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. I can hear you asking yourself right now, "Aren't all communities "Planned"?" Well, yes and no. Most communities take a periodical review of how the resulting community will look , usually when asked to sign off on each individual project or subdivision. Reston is unique in that the original layout started from scratch and anticipated the entire community at one time and anticipated the placement of all of the neighborhoods, clusters & buildings that would be part of the completed area.

Reston is divided by the Dulles International Airport Toll Road. The Dulles International Airport Toll Road is the main route 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 buildings directly next to the toll road. The area stretches 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 section out from the toll road is a were the residential Reston VA Real Estate area starts consisting of a mix of apartments, condos and townhouses 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, The Paramount Condominium & The Midtown Condominium Towers.