The Silver Line will usher in a long-desired westward expansion to Metro after years of planning, political wrangling and construction setbacks.
in loans that still need to be paid off through toll revenue. With limited federal investment, the extension was a big bet for Fairfax and Loudoun counties, as well as for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which oversaw the project and boosted highway tollsDebates over the line’s merits broke out in Loudoun as a county board of supervisors vote neared on whether to fund the project, said county Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau , the lone board member left from those days.
Loudoun Station is being developed by Comstock, which invested heavily in properties along the Silver Line. The company since 1999 has ownedComstock originally envisioned a subdivision of single-family homes, but as Silver Line planning was underway, chief executive Chris Clemente said it became clear a Metro station nearby would become a reality.The 50-acre property is about one-third built out, with apartments, trendy restaurants and a movie theater alongside offices.
The pandemic has changed the office market while ushering in hybrid work schedules, but developers say they have adapted and expect demand for offices and commercial development — particularly at locations close to Metro — to remain strong. Clemente said that while one of his buildings might have had one or two large tenants in past, they now have leases with a half-dozen smaller tenants either looking to downsize or abandoning older office park developments.
“They’re coming back out here and having some more space,” he said. “I think the Silver Line affords them the opportunity for recreation on weekends.”
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