A Review of Reston VA with particular attention paid to Condominiums
Reston, located just outside of Washington, DC in Virginia is one of the United States original "Planned" communities, featuring a mix of residential & commercial properties. This may prompt you to ask, "Aren't all communities "Planned"?" Sure they are, to varying degrees. Most cities take an occassional review of how the eventual town will look , usually when asked to approve each individual project or subdivision. The community of 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 completed area.
Reston is geographically divided by the Dulles International Airport Toll Road. The Dulles Airport Toll Road is the main highway from the Capital Beltway and the communities of Arlington, Alexandria, Annandale, Falls Church, McLean, Great Falls & Vienna to connect with Dulles International. Those lanes that connect directly to the airport have no toll vs. those that serve the exits of 7100 / Fairfax County Parkway, Reston Parkway, Wiehle Avenue & Hunter Mills Road do charge a toll to make an exit at those location to enter Reston.
There are no condominium communities directly next to the toll road. The area fans out from the toll road with retail & commercial properties acting as a buffer. These areas are anchored by Sunrise Valley Drive to the south and Sunset Hills to the north.
The next layer 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 areas 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, has seen the development of the Stratford Condos, Carlton House Condos, The Paramount Condos & The Midtown Condominium Towers.
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
