Mosaic District, Merrifield, Virginia | Friday night walk | 4K | USA

Mosaic District is The Boro ( • The Boro, Tysons Corne... ) on steroids. The energy of Mosaic District is unparalleled. It has more shops, restaurants, a skatepark, a coffee shop that stays open till 11 PM and an amazing park (Strawberry Park) right in the middle. It has everything you need to spend an amazing evening. I started this walk from Lee Highway-Eskridge Road intersection and walked on Strawberry Lane and District Avenue. I hope you enjoy this walk! Let me know in the comments what other areas you want to see. And please like and subscribe!
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Mosaic District Website: mosaicdistrict...
Mosaic elevates the community experience to a new standard by creating a vibrant, sophisticated environment that connects families and friends together. This unique district is created through a hand-selected mix of retailers & restaurants, intelligent urban design and our passion for enabling authentic community engagement. Mosaic brings all of these together to create Washington D.C.’s most innovative retail & entertainment community.
Mosaic includes a hand-selected mix of DC’s top independent fashion boutiques, inspired culinary options, healthy grocers, an art house cinema, and premier national retailers.
In the news: www.washington...
It probably wasn’t easy to create the intimate feel of a small town in an area known for strip malls, office parks and busy highways. Yet developers, including retail developer Edens and local homebuilders EYA, did just that with the Mosaic District. Now a bustling town center in Merrifield, Va., it’s bounded by Gallows Road to the east, Route 50 to the south, Lee Highway to the north and Eskridge Road to the west. Shops began opening here in 2012 and housing in 2013. Now, the transformation from little more than a movie theater and parking lot to a hub of stores and dining is complete. You can stroll down narrow streets, stop at a butcher, fishmonger, wine shop or even a barber - most of them local businesses rather than national chains - or come for dinner and a movie at the Angelika Film Center (571-521-3301), an art-house cinema that anchors the town center.
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The Mosaic District is an approximately 31-acre mixed-use development consisting of retail, residential, hotel and office along with two urban parks and pedestrian-friendly streets. Completed in 2018, the development realized a significant portion of the Merrifield Suburban Center Comprehensive Plan to transform a former industrial area near the interchange of I-495 and I-66, as well as nearby Routes 29 and 50. Finally, an innovative “last mile” solution for improved mobility was launched in 2020, with an autonomous circulator system to transport transit riders between the Dunn-Loring Metrorail Station and the Mosaic District.
As the “town center” for the Merrifield community, the Mosaic District provides 281,000 square feet of ground floor retail space surrounding a 2-acre public “green”, anchored by an eight-screen cinema and a 168,900 square foot Target store. The development also includes 1004 multifamily rental units, 121 townhomes, a 94,000 square foot hotel and 72,700 square feet of Class-A office space. The project attained a LEED-ND rating by the United State Green Building Council and provides innovative stormwater management infrastructure to ensure that it is environmentally sustainable. The sub-market’s demographics continue to indicate strong support for the development’s on-going success with approximately 138,000 people residing within a three-mile radius of the site, and average household income exceeding $162,000.
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Equipment Used: DJI Pocket 2

[@truebetold65]

Virginia has so so many hidden gems. Just when you heard em all. Another one pops up. One of the top 5 states on the eastern coast. Hands down.

[@MannehN]

This is a great area. Thanks for sharing!

[@seejam2271]

So nice to see this place grow. I used to pass by to an empty lot in the early days until they started building . I went there when there were only few stores and buildings put up. I need to go back and see these place again..

[@travellogs5871]

Yes, definitely check it out in the evening or over a weekend! Its a great place to people watch and just walk around :)
Happy New Year!

[@kwillee93]

Developers got approval on expanding mosaic to include the strip mall that line the outside edge. Should be complete within the next 3-5 years

[@dominics.5456]

I used to ride my bike from Annandale to the Mosaic farmers’ market every Sunday, even though the bike infrastructure in the area is terrible, I always made an effort to go. I think that speaks for itself, just how much I enjoyed it.
It’s been great watching this vibrant and lively neighborhood grow.
The rest of NOVA, take some notes!

[@travellogs5871]

That’s commitment!
And i wholeheartedly agree, this area should have a lot of these urban pockets. I think The Boro over in Tysons is another one, though not as big. I’d love to see us moving away from more car dependent society to one where walking and biking is promoted (and supported with adequate infrastructure).

[@OneYulaw]

beautiful town!

[@travellogs5871]

Thank you!! It is a very very nice pocket!

[@aisnow5788]

I like living here.

[@estherbradley3218]

Thanks for sharing. I’m looking to move to Vienna when I retire in 2-3 years

[@wejovlogs]

nice keep going 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

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