My job is to take another’s idea for what could happen with property and develop a strategy to make it happen.

Passions

Cycling

Boating and fishing with my kids

Experience

Bozzuto Reston Station: Redevelopment

January 1, 2016

Redevelopment of mini-storage and warehouse site into transit-oriented, mixed-use development of 400 residential units and ground-floor retail adjacent to the Reston East transit station in Reston, Virginia.

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Mark Looney
Partner, Reston

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Fairfax Circle: Redevelopment

January 1, 2016

Redevelopment of suburban shopping center into a mixed-use community of 400 residential units with grocery-anchored, ground-floor retail in Fairfax City, Virginia.

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Mark Looney
Partner, Reston

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General Dynamics Corporation: Corporate Headquarters

August 6, 2015

General Dynamics Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, in the development and construction of its headquarters facility in Reston, Virginia. 

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Mark Looney
Partner, Reston

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Penn Daw Plaza: Redevelopment

June 1, 2015

Redevelopment of suburban shopping center into a mixed-use community of 450 residential units with ground-floor retail in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Mark Looney
Partner, Reston

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Tall Oaks Village Center: Redevelopment

March 4, 2015

Tall Oaks Village Center, located in Reston, Virginia, in its redevelopment. Tall Oaks Village Center is a 70,000 square foot shopping center with 156 residential units and 13,500 square feet of retail.The center was one of Reston, Virginia’s original “village centers” and has historic and sentimental importance to the nation’s first planned community. Cooley and the development group on the project worked to balance the property’s historic significance with the need for reinvestment and redevelopment of this key asset.


Related contacts

Mark Looney
Partner, Reston
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Admissions & credentials

Virginia

Rankings & accolades

Chambers USA: Band 1 for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Virginia: Northern (2020 – 2023)

Legal 500: Recognized for work in Real Estate and Land Use & Zoning

Best Lawyers in America

Washingtonian: Washington's Top Lawyers (2015)

The Virginia Business Journal: Legal Elite Real Estate/Land Use (2014)

The Washington Business Journal: One of the region's preeminent Land Use/Zoning Attorneys, "Young Gun" (2008), "Top Zoning Lawyer" – Finalist (2009)

The Virginia Business Journal: "Legal Elite – Virginia's Best Lawyers"

Richmond Magazine: "Rising Star"

We’ve been working with Mark for many years, and he continues to impress us with his ability to deliver timely, strategic advice, anticipate and resolve difficult land use challenges, and achieve results through his solutions-oriented approach. He is a thoughtful attorney and strategist and has served us tremendously well.

Pete Otteni, Vice President, Boston Properties