Your Guide to Buying a Home in Tysons Corner, VA

Buying a Home in Tysons Corner, Virginia

Tysons Corner is located in Fairfax County

Tysons Corner is located about seven miles west of Washington, D.C. just off the Capital Beltway (I-495).  It is considered Northern Virginia's most exclusive business and shopping district.  Tysons has always been more job center than neighborhood. But that balance is changing fast, as thousands of luxury condominiums and townhouses are rising, some in towers reaching 30 stories to the sky with $1 million price tags and sweeping views of the Washington skyline.

In a county built on the suburban ideal of reputable schools and spacious single-family homes, the expanding cluster of retail and office buildings in Tysons is attracting a new breed of urban pioneer. The residents are mostly young and professional, snapping up jobs in the region's hottest employment market and eager to live close by to avoid Northern Virginia's notorious traffic snarls. Or they are executives and retirees tired of the upkeep a house demands, with 20 or 30 years of equity to invest in a new, hassle-free luxury home. You can get to the office in minutes or be driving down the Capital Beltway or Dulles Toll Road in the time it takes most people to park in a downtown office garage.

Many Tysons residents love their city-in-the-suburbs lifestyle, which will become more urban still under Fairfax County's plan to double the development with more condominiums, offices, stores and restaurants. With four Metro stations planned, the area could look more like the dense, suburban downtowns of Arlington, Reston, Silver Spring and Bethesda. County planners expect that in a decade's time, 40,000 people will live in Tysons, almost triple the number there today.  A real downtown for Tysons is years away. Even so, today's off-ramp settlement pulses with life. Whether Tysons residents work there or not, they say they will happily sacrifice the serenity of a traditional suburb for a quick escape route on the highway.

In the heart of town is Tysons Corner Center, one of the region's most luxurious malls which considered the primere shopping center on the East Coast. At Tysons, you’ll discover an unbeatable mix of department and specialty stores – more than 290 in all. 

information provided courtesy of Lisa Rein, Washington Post Staff Writer, 7/28/05 edition