Veatch wants to rezone Reston Mini Storage land into 421 apartments.
A Reston developer has refiled plans for rezoning property next to Metro's Wiehle Station in the hopes of constructing a mid-rise, mixed-use building.
Charles Veatch, one of the original developers of Reston, envisions 421 rental residential units and up to 10,000 square feet of retail space on 3.8 acres at 11417 Sunset Hills Rd., directly adjacent to Reston Station. . . .Click here for the rest of this timely article.
About a year ago, representatives of Veatch briefed the proposal to a local group. The proposal showed the construction of stick-built apartments from property line to property line with no regard for the preservation of open space, quality construction standards, or architectural excellence. It does not appear to be in conformance with the draft master plan for the Wiehle Station area.
This proposal by one of Reston's founders is not up to Reston standards.
It's only apparent merit is that it puts housing within easy walking distance of Wiehle Metro station.
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