ecades ago, Tysons Corner, VA, about 10 miles from Washington, DC, was all countryside. Today, along with the neighboring elite enclaves of McLean and Great Falls, it’s all about opulence.
There are still, however, great deals to be found to buy or rent a condominium.
Post yourself in the penthouse of a Tysons Corner condo for sale and your views will stretch into DC east and the Blue Ridge Mountains west. Enjoy magnificent landscapes of manicured grounds and grand fountains. Tysons Corner is dot.com territory. Median family income is $94,000.
Or, choose the wider space, up the road, off Route 123, of McLean, still a haven for icons such as Sens. Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, commentator Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, talk show host Larry King, Law & Order star and former Senator Fred Thompson and Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Most live in sprawling mansions and, in come cases, near palaces for very wealthy dignitaries and business people from abroad. Several corporations call McLean home, where it borders Tysons, or have major offices here, such as Freddie Mac, Capital One, Mars candy, Gannett newspapers, Bearingpoint, Booz Allen Hamilton and USA Today. Up 123, bordering DC, is Langley and the CIA. Median family income is $138,000. Live in a McLean condo for sale and you’ll enjoy custom amenities.
Wild country along the Potomac and the Virginia side of the Great Falls, up winding roads off 123, and old cottages tucked behind heavily shaded yards opening up to lavish estates, some wearing the designs of other countries, looking as prestigious as embassies, lies Great Falls. The median family income is $290,000. Ollie North and Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter live here. Choose property listed as a Great Falls condo for sale or around Great Falls and bike to Great Falls National Park. Learn expert kayaking on the river or hike the trails. Look at a Great Falls condo for rent and relish the dichotomy of the small-town Village Green, its festivals and local clubs, while becoming a regular at some of the finest restaurants in the Washington, DC, region.
Instead of choosing one of the magnificent hotels in the area, make a Tysons Corner condo for rent your vacation accommodation and you can step out to fine dining, over to DC for theater and attractions, and on the weekend, enjoy a picnic by the river or slow drive up Rt. 7 toward the Shenandoah Valley.
Tysons Corner is a shopper’s paradise. From sales at major retailers in Tysons Corner Mall to, across the street, one-of-kind treasures at The Galleria, you can find anything and everything you want. Rt. 7, also known as Leesburg Pike, is both a land of high-rises and large-box discount stores. Or, dine at top national classic or sought-after, but less formal, local, trendy bistros. Fairfax Square, across from Tysons Corner, features Tiffany.
Beautiful drives into DC can be savored as 123 turns into Chain Bridge Road over the Potomac to Georgetown or futher northwest DC, or you turn onto the George Washington Parkway. Connect from Route 7 and other exits nearby to the Capital Beltway and points in southern Virginia or Maryland. The Dunn Loring/Merrifield Metro subway stop, with a kiss-and-ride, is close or take the Fairfax Connector Bus from Tysons to the West Falls Church Metro station. You can also use Route 66 to get to downtown DC—during rush hour take someone with you and you’ll practically fly in on a high-occupancy lane. Or, walk from your Tysons Corner condo for sale or rent to work at one of the major corporations with campuses that often include several well-liked cafeterias of their own. You’ll still want to skip out now and then, thouhg, for the plethora of fare around you.
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