A Review of Reston VA with particular attention paid to Condominiums
Reston, located in Northern Virginia is one of the United States original "Planned" communities, featuring a diverse mix of commercial and residential properties. You are probably asking yourself right now, "Aren't all communities "Planned"?" Sure they are, to varying degrees. Most cities take a periodical review of how the eventual town will look , usually when asked to sign off on each individual project or subdivision. Reston is unique in that the original design started from scratch and anticipated the entire community at one time and anticipated the placement of all of the building and neighborhoods that would be part of the developed area.
Reston is partitioned by the Dulles Airport Toll Road. The Dulles International Airport Toll Road is the main east - west route from the Capital Beltway and the communities of McLean, Arlington, Alexandria & others to connect with Dulles International. Those lanes that connect directly to the airport have no toll vs. those that serve the exits of Hunter Mills Road, Wiehle Avenue, Reston Parkway and 7100 / Fairfax County Parkway do charge a toll to make an exit at those location to enter Reston.
There are no condominium complexes located next to the toll road. The area fans out from the toll road with commercial and retail properties acting as a buffer. These commercial areas are anchored by Sunrise Valley Drive to the south and Sunset Hills to the north.
The next section out from the toll road is a were the residential Reston VA Real Estate area starts consisting of a mix of condos, townhomes & apartments with the outer layers being a mixture of larger Reston VA Homes for Sale and garage townhouse with the occasional condo complex sprinkled in. Add in numerous lakes and parks and you have a community that has something for everyone.
The majority of condos in Reston are a Garden Style consisting of a cluster of buildings no more than 4 stories in height. Each condo complex having its own management, association and rules.
Up until the past 4-5 years, the only Reston VA Condos for Sale that were of a high rise style was the tower at Lake Anne. Since that time the Reston Town Center, located just off of The Reston Parkway to the north side of the toll road, has seen the development of the Stratford Condominium, Carlton House Condominiums, The Paramount Condos & The Midtown.
Robert Earl - The Earl of Real Estate is a Real Estate Entrepreneur & Real Estate Coach based in the Northern Virginia Real Estate Market serving the buying & selling needs of Reston Virginia.
Published May 16th, 2007
Filed in Business, Career, Real Estate
