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Blog Post: Neighborhood Profile: Westwood Manor

The Westwood Manor neighborhood is a beautiful community on the edge of the Town of Vienna and close to Tysons Corner.

The Westwood Manor subdivision is conveniently located in the northeast part of the Town of Vienna VA.  

The neighborhood partially surrounds the beautiful and exclusive Westwood Country Club with its tranquil 157 acres. This community has 158 single family detached homes that were mainly built from 1963 to 1967 in the retro split level style of the time. The lots are generally around a third of an acre but a few of the neighbors boast half acre lots. These things create a well maintained landscape throughout the neighborhood and along with the many mature trees keep the residents in touch with nature. As you can see by the picture this also generates many falling leaves in autumn, which this is a small price to pay to live in such a beautiful neighborhood.

Many homes on Fairway Drive and Westbriar Drive back up to the Westwood Country Club and if you don’t mind a golf ball or two this gives a more open view.  Those golfers looking to move to this subdivision should keep in mind the initiation fees to the private country club can be hefty but worth wild for the avid golfer.  A not so expensive outing would be a leisurely stroll to Foxstone Park and the trails it offers.  Many may be somewhat familiar with this now famous park since it was the drop site for convicted FBI spy Robert Hanssen.  Hanssen would drop packages of secret intelligence to be picked up by Russian intelligence in Foxstone Park.  A great movie to watch that is based on this story was the 2007 film Breach.

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The public schools that service the Westwood Manor community are some of the best in the area.  Fairfax County has an excellent school system but I do recommend to do research when looking to be in a specific school district.  There are many aspects of what makes a great school.The public schools for Westwood Manor are below, check with the county to verify school districts for specific addresses.

Westbriar Elementary

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The Town of Vienna and all it has to offer is a short walk away with numerous restaurants, shopping, and any other business or service one needs.  Maple Ave. runs through the heart of Vienna and has big names like Whole Foods, Outback and several Starbucks.  The heart and soul of Vienna is made up of the local business’s like Maplewood Grill, Cenans Bakery, Bazin’s on Church  and Jammin Java to just name a few. The Town of Vienna is a truly walkable community and offers events year round like its Oktoberfest, 4th of July fireworks and the Halloween Parade

The true shopaholic will salivate since Tysons Corner Center is just over one mile away from the Westwood Manor subdivision.  This is the 11th largest mall in the United States and for those who need more upscale shopping Tysons Galleria is just down the street.  

The commuters who like to take mass transit will be happy to know residents of this community have multiple choices.  The Metro currently has the Orange Line Vienna station just over three miles away with plenty of parking for those who arrive early.  The new metro silver line will have three Tysons Corner stops when completed in 2013.  This combined with the metro bus system will allow commuter to have a stress free commute

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