | 24 | 1999-2014 | |
| Tysons Tower | | 318 (97) | 22 | 2014-2015 | |
| VITA Tysons Corner | | 367 (112) | 30 | 2015-2018 | [17][18][19][20] |
| Capital One Tower | | 470 (143) | 31 | 2018–present | Tallest building in Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area.[14][15][16] |
See also
References
Explanatory notes
- a. ^ The United States Census Bureau officially began referring to the census-designated place of Tysons Corner as Tysons in Summer 2016. The name Tysons was first unofficially adopted in 2012 by the Tysons Partnership, a nonprofit association of area businesses and stakeholders.[76][77]
- b. ^ An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out.
Citations
Further reading
- Lang, Robert E. (2003). Edgeless Cities: Exploring the Elusive Metropolis. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8157-9600-8. OCLC 55897910 – via Internet Archive.
- Phelps, Nicholas (2015). Sequel to Suburbia: Glimpses of America's Post-Suburban Future. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-02983-4. OCLC 907512574 – via Google Books.
External links
Media related to High-rises in Tysons, Virginia at Wikimedia Commons- Tysons Development Activity
