Tysons (also known by its former official name Tysons Corner), a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, contains at least 18 high-rise buildings that stand or taller. Capital One Tower is currently the tallest building. Standing tall, it was completed in 2018. VITA Tysons Corner had previously held the record since 2015.

History Development by the military and intelligence sectors in Tysons began in 1952 with the construction of a microwave transmission tower, known as the Tysons Corner Communications Tower, by the United States Army. Built upon the highest elevation in Fairfax County, the tower relayed microwave transmissions between Washington, D.C., and government facilities near the Blue Ridge Mountains to enable emergency continuity of government. Tysons itself was a rural crossroads community until 1961, when the Central Intelligence Agency completed its headquarters in nearby Langley. This spurred defense contractors to set up offices in Tysons. In 1962, real estate developer WestGroup received county approval to build its WestGate and WestPark office parks in Tysons which were among the first in the area. That same year, the county also approved plans for Lerner Enterprises to build the Tysons Corner Center shopping mall, which subsequently opened in 1968.

By the mid-1980s, the Fairfax County supervisors approved an easing of the county's height limit to allow for the construction of the never-built Tysons Tower office building at the intersection of the Capital Beltway and Virginia Route 7. By 1985, Fairfax County officials considered a plan to construct "gateways" which consisted of pairs of buildings as high as 22 stories or at key intersections along the Capital Beltway, the Dulles Access Road, Virginia Route 7, and Virginia Route 123. County officials sought to make Tysons into Fairfax County's "new downtown." The plan also called for proposing a rooftop height limit of as the maximum height for future construction projects.

In June 2010, the Fairfax County supervisors authorized a plan to transform Tysons from an automobile-dependent suburb into a "walkable city." By 2011, Tysons had of office space; higher than the metropolitan areas of San Antonio, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida. Increased high-rise construction in Tysons was further spurred by the construction and opening of the Silver Line of the Washington Metro, which has four stations in Tysons: , , , and . The Capital One Headquarters, under construction near the McLean station as of 2019, contains the tallest building in Tysons and the Washington metropolitan area at , and is the second-tallest non-communication structure in the Washington metropolitan area after the Washington Monument (which stands ). 1775 Tysons Boulevard, constructed by Lerner Enterprises near Tysons station, is the first building in Tysons to achieve platinum status under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system and among the first in the Washington metropolitan area.

Tysons has the 8th largest retail square footage in the United States with . Tysons is home to the corporate headquarters of five Fortune 500 companies: Freddie Mac, Capital One, Hilton Worldwide, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Gannett Company.

Tallest buildings There are at least 18 completed or topped out skyscrapers in Tysons that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Rank Name Image Heightft (m) Floors Year completed Notes 1 Capital One Tower 31 2018Tallest building in Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area.2Capital One Center M3410 (125)242023 3 VITA Tysons Corner 30 2015 4 Lumen at Tysons 32 2018Known prior to development as Tysons Central Building F. 5 Adaire 34 2016Formerly known as The Elan. 6 Nouvelle 27 2015 7 Rise at the Boro 32 2019 — Tysons Corner Communications Tower — 1952 8 Tysons Tower 22 2014 9 Verse at the Boro 25 2019 10The Mather308 (94)272024Two apartment style high-rise buildings for adults 62 and older 11The Heming300 (91)282023Luxury condominium building with 410 residential units and 40,000 square feet of retail space.12The Watermark Hotel298 (91)252021Luxury hotel connected to the Perch 13 8350 Broad 20 2019 14 Ascent at Spring Hill Station 26 201415Tysons Central263.67 (80)202022Mixed use office building 16 Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner 24 1999 17 1850 Towers Crescent Plaza — 13 2009 18 One Park Crest — 19 2008 19 1775 Tysons Boulevard 17 2016 20 1650 Tysons Boulevard 17 1989 21 1750 Tysons Boulevard 17 1999 22 8000 Towers Crescent Drive — 17 1985Also known locally as "The Shopping Bag" for its distinctive shape, and formerly known as Tycon Center and Tycon Towers. 23 Pinnacle Towers North — 17 1989Formerly known as First Union Center. 24 Gannett Corporate Headquarters 11 2001 25 Sheraton Tysons Hotel 24 1986

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed

Under construction The following buildings under construction in Tysons are expected to rise at least .

Name ImageHeight*ft (m) Floors Year* Notes The Trillium — 14 2024

Proposed There are numerous buildings proposed in Tysons that are expected to rise at least .

NameHeightft (m) Floors Notes Iconic Tower (Building C-3) at The View 30If built, will be the tallest structure in the Greater Washington region. Building C-1 at The View 27Building will be topped by a 55 ft tall unoccupied sloping feature. Building 7 at Capital One 39 Building C1 at Dominion Square 33 Building C-2B at The View 35 Building D-1 at The View 29 Johnson Building B at Scotts Run South 32 Building C-2A at The View 33 Johnson Building A at Scotts Run South 29 Building 8 at Capital One 34 Building C2 at Dominion Square 29 Grant Building A at Scotts Run South 28 Building C at Scotts Run North 25 Building C7 at Dominion Square 23 Building A at Scotts Run North 28 Building 4 at Capital One 18 Building C8 at Dominion Square 22 Building C10 at Dominion Square 22 Building S1 at Sunburst 28 Building C3 at Dominion Square 28 Johnson Building C at Scotts Run South 28 Tower A at Greensboro 26 Johnson Building D at Scotts Run South 28 1725 Tysons Boulevard 23 Building S2 at Sunburst 27 Building C4 at Dominion Square 27 Building C5 at Dominion Square 27 Building C6 at Dominion Square 27 Building C9 at Dominion Square 25 Building C12 at Dominion Square 25 Taylor Building B at Scotts Run South 21 Building 11 at Capital One 15 Building 2 at Anderson Park 22 Building 5 at Anderson Park 22 Building 6 at Anderson Park 22 Building S4 at Sunburst 20 Grant Building B at Scotts Run South 24 Tower B at Greensboro 22 Building 12 at Capital One 14 Westgate Building A at Scotts Run South 18 Building S3 at Sunburst 18 Building D at Scotts Run North 17 Lincoln Building A at Scotts Run South 18 Van Buren Building A at Scotts Run South 21

Timeline of tallest buildings NameImageHeightFloorsYears Notes8000 Towers Crescent Drive—171985-19891650 Tysons Boulevard171989-1999Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner241999-2014Tysons Tower222014-2015VITA Tysons Corner302015-2018Capital One Tower312018–presentTallest building in Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area.

See also List of tallest buildings in Virginia List of tallest buildings in Arlington County, Virginia List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C.

References Explanatory notes a. The United States Census Bureau officially began referring to the census-designated place of Tysons Corner as Tysons in Summer 2016. The name Tysons was first unofficially adopted in 2012 by the Tysons Partnership, a nonprofit association of area businesses and stakeholders.

b. An asterisk (*) indicates that the building is still under construction, but has been topped out.

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