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RZ 2011-PR-017 (MR Commons LLC)

Tysons Development Activity

RZ 2011-PR-017 (MR Commons, LLC)

Request: To rezone land from Residential 20 dwelling units/acre (R-20) and Highway Corridor Overlay (HC) Districts to the Planned Tysons Corner (PTC) and HC Districts.

The applicant, MR Commons LLC, proposes to redevelop 20.96 acres that are currently developed with 12 low-rise garden apartment buildings containing a total of 331 rental units. The existing apartment development is known as The Commons.

The applicant proposed two options for the Commons, both involving only residential development. Option 1 proposed full redevelopment of the property with construction of seven new high-rise residential buildings and two large public parks. Option 2 also proposes construction of seven new high-rise residential buildings, but preserves an existing 55-unit building and related surface parking. The preserved building would occupy a portion of one of the large parks proposed under Option 1.

Building	Max Bldg Height	Floors	Bldg GSF	Dwelling Units	FAR

1	135	13	330,000	324
2	185	18	404,200	396
3	135	13	277,500	272
4	135	13	260,800	256
5	185	18	461,100	452
6	235	23	499,300	490
7	135	13	319,900	314
8	Existing		64,800	55

Option 1 Total			2,552,800	2,504	2.80
Option 2 Total			2,617,600	2,559	2.87