Massive Tysons project rebranded, final development plans filed
By Michael Neibauer
Washington Business Journal
Apr. 15, 2015
“One of the few massive Tysons overhauls remaining in the Fairfax County pipeline has a new name and a clear vision for the initial phases of development.
The Bethesda-based Meridian Group, which acquired the four-building SAIC (NYSE: SAIC) campus in July 2013, has rechristened the redeveloped 18-acre site as "The Boro," leaving behind the name Greensboro Place. The campus, bounded by Leesburg Pike, Greensboro Drive and Solutions Drive, is located almost entirely within a quarter mile of the Greensboro Metro station.
“We chose the name because it’s a unique play on the word ‘borough’ and references the Greensboro Metro station and surrounding area," said David Cheek, Meridian Group president. "The Boro has a strong destination or place-making quality to it. It conveys a mixed-use environment with an urban tone where residents, visitors and tenants all gather to live, work, relax and play…”
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