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Reston, located in Northern 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"?" Well, yes and no. Most counties take a periodical review of how the eventual town will look , usually when asked to approve each individual project or subdivision. The community of Reston is unique in that the original layout 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 completed area.

Reston is geographically divided by the Dulles Airport Toll Road. The Dulles International Airport Toll Road is the main highway from the Capital Beltway and the communities of Vienna, McLean & other areas to the East to connect with Dulles International. 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 directly next to the Toll Road. The area stretches out from the Toll Road with commercial and retail properties acting as a buffer. These 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 layers 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 Condos & The Midtown Condominium Towers.