Reston, located just outside of Washington, DC in Virginia is one of the United States original "Planned" communities, featuring a diverse mix of commercial and residential properties. I can hear you asking yourself right now, "Aren't all communities "Planned"?" Sure they are, to varying degrees. Most cities take an occassional review of how the eventual town will look , usually when asked to give approval to each individual project or subdivision. Reston is unique in that the original plan started from scratch and anticipated the entire community at one time and anticipated the placement of all of the building and neighborhoods that would be part of the finished community.

Reston is divided by the Dulles Toll Road. The Dulles International Airport Toll Road is the main road from the Capital Beltway and the communities of Arlington, Alexandria, Annandale, Falls Church, McLean, Great Falls & Vienna to connect with IAD - Dulles. Those lanes that connect directly to the airport have no toll vs. those that serve the exits of Hunter Mills Road, Wiehle Avenue, Reston Parkway and 7100 / Fairfax County Parkway do charge a toll to make an exit at those location to enter Reston.

There are no condominium complexes located next to the toll road. The area fans out from the toll road with commercial and retail properties acting as a buffer. These commercial areas are anchored by Sunrise Valley Drive to the south and Sunset Hills to the north.

The next layer out from the toll road is a were the residential Reston VA Real Estate area starts consisting of a mix of apartments, condos and townhouses with the outer sections being a mixture of larger Reston VA Homes for Sale and garage townhouse with the occasional condo complex sprinkled in. Add in numerous lakes and parks and you have a community that has something for everyone.

The majority of condos in Reston are a Garden Style consisting of a cluster of buildings no more than 4 stories in height. Each condo complex having its own management, association and rules.

Up until the past 4-5 years, the only Reston VA Condos for Sale that were of a high rise style was the tower at Lake Anne. Since that time the Reston Town Center, located just off of The Reston Parkway to the north side of the toll road, has seen the development of the Stratford Condos, Carlton House, The Paramount Condo & Midtown Condos.

Robert Earl - The Earl of Real Estate is a Real Estate Entrepreneur & Real Estate Coach based in the Northern Virginia Real Estate Market serving the buying & selling needs of Reston Virginia.