New housing to be considered in Tysons
By Kafia Hosh
Washington Post
9/22/2011
"Some of the earliest redevelopment projects in Tysons Corner could be apartments, bringing thousands of new residents to the housing-starved business district.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a public hearing Tuesday on permitting the McLean-based Georgelas Group to construct five residential towers near a future Metrorail station.
The company is asking to rezone land that is allowed for industrial uses. But to move forward, it must provide space for athletic fields within Tysons, a condition that is part of Fairfax’s new urban building plan for the area..."
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