Presidential Hills

Living in Presidential Hills

Nearby Hooes Road park offers tennis courts, baseball and soccer fields, while South Run RECenter features a wide range of exercise options. It was recently remodeled to include a 2-story fitness center with a Pilates studio, spin bikes, video simulators and individual screens on many pieces of cardio equipment, new strength training equipment and more. There is also a 25 x 2 meter swimming pool, several athletic fields, sports courts and trails connecting to Burke Lake Park.

This community is located just off the Fairfax County Parkway in Springfield and is close to everything the area has to offer. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will be consolidating local facilities into “New Campus East”, which will be located on the Engineer Proving Ground at Fort Belvoir, making Presidential Hills a prime location for personnel stationed there. Fort Belvoir, 2 Coast Guard Stations, the Pentagon, Fort Myer, the Navy Yard and Andrews/Bolling Air Force Bases can all easily be reached from here. The Fairfax County Parkway provides a painless entry to the HOV lanes of Interstate 95/395 along with the Beltway, Route 29 or Interstate 66. No matter whether you are heading into downtown D.C. or the Dulles corridor, you are well on your way. The Franconia-Springfield Transportation Center houses facilities for Metro Rail (blue line trains), VRE, Amtrak and Greyhound; Fairfax Connector and Metro bus service is also available from the Gambrill Road Park & Ride Lot to transport commuters to the Metro.

Several area shopping centers attend to the needs of Presidential Hills residents. The Kingstowne Town Center features a 16-screen Regal Cinema, 2 grocery stores, a dry cleaner and several shops and restaurants such as Bonefish Grill, Panera Bread, Macaroni Grill, King Street Blues and World Market. Huntsman Square Shopping Center is located just off the Parkway and features a Giant, Starbucks, Baskin Robbins, Subway and more. Springfield Mall, the closest to this community, will soon be transformed into the new, pedestrian-friendly Springfield Town Center. The existing will be remodeled to include new retailers, top tier restaurants and a state of the art movie theater; it will be surrounded by residential, office and hotel spaces. Other Springfield merchants include Best Buy, Borders, Ulta, Whole Foods Market, Mike’s American Restaurant, Ace Fischer’s Hardware and Home Depot. Those looking for some serious shopping need to look no further than Tyson’s Corner. High-end department stores, specialty shops, upscale boutiques and great restaurants highlight Tyson’s Corner Center and Tyson’s Galleria.