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A proposed 30-story apartment tower near the McLean Metro station is being redesigned with fewer but larger residences after a change in ownership.
Rushmark Properties is seeking Fairfax County approval to revise Building D in the Johnson Block of Tysons’ Scotts Run development. The rezoning application, submitted Monday, May 11, calls for approximately 370 apartments, with a greater share of two- and three-bedroom layouts.
The developer said the revised unit mix is intended to accommodate different household sizes and help attract professional talent while maintaining the density and urban character envisioned in the original development plan.
The tower would rise at 1750 Chain Bridge Road, in the same block as Heming, a 28-story apartment and retail building completed in October 2023. Rushmark’s proposal includes about 13,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
Rushmark purchased the 1.3-acre property from Quarterra for $18.5 million in November 2024. Quarterra had announced plans in 2021 for a building called Paxton, which was expected to contain 447 apartments and 14,713 square feet of retail and open in early 2024.
Although Rushmark’s version would have fewer apartments and less retail, it would be slightly taller. The new design reaches 326 feet, compared with 300 feet under the previous proposal, while using a smaller building footprint.
That reduced footprint would create a larger plaza on the building’s west side, including an outdoor amenity area at the corner of Levels Plaza and Chain Bridge Road.
Levels Plaza is a 21,000-square-foot tiered public space developed by Skanska as part of Heming. The retail-lined plaza is home to Sunday Morning Bakehouse, Japanese restaurant Modan, Body Fit Training and Apparati Wellness Studio. Heming includes 38,000 square feet of retail overall.
Rushmark’s building would offer residents a fifth-floor terrace with a swimming pool and a 28th-floor terrace featuring green space and a bioretention planter. Plans also depict public seating, landscaping and an apparent playground at street level.
A partially underground parking podium would provide 560 vehicle spaces, three loading spaces and parking for 46 bicycles. Along Chain Bridge Road, the podium would include one or two retail levels, a residential lobby level and as many as three parking levels.
Architectural screening would conceal parked vehicles, while an artistic feature would face Levels Plaza at Platform Avenue. Retail spaces on the first floor would have floor-to-floor heights ranging from 20 to 24 feet, a design intended to create a more active pedestrian environment.
Rushmark Properties President Dan Doty said the project’s design is centered on improving the daily experience for residents, commuters and visitors through its amenities, street-level features and residences.
Fairfax County approved the original Scotts Run master plan in 2013. It envisioned 6.5 million square feet of mixed-use development across 30 acres south of Route 123, near the future McLean Metro station.
Several parts of the Cityline Partners-led project have since been completed, including the Mitre 4 office building, Archer Hotel and the Heming and Haden apartment buildings. Other elements, particularly proposed office buildings, have stalled.
Capital One acquired several Scotts Run parcels in February. The company had already purchased 9.4 acres north of Route 123 for $37 million in May 2019. Once planned as Scotts Run North, that property is now being incorporated into Capital One’s nearby headquarters campus with a baseball stadium and urban park.
Rushmark Managing Director Neal Kumar said Capital One’s investment could help spur further development at Scotts Run.
On one parcel acquired by Capital One this year, Cityline Partners secured county approval in 2024 to replace a planned office building with a Hilton-branded hotel. It remains unclear whether Capital One will pursue that project in its approved form.
County staff are also reviewing Galerie Development’s application for a senior living complex on Scotts Run’s Taylor Block at 7581 Colshire Drive, the current location of the Shipgarten food and entertainment pop-up.